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Jan 2022
Ripon company supplies gritters for London's roads
A Ripon company is set to supply gritters to keep London’s roads safe during winter.
For the next seven years, 33 Econ Engineering vehicles will be located at different points in London ready to mobilise when temperatures plummet.
Econ, which has its main manufacturing base in Ripon, has been negotiating with three companies that have been awarded contracts to keep the capital’s roads ice and snow free.
Ringways, Tarmac and Kier Joint Venture and FM Conway were all awarded contracts by Transport for London to maintain the capital’s roads.
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All three companies have turned to Econ to purchase vehicles for winter maintenance.
Ringways has purchased 11 gritters, Tarmac and Kier joint Venture 13 and FM Conway has bought nine from Econ.
Jonathan Lupton, from Econ, said:
TfL said in a statement:
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