Balfour Beatty has won a £200m services contract Herefordshire council.

The ten-year contract which covers highways maintenance and improvement works, street lighting, street cleaning, as well as responsibility for public rights of way, and parks and open spaces is due to start on 1 September 2013.

Andrew McNaughton CEO of Balfour Beatty said: “This exciting opportunity to work with Herefordshire County Council further strengthens our position in the local authority services sector.

“We are dedicated to delivering an effective, efficient, sustainable and customer focused service for the county which we will achieve through flexible delivery, innovation, and staff development.”

The full list of core services for which Balfour Beatty will be responsible include:

  • Highways management services
  • Highways maintenance and improvement work
  • Traffic controls systems maintenance
  • Street lighting
  • Street cleaning
  • Public rights of way
  • Parks and open spaces
  • Fleet management transformation services
  • Highways asset management