



Ashridge has recently commenced work on a new highways contract at Headington for Oxfordshire County Council. | ||
Ashridge is working on this Oxfordshire County Council scheme to improve the London Road, one of the busiest routes into Oxford. Covering from Osler Road to Wharton Road these improvements are intended to improve journey times and reliability for local people travelling by bus. In addition, the aim is to make the Headington shopping area a better place to shop helping to ensure its future as a vibrant local centre. The contract comprises of the construction of better pavements, installation of new, high-quality street furniture, construction of two new pedestrian crossings, an inbound bus gate to reduce delays for passengers and gently raised junctions and side road crossings. The carriageway will also be resurfaced and existing traffic signals upgraded. | ![]() |

| Ashridge has been awarded the multi-million pound contract for a new mushroom growing facility at the Monaghan Mushrooms Farm in Goole,Whitley. This contract confirms Ashridge's position as the Number 1 UK Civil Engineering Contractor to the mushroom industry and follows the successful delivery of various contracts at Bawtry for Monaghan Mushrooms-owned Tunnel Tech, the UK's leading producer of specialised compost for commercial mushroom growing. | ![]() |
Ashridge is also currently building a state-of-the-art mushroom compost facility for Tunnel Tech at the John Lewis Partnership-owned Leckford Estate in Hampshire. In 2009 Ashridge completed over £4 million worth of work for Tunnel Tech at their new phase I compost production facility in Bawtry, Yorkshire .
Monaghan Mushrooms is one of the world's leading mushroom companies supplying a full range of top quality fresh mushrooms to leading national and international retailers throughout the UK and Ireland with annual sales of €150M and around 1500 employees across the group.
Works commence at the Monaghan Mushrooms Farm on 28th June 2010 and are scheduled for completion by Christmas 2010.
Read more about this contract here

Ashridge has recently had a number of successful contract wins which see the company return to motorway and trunk road maintenance work in the South of England. Ashridge will shortly be commencing similar remedial works on the M4 at Junctions 5 and 6 where the requirements include embankment stabilisation, drainage, site clearance, safety barriers and bridge work. | |

Ashridge was recently successfully re-assessed for the Investors in People award. Peter Jones, Managing Director said "Our people are our best asset and we are committed to continued investment in their training and progress."
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The Gold Medal is presented to companies who achieve 5 consecutive Gold Achievement Awards making Ashridge one of the best safety performers in the UK. Ashridge has in fact now achieved an impressive 8 consecutive Gold Achievement Awards.
This award recognises our robust Health and Safety Management System and maintaining an Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) lower than the national average.

The elite team of athletes from Ashridge are this week making their final preparations for the Reading Half Marathon which takes place on Sunday 21st March 2010. ![]() The Ashridge team of Dave Pearce, Illy Ademi and Neil Jones are running in aid of the UK Childrens Cancer Charity, CLIC Sargent. | Update 22/3/10: All members of the Ashridge team completed the race. See below.![]() L to R: Dave Pearce, Illy Ademi, Neil Jones with their medals. |
CLIC Sargent provide nurses and other care professionals to be there from diagnosis across the UK for children with cancer and their families. Their specialist support is vital in hospital, at home and in the community and Ashridge is delighted to be supporting this worthwhile cause


