WS Atkins plc appointed as the sole Tier 1 supplier to the West Midlands Highway Alliance (WMHA) framework, will work in a strategic partnership with Waterman to deliver a broad range of municipal, highways and engineering consultancy services across the region.

Costain Group plc announced that it has been appointed by Thames Water to its 2015 - 2020 investment programme ('AMP6' - Asset Management Period number six), in a contract worth approximately £450 million to Costain. Costain has been appointed to an initial two-year Early Contractor Involvement ['ECI'] contract and will then agree a five-year contract to deliver the AMP6 capital programme from 2015 to 2020. The contract may then be extended for a further five years from 2020 to 2025, as part of AMP7. In joint venture with Veolia and Atkins, Costain will deliver a significant proportion of Thames Water's programme of essential upgrades to water and wastewater networks and treatment facilities across the capital. The investment in the programme by Thames Water is £2.5 billion in total, and will be one of the current asset management contracts in Europe.

Thames Water has appointed was Atkins plc as part of a design and build consortia with Veolia Water and Costain to deliver a significant proportion of its £3 billion AMP6 investment programme. Under a new alliance model, Thames Water has brought together two design and build consortia, a programme manager and a technology and innovation provider. Collectively they will be responsible for delivering essential upgrades to water pipes, treatment facilities and sewers in the London and Thames Valley regions between 2015 - 2020.