What FM Conway does

FM Conway is a UK infrastructure services provider founded in 1961 and headquartered in Sevenoaks, Kent, operating across London, the South East of England, and the Midlands. The company delivers highways maintenance, public realm improvements, drainage and water management, street lighting, structures, traffic management, surfacing, major projects, and consultancy services, supported by in-house manufacturing of asphalt, bitumen, concrete, and recycled aggregates through a network of asphalt plants, recycling facilities, and a bitumen terminal. Its technology stack centres on low-carbon and circular economy solutions, including proprietary asphalt mixes achieving up to 92% recycled content, the echelon paving technique, no-dig cured-in-place pipe drainage rehabilitation, laser profiling, and pioneering hydrogen (JCB 3CX) and electric (Volvo 42-tonne lorry, Sany plant) equipment deployment on projects such as the M4 low carbon scheme.

The business model is contract-based and government-focused, with revenue generated primarily through long-term framework agreements (typically 5-12.5 years) won via competitive procurement with UK local authorities, Transport for London, National Highways, and other public bodies. Notable contracts include the £1.25bn Westminster City Council highways and public realm contract, the 8-year TfL framework, two Super Regions on National Highways' £1.3bn Pavement Delivery Framework, the £130m Croydon contract, and a £100m Newham framework. Pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. The self-delivery model integrates design, material production, and construction through in-house teams and equipment, supplemented by strategic partners such as WSP for design. SureCharge EV charging infrastructure was contributed to the ubitricity/Shell Recharge Network. The company was acquired by VINCI Construction, part of the global VINCI Group, and operates as a private limited company with leadership comprising Joanne Conway as Chair, Adam Green as CEO, and Andrew Hansen as a senior executive.

Name

FM Conway

Legal name

F M Conway Limited

Website

https://fmconway.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

FM Conway is a UK infrastructure services provider and leading South East England asphalt manufacturer serving government and local authorities with highways maintenance, drainage, public realm, lighting, and structures through long-term framework contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Services and Highway Construction Materials

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Hard FM (Technical Facilities Management: MEP/HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical) (IMAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Waste & Resource Management (General Waste/Recycling/Composting) (IMAIAAAG)

Keywords

• Highways maintenance services
• Asphalt manufacturing
• Infrastructure construction
• Water and drainage management
• Public realm services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevenoaks

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Highways Maintenance Contracts: Long-term framework and term maintenance contracts with local authorities and government bodies for highways construction, maintenance, and inspection services. Contracts typically span 5-12.5 years with values in hundreds of millions to billions.
2. Public Realm Services: Design, construction, and maintenance of public realm infrastructure including footways, street lighting, bridges, structures, and urban regeneration projects.
3. Aggregates and Asphalt Products: Manufacturing and supply of asphalt, bitumen, concrete, and recycled aggregates for construction projects across London, South East, and Midlands.
4. Water and Drainage Services: Drainage surveys, maintenance, rehabilitation, treatment plant services, and emergency response for infrastructure across operating regions.
5. Lighting Services: Street lighting asset management, LED upgrades, and heritage lighting solutions through dedicated lighting division.
6. EV Charging Infrastructure: SureCharge public charging solution operated by ubitricity as part of Shell Recharge Network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FM Conway is an integrated infrastructure services provider that designs, manufactures, and self-delivers highways maintenance, public realm improvements, water and drainage management, lighting, traffic management, and major civil engineering projects for UK government and local authority clients. It operates its own asphalt, bitumen, concrete, and recycled aggregates production facilities across the South East of England, supplying both its own projects and external construction customers. The company is recognised for low-carbon and circular economy solutions, including high recycled-content asphalt and hydrogen/electric plant equipment.

Product overview

FM Conway is an infrastructure services provider offering a unified portfolio of construction materials and services. The core products include Asphalt (in multiple variants including Sustainable, Highways, Urban, Commercial/Industrial, Residential, Repair/Reinstatement, Aviation, Agricultural, Sport/Leisure, and Porous Asphalt), Bitumen, Concrete, and Recycled Aggregates. These materials are manufactured through their own production facilities and supported by their Aggregates & Asphalt service division, enabling self-delivery of infrastructure projects. Services are organized across ten divisions: Aggregates & Asphalt, Consultancy, Electric Vehicle Installation & Maintenance, Highways Maintenance, Lighting, Major Projects, Structures, Surfacing, Traffic Management, and Water and Drainage Management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SureCharge: Electric vehicle charging solution brand, now operated by ubitricity as part of the Shell Recharge Network.
• Conway Collect

