# Laing O'Rourke wins £123M Beckton sewage treatment upgrade contract

Laing O'Rourke won a £123 million contract from Thames Water to upgrade the Beckton sewage works in east London. The three-year project, starting early 2021, will enable the facility to receive wastewater from the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-08-03
- Where: Beckton, east London, United Kingdom
- Value: $161.0M (123.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: sewage treatment upgrade
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Laing O'Rourke](https://endata.com/companies/25057.md)
- [Thames Water](https://endata.com/companies/7043.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [building.co.uk](https://www.building.co.uk/news/orourke-wins-123m-beckton-sewage-treatment-upgrade/5107324.article), 2020-08-03: "Many of the tanks, such as the walls of the new activated sludge plant, will be built at our factory in Nottinghamshire before being transported for assembly on site."
- [theconstructionindex.co.uk](https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/laing-orourke-wins-80m-beckton-sewage-works-contract), 2020-08-03: "Laing O'Rourke has now been handed an £80m contract to build a new inlet works and extend aeration lanes and settlement tanks."

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