Shearwater Regulatory News (SWG)

4 Oct 2007 07:01

Scott Wilson Group plc04 October 2007 4 October 2007 SCOTT WILSON APPOINTED TO WAVERLEY RAILWAY PROJECT Scott Wilson Group plc, the international consultancy offering integratedprofessional services in the transportation, property, environment and naturalresources sectors, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by theScottish Borders Council as Engineering Advisor for the Waverley RailwayProject. The value of the contract to Scott Wilson, with the inclusion of call-offservices, is expected to be up to £9 million over the duration of the project.Waverley Railway is expected to be opened for service in the Winter of 2011. The role of Engineering Advisor includes the provision of multi-disciplinarydesign, requirements definition, reference design and construction supervisionand work starts immediately. The Waverley Railway Project is a 47km rail link from the existing EdinburghCrossrail scheme at Newcraighall to Tweedbank in the Central Borders andincludes seven new stations. The line will serve a combined populationapproaching 200,000 in the Scottish Borders and Midlothian, two of only threemainland areas in Scotland not currently served by a passenger railway. It willprovide an effective public transport link to enable residents of these areasaccess to important employment, education, health and leisure opportunities. The Waverley Railway Project is managed by a partnership comprising ScottishBorders Council, Midlothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council and TransportScotland. As Engineering Advisor, Scott Wilson is one of a number of SpecialistAdvisors involved in the scheme. Geoff French, Scott Wilson Chairman, comments, "We are pleased to be awardedthis contract win which reaffirms our reputation for delivering majormulti-disciplinary rail projects. We look forward to contributing to thisproject and working closely with the partnership." Ends For further information please contact: Scott Wilson Group plc www.scottwilson.comLak Siriwardene, Head of Communications 07824 311762 Financial DynamicsCharlie Armitstead 020 7269 7291 Scott Wilson Group plc Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, providessustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, managementand environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,environment and natural resources market sectors. The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UKheadquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres arelocated in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe andSouthern Africa. Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant numberof high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, AirdrieBathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down MineStabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece. www.scottwilson.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange