29th October 2013

The contractor on the new 3.5 mile Bexhill To Hastings Link Road, being built at a cost of nearly £94 million, Hochtief Vinci JV chose Durey Castings as it's trusted supply partner for covers and gratings.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "This scheme will kick-start economic regeneration in a deprived area of south-east England and tackle problems of accessibility between the towns of Bexhill and Hastings.

"It will open up 52,000 square metres of land in north-east Bexhill for business development and housing and creating new jobs."

Greg Barker, MP for Bexhill and Battle, said he had been campaigning for investment in the county's outdated and overloaded roads since he was elected in 2001.

He added: "The link road will ensure that we can also deliver the new homes and new jobs that our area desperately needs, and in a way that is sensitive to the environment. This package spells growth for our local economy. "

Work has started and will be completed in 2015. There was great competition to become the principle cover supplier and it eventually came down to a matter of trust. We were trusted to stock the approved material locally and to supply on time. We were trusted to maintain the required quality throughout the contract. We were trusted to honour all the committments we made at the onset.

John de Gruchy at our Hailsham branch will be the supply manager on this contract and is already working on ways to improve the way the contract runs.

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