# Costain awarded £45M contract to upgrade Rugby Newbold STW

Costain has been chosen by Severn Trent to design and build a new activated sludge plant at Rugby Newbold Sewage Treatment Works. The £45 million project will increase capacity by 28% to 27,598 m³/d by 2028.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-06-16
- Where: Rugby, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $57.0M (45.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 27,598 m³/d dry weather flow
- Products: activated sludge plant, pumping stations, final settlement tanks, chemical dosing plant
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Costain Group](https://endata.com/companies/388.md)
- [Severn Trent](https://endata.com/companies/13721.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [watermagazine.co.uk](https://www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/16/costain-awarded-contract-to-upgrade-rugby-newbold-stw/), 2026-06-16: "Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been chosen by Severn Trent to deliver critical infrastructure upgrades at Rugby Newbold Sewage Treatment Works."

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