Colas Ltd is a UK-based service provider to the highways and airfield sectors. Services include civil engineering, maintenance and construction and all operations are carried out nationally. Colas Ltd is a subsidiary of the international Colas Group.
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Civil Engineering |
| Headquarters | Rowfant, West Sussex United Kingdom 23 offices nationwide |
Key people | Carl Fergusson CEO |
| Services | Road construction, Highways maintenance, Airfields construction and maintenance |
Number of employees | 1550 (2020) |
| Parent | Colas Group |
| Website | www |
History
editColas Ltd, the company
editIn 1925 two English companies, Cold Mix Manufacturing Limited and Asphalt Cold Mix Limited formed a new company, Colas Products Limited to supply the bitumen emulsions for use on roads. Between the years of 1934 and 1980 the company went through many changes and by 1980 consisted of two main divisions, the roads division and the building products division. In 1986 the organisation Prismo was acquired and in 1987 changed its name to Colas Holdings.
The name Colas Ltd was first seen in 1992 when Colas Holdings was reorganised and the bitumen road related surface dressing activities and Prismo were transferred to a new subsidiary Colas Ltd. Colas Ltd, became a subsidiary of the international Colas Group in 1985, which is headed by Colas SA in France. The head office for Colas Ltd is located in Rowfant, West Sussex, which has within its grounds the old Rowfant railway station which was part of the East Grinstead Railway.[1]
Operations
editColas Ltd invest, design, manufacture, construct, maintain and operate a wide variety of projects for the public and private sector clients. Services include, civil engineering, maintenance, construction and manufacturing and all operations are carried out nationally and internationally.[2]
Major projects
editProjects undertaken by or involving the company have included:
- Managing Agent Contracts, working for the Highways England for Area 12 and 4 (Trunk roads and Motorways), this is in joint venture - Aone+ with Jacobs and Costain .
- Construction Works Framework for Highways England Area 10, 13 and 14
- Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract for Lincolnshire County Council for six years from 1 April 2020 [3][4]
- Highway Construction Works for Manchester City Council including Mancunian Way/ Princess Road, Chorlton Road Cycleway and the innovative[clarification needed] CYCLOPS junction, Great Ancoats Street and Stockport Road.
- Birmingham Airport runway extension[5][6]
- Falkland Islands runway resurfacing[7]
- Kabaale International Airport, Uganda[8]
- Transport for London[9][10] as part of the LoHAC contract joint venture CVU with AECOM and Volker Highways
- M275 Tipner Project[11]
References
edit- ^ "Rowfant Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "About Us". Colas. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Colas Gets the Green Light for the Lincolnshire County Council Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract".
- ^ "Colas team is keeping Lincolnshire roads safe for key workers during pandemic". April 2020.
- ^ "Preferred Contractor Announced for Runway Extension Scheme". Birmingham Airport. 2012-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ "Press Release - Colas Ltd - Airfield Construction and Maintenance Services". Airport Suppliers. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Press Release - Colas Ltd - Airfield Construction and Maintenance Services". Airport Suppliers. 2013-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "UK loans $318m for new Ugandan international airport". Global Construction Review. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "TfL awards £1.2bn maintenance frameworks". Highways Magazine. 2012-11-08. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Consolidated London Highways Alliance Contracts to deliver road maintenance and major infrastructure improvements while saving up to £450m | Transport for London". Tfl.gov.uk. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Colas - Tipner Interchange and bus lane scheme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.