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Costain wins Port Talbot high
Costain wins Port Talbot high.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 8086Y Costain Group PLC 04 January 2011 \n \n\nCOSTAIN GROUP PLC\n(\"Costain\" or \"the Group\")\n \nCostain wins £59m Port Talbot highways contract\n \nCostain has been awarded a £59m contract by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council for the Port Talbot PDR project to construct 4.5 km of dual carriageway access road from the M4 Junction 38 into Port Talbot and the Docks as well as completing the link to Junction 42 on the M4 and West Wales. \n \nThe scheme includes the construction of a bridge over the Swansea to London railway, railway realignment and signalling works and a new main entrance into Port Talbot Tata Steelworks.\n \nCommenting on the contract award, Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive of Costain, said:\n \n\"We are delighted to have been awarded this contract for Port Talbot which again underlines our position as a market leader in the construction and maintenance of highways in the UK.\"\n \n \n4 January 2011\n \n \n\n\n\n\nENQUIRIES:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCostain \n\n\nTel: 01628 842444\n\n\n\n\nGraham Read, Communications Director\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollege Hill\n\n\nTel: 020 7457 2020\n\n\n\n\nMark Garraway\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Aljewicz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nNotes to Editors\n \nCostain is one of the UK's leading construction and engineering companies and is currently at the forefront of the drive to develop and improve the nation's infrastructure.\n \nIn its targeted sectors, Costain is playing a major role in the provision of new facilities for a range of sectors ranging from waste to transport. The Company's strategy is entitled 'Choosing Costain' and everyone in the organisation is committed to making Costain the automatic choice in terms of both business and technical excellence.\n \nCostain's origins date back to 1865. Since then the Company has featured in some of the world's major construction projects including the Channel Tunnel. Now the Company focuses on specific sectors within three divisions: Infrastructure - Highways, Rail, Airports and Nuclear sectors; Environment - Water, Waste, Marine and Education sectors; Energy & Process - Nuclear Process, Power and Hydrocarbons & Chemicals sectors.\n \nCostain has a strong order book. Significant contract awards inclu...