The next two years will see Jones Bros continuing to deliver landfill engineering schemes for FCC under an extension of the framework secured in 2022.
Said to be a multi-million pound contract, Jones Bros hopes it will strengthen the long-term relationship, having worked with FCC since 2011.
Jones Bros senior contracts manager, Dafydd Elis, will have overseen the partnership for a full decade. Key personnel joining him will include Owain Evans. Lee Daly and Sam Roberts.
Elis said: “Continuing as the sole contractor reflects that we have built a strong level of trust with FCC whilst completing high-quality schemes for more than 20 years.
“Our partnership started with carrying out waste management on its sites in the southwest of England, and since then, we have evolved to work on all of FCC’s jobs across the UK, extending up to the northeast and Scotland.
“We use our company-owned plant fleet to self-deliver projects, which places us in a secure position as we don’t have to rely on supply shortages or increased costs when it comes to completing schemes.”
Jones Bros’ partnership with FCC is said to predominantly cover undertaking heavy earthworks, engineering new containment cells and capping of sites.
Current activity includes the Greengairs new cell construction project in Airdrie, Scotland, and a water vole mitigation scheme in Immingham, Lincolnshire.
FCC senior engineering and restoration manager, Anthony Porter, said: “It’s fantastic Jones Bros’ presence will continue across our landfill portfolio and ongoing restoration commitments to equip our sites for alternative use in local communities.
“For the last two years, the company delivered more than 575,000m² of land restoration for various schemes such as woodland planting, as well as agricultural and amenity grassland, with a further 400,000m² anticipated during the extension.
“The team has also worked closely with us to ensure minimal construction impact on biodiversity, including operating in line with our great crested newt licence.”
HS2
In addition, the ongoing contract means Jones Bros will continue to work on several of FCC’s civils projects linked to high-speed rail HS2.
Elis added: “Our position on the framework has meant we will keep building on our expertise of engineering sites and delivering major schemes which are helping strengthen UK infrastructure.
“After relocating part of the Calvert site infrastructure to prepare for the construction of the HS2 line in Buckinghamshire, it’s hugely rewarding to continue to play a role in this significant development.”
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