COMPLETE Weed Control (CWC) is bringing a jobs boost to the Scotland’s north east after securing a major maintenance contract for the region’s roads.
The weed control, ground maintenance and tree management specialist, which now covers the greater part of Scotland from its recently acquired base in Larkhall, will take on 16 new staff to meet the demands of the North East Network (NMC) maintenance contract from Amey.
The contract, which will last for six years and involves the regular cutting of 4.9 million square metres of grass, will also mean CWC will open a new facility in Arbroath, similar in size to its former base in Carluke.
Amey delivers trunk road services in the north east on behalf of Transport Scotland.
The area ranges from Dunblane and Dunfermline in the south to Inverness, Keith and Fraserburgh in the north. It covers 593km of trunk roads, including 485 bridges and structures such as the Friarton Bridge which carries the M90 over the River Tay.
Keith Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control, said, “Coming on the heels of a series of contract wins at the start of the year, this tremendous deal will be a major driver of growth for the company in the coming years. It covers a huge area of Scotland and will involve low, medium and high frequency grass cutting for 24 weeks of the year. We have already created six new jobs in Arbroath and a further six in Aberdeen and the new staff are keen and enthusiastic. Their attitude is fantastic.
“Our success in this bid was down to quality of service, rather than price, and we are very excited to be developing our relationship with an organisation as big and dynamic as Amey. We are confident that it will lead to greater things.”
