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May Gurney has reported profit of 7%, as it published its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 today (2 June).

The infrastructure service support company’s underlying profit has risen from £20.2m up to £21.6 – and increase of £1.4m over the past year.

According to the company, its contract wins which have lead to a record order book of more than £1.7 billion have helped secure its strong position. This includes its landmark £130m bundl

Infrastructure support service company May Gurney has won two contracts worth GBP£60m to provide waste management services in North Yorkshire and West Oxfordshire.

Under the contract with North Yorkshire County Council, May Gurney will manage 17 household waste recycling centres. The seven-year contract is valued at up to GBP£24m with the option to extend for a further three years.

It has also signed a seven-year contract to collect waste and recycling from househo

Infrastructure service company May Gurney has been selected to deliver a range of front-line services for Torbay Council through a joint venture company (JVC).

The 10-year contract is valued up to £130 million, or £13 million each year, with the possibility of a further extension of 15 years.

Services such as waste and recycling collections, maintenance of highways, grounds, parks , car parks, buildings, street and beach cleansing, the council’s vehicle fleet and out of hours ca

May Gurney has won the £75 million contract to provide waste management services for Bridgend County Borough Council.

The local authority’s recycling, waste collection and household waste recycling centres will be managed by the firm from April next year for an initial seven years, with the option of extending the contract for a further seven years.

This different approach is focused on using May Gurney’s kerbside sort

Waste management company May Gurney has been named preferred bidder for North Somerset’s £85 million environmental services contract.

The service will be used by 204,000 residents providing recycling, waste collection and management of household waste recycling centres.

The seven-year contract begins in March 2010 with the possibility of a seven-year extension.

May Gurney Environmental Services managing director Nicola Peake said: “The council appointed us because of our

Infrastructure services firm May Gurney has been awarded a £16 million four-year contract to operate and manage half of the recycling centres in Essex.

From 1 July, the firm will be operating 11 sites in South Essex, which recycle a large range of materials including garden waste, engine oil, plastic bottles and scrap metal. Additionally, they take bulky items such as unwanted furniture.

May Gurney Environmental Services support and risk dir

The volume of clothing that is being donated to charity stores has reduced significantly but the number of sales has increased, according to the Association of Charity Shops.

Head of policy and public affairs David Moir told MRW: “There has been a reduction in the quantity and in the quality of donations which is related to the economic downturn. People are not buying new goods and are less inclined to donate. There are also other pressures on textiles, as other legitimate textile organisa