Case Studies

​ Client: Balfour Beatty / Connect Roads Contract period: 8 weeks (May – July 2012) Contract Value: £320,000 Scope of Works: To carry out cold milling and re-surfacing in various locations along the A596 Thursby to Workington. All Wearing Course used within the scheme was Cl942 SMA. Work was completed to budget within a tight programme period with ...

​ Client: Barr Construction Contract period: 3 Weeks in-between (May – September 2012) Contract Value: £260, 000 Scope of Works: To carry out surfacing work to new formation including Car Parks, Haul Roads and Footways. Due to such a tight programme the site is a very busy place, therefore interface with all contractors is critical to meeting our d...

Client: Eric Wrights Contract period: 8 Weeks (July – November 2012) Contract Value: £460,000 Scope of Works: To carry out alterations to 3 Roundabouts on the B6241 including carriageway widening, footways and traffic islands. Plane off and re-lay the roundabout on the B6242 / M6 J31a link. Widen the M6 J31a slip road with full new construction and...

Client: Story Construction Contract period: 4 Days (July 2012) Contract Value: £50,000 Scope of Works: To carry out surfacing work to new formation on the new car parking area. This work was carried out on behalf of Story Construction and took around 4 days to cover the massive area for the new Wigton Auction Mart due to open this year.

​ Client: Waitings Contract period: 1 Week (July 2012) Contract Value: £120,000 Scope of Works: To carry out surfacing to a U road which has protected verges and no passing places within 2k. The road was 3300m long and a logistical struggle. DSD managed to knock 2 days off the programme to ensure the local farmers could carry on with their jobs and...

​ Client: Carillion PLC Contract period: 5 months (Oct 2014 – Feb 2015) Contract Value: £1,450,000 Scope of Works: The overall project entailed constructing a widening to the M6 Northbound at Junction 32 and re surfacing the existing Motorway Lanes. The widening gave an extra running lane over the M55 crossover easing traffic congestion. DSD Constr...