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Osborne Infrastructure rebrands as Octavius Infrastructure

05/04/2022

Osborne's former infrastructure business has officially become an independent entity and rebranded as Octavius Infrastructure.

Swindon and Osborne take to the grid against groundwater

07/09/2021

Swindon Borough Council and contractor Osborne Infrastructure Ltd are taking decisive action on major works at the White Hart roundabout after groundwater levels were found to be much higher than expected.

New bridge aims to remove business bottleneck

16/01/2020

Construction of a new road bridge in Hertfordshire costing over £10m started this week.

Osborne wins £18m dual carriageway contract

30/01/2017

Osborne will build a new dual carriageway on behalf of Liverpool City Council after being awarded a contract worth £18 million.

Osborne secures £2m cycling upgrade contract

10/12/2015

Geoffrey Osborne has been awarded a £2 million contract to build or upgrade 17 cycling paths at sites across the East of England including the A12, A120, A47, and the A5.

Osborne complete A414 bridge repairs ahead of schedule

17/11/2015

Osborne has completed essential repairs to the A414 Napsbury Lane Bridge in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Hooper to leave Osborne

30/04/2015

Dave Hooper, executive director of Osborne and managing director of the infrastructure division, will leave the company in June.

Steele to lead Osborne

17/02/2015

Andy Steele has been named as the new chief executive of Osborne and will take over from David Fison who is retiring at the end of March.

Osborne completes waterproofing work

15/09/2014

Osborne recently completed emergency waterproofing repairs to the M25 Woldingham Rail Bridge in Oxted, near to junction 6 of the M25 in Surrey, in a single overnight lane closure.

Osborne lands £1.6m highways deal

07/08/2014

A £1.6 million contract that will see improvements made to a key section of the A176 in Essex has been awarded to Osborne.

Osborne completes first phase of bridge strengthening on M4

25/07/2014

Osborne has completed the first phase of work to strengthen the piers on a bridge on the M4 that runs over the A4 in West London.

Road improvements to take place in Hertfordshire

14/07/2014

Osborne is set to carry out a series of road improvements on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council.

Record profits for Osborne

20/06/2014

Osborne has reported a record pre-tax profit of £5.2 million in the year to 31 March 2014 as it looks to strengthen its position in the highways market.

Osborne goes pink

05/06/2014

Osborne, one of the UK’s leading construction companies, has undergone a rebrand.

Osborne announces extra £333m for maintenance

05/12/2012

George Osborne confirmed an extra £333m spending on highways maintenance in his Autumn statement.

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