A new highway maintenance specialist, FM Conway, has secured a new suite of contracts to deliver highway maintenance services borough wide, for the London Borough of Bromley.
The three new contracts comprise major works, minor works and highway drainage cleansing, with a combined estimated value of £106 million over the life of the contract. The FM Conway teams are already successfully working in the borough, with the three separate contracts starting on 1 July 2026 and running for six years, with the opportunity for two further two‑year extensions.
Bromley is London’s largest borough by area and is responsible for 850 miles of pavement or footway, over 520 miles of carriageway, 28,000 street lighting assets, including street signs, and 35,000 gullies used for road drainage. The new appointment means that FM Conway will support the ongoing maintenance and improvement of this extensive highway network, including installing bespoke traffic schemes. This work will draw on the full breadth of the FM Conway’s self‑delivery capability, digital systems and in‑house materials expertise.
Councillor Simon Fawthrop, Executive Councillor for Transport and Highways, said: “Delivering the range of high-quality highway related services we need for London’s largest borough is demanding given we also have more miles of road than other boroughs as well. Residents and motorists rightly expect high performance from our contractors, including in fixing potholes and the like and we welcome FM Conway’s commitment and look forward to working closely with them in the coming months and years.”
Matt Smith, FM Conway Managing Director for Term Maintenance, said: “We are very pleased to be returning to the London Borough of Bromley. This is a borough we know well, and one that is home to many of our people, so this award carries real meaning for our teams. Bromley has a large and varied network that plays a vital role in supporting residents, businesses and local communities. We look forward to renewing our partnership with the council and delivering a high-quality service that is focused on the needs of the borough.”
The new contracts are structured into three principal service areas:
- Major works including planned maintenance of carriageways and footways, urban regeneration projects, traffic schemes, drainage installation and the routine and reactive maintenance of street lighting assets.
- Minor works covering routine, reactive and emergency maintenance across the borough’s highway assets, together with winter service, patching programmes and traffic management support.
- Highway drainage cleansing delivering proactive and reactive maintenance of Bromley’s drainage system, including gullies, soakaways, manholes and drainage channels.
Selected for its strong commitment to sustainability, innovation and local delivery, the award renews FM Conway’s long-standing connection to Bromley and marks the company’s return to the borough for the first time since 2018.
The business’ circular economy model and investment in industry-leading technology is further strengthened by the global resources of the wider Vinci Group, and provides a solid foundation for the delivery of high-quality works which benefit local residents and the borough’s highway users.
Whilst the council’s highway team do monitor the condition of roads and pavements, including raising fault reports where needed, residents and highway users are being encouraged and thanked for also continuing to report highway issues. The best way to report highway faults is via the website www.bromley.gov.uk/report.
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