Galliford Try Appointed To £110 Million River Mease Improvement Project

Topic Contracts, Environment

Date 03 Sep 2026

Galliford Try, the UK construction group, announces that its Environment business has been appointed to a £110m contract to deliver the River Mease Improvement project on behalf of Severn Trent Water.

The project is being driven by Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) requirements and will involve the creation of a 23km cross-country pipeline that conveys flows from the Packington and Measham treatment works. The works include a duelled section at the A42 crossing before discharging at the designated outfall into the River Tame.

Bill Hocking, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, commented: “We are delighted to be strengthening our long-standing relationship with Severn Trent with a project of this scale and significance. Delivering the River Mease Improvement project reinforces our position as a leading delivery partner for complex, large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects that support environmental compliance and long-term resilience.”