Products and services

• Asphalt Range of high-quality asphalt products including sustainable, highways, urban, commercial, residential, repair, aviation, agricultural, sports, and porous variants for various applications. Manufactured at FM Conway's own asphalt plants across London, the South East, and the Midlands for both internal projects and external construction customers.
• Bitumen Bitumen products used for road construction and maintenance applications, supplied from FM Conway's Imperial Wharf Bitumen Terminal and Technology Centre in Gravesend.
• Concrete Concrete products supplied for construction and infrastructure projects across FM Conway's operating regions.
• Recycled Aggregates Recycled aggregate materials derived from construction and demolition waste, produced at FM Conway's recycling facilities including Dartford, supporting circular economy principles and sustainable construction.
• Aggregates & Asphalt Service Division Aggregates and asphalt supply division including the Conway Collect collection service from designated plants in Reading, Aldershot, and Croydon, supporting both internal projects and external customers.
• Highways Maintenance Highways maintenance services for local authorities covering carriageways, footways, drainage, public realm improvements, and Section 278 works for the developer market, delivered under long-term framework contracts.
• Consultancy Services Infrastructure consultancy services including structural engineering, public realm and infrastructure design, hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM), planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and principal designer services for public sector and construction clients.
• Electric Vehicle Installation & Maintenance Electric vehicle charging infrastructure installation and maintenance services for public charging, including the SureCharge brand offering now operated by ubitricity as part of the Shell Recharge Network.
• Lighting Services Street lighting asset management, LED upgrades, and heritage lighting solutions delivered through a dedicated lighting division for local authority clients.
• Major Projects Delivery of major infrastructure projects including high specification works and public realm improvements for clients such as the City of London Corporation (St Paul's Gyratory transformation) and Transport for London.
• Structures Services Structures services covering infrastructure projects, asset management, structural refurbishment, heritage and specialist projects, and investigation and early contractual involvement (ECI) for public and private sector clients.
• Surfacing Services Surfacing services for highways, commercial, aviation, residential, and other applications, leveraging FM Conway's in-house asphalt production and Echelon paving and laser profiling techniques.
• Traffic Management Traffic management services including design and delivery, urban traffic management, high-speed traffic management, and event traffic management for infrastructure projects.
• Water and Drainage Management Water and drainage management services including drainage surveys, no-dig rehabilitation using CIPP lining, drainage treatment plant services, and 24/7 emergency response across London, the South East, and the Midlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% carbon saving (630 tonnes CO2e) on M4 low carbon scheme versus standard design
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, supporting and minor.

• WSPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional services firm partnering with FM Conway on major infrastructure contracts. WSP leads on public realm design, flood risk management, and road safety aspects for the Westminster City Council contract, bringing extensive experience in complex urban infrastructure projects.
• ubitricity (Shell Recharge Network)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSureCharge public charging solution is now operated by ubitricity as part of the Shell Recharge Network, expanding EV charging infrastructure coverage.
• ShellmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on decarbonisation strategy to achieve net zero. Shell and FM Conway partnered on EV charging solutions and sustainability initiatives.
• National HighwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-owned company responsible for motorways and major A-roads. Partnered on low carbon M4 scheme using hydrogen and electric plant, supported by National Highways Low Carbon Demonstrator Fund for 2025-2026.
• JCBsupportingTechnology or IntegrationJCB provided hydrogen 3CX backhoe loader for M4 low carbon project - the first use of hydrogen internal combustion engine machinery on UK strategic road network.
• Volvo Construction EquipmentsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership on future-shaping electric plant charging solution. Volvo provided fully electric 42 tonne lorry for transport and mobile charging solutions for construction equipment.
• Charge FairysupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner with Volvo Construction Equipment for mobile charging solutions powered by renewable energy, used at St Paul's Gyratory transformation project.
• Ryze FuelssupportingTechnology or IntegrationHydrogen fuel supplier for JCB hydrogen 3CX backhoe loader on M4 project, providing lowest carbon option for hydrogen internal combustion engine machinery.
• Brake (Road Safety Charity)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoad safety charity partnership announced for collaborative road safety initiatives and awareness campaigns.
• Palace for Life FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting youth development through football programmes in collaboration with Street Soccer Foundation.
• Street Soccer FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership providing skills development and career opportunities for participants. FM Conway invests in communities where they operate.
• Imperial College London - Centre for Low Emission ConstructionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership coordinating visits for international government delegates to showcase FM Conway's low carbon construction technologies and innovations.
• Clean Air Fund Breathe Cities InitiativeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClean Air Fund programme that brings international government delegates to view FM Conway's sustainable infrastructure practices.
• C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of world megacities addressing climate change that brings delegates to learn from FM Conway's low carbon construction