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News Release from: Alfred McAlpine Utility Services SE
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Team on 13 November 2001
New overhead line contract from GPU
Power UK
Eastern Contracting has been awarded a schedule rate contract by GPU Power UK (Midlands Electricity) to carry out network improvements to its 11KV overhead lines in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
Eastern Contracting has been awarded a schedule rate contract by GPU Power UK (Midlands Electricity) to carry out network improvements to its 11KV overhead lines in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire The one year project, worth £1.8m with a possible extension after one year, currently establishes Eastern Contracting as sole 11KV overhead line contractor for GPU Power UK
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Sep 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Eastern Contracting was awarded the contract following the successful completion of several reconductoring and refurbishment schemes for GPU Power UK at Priestweston in Powys, and Bloxham in Oxfordshire, earlier this year.
Eastern Contracting originally became involved with GPU Power UK last August, where, following a competitive tender involving 14 companies, Eastern Contracting was awarded four of the eight contracts available.
The company carried out refurbishment and reconductoring work, worth a combined ?400,000, in the Worcestershire, Telford, Ironbridge Gorge and Peak District areas.
Richard Fowler, GPU Power UK's Operations Director comments; "We have worked with Eastern Contracting on several occasions in the past and are pleased to announce this contract with them." George Fisher, Network Engineering Operations Manager, Eastern Contracting comments; "As a company we are committed to building relationships with our clients that provide real benefits, and we are very pleased to have achieved this with GPU.
They have benefited from our ability to quickly adapt and apply our various skills and resources across the country.
In turn we were able to progress the relationship through the appointment of further contracts.".
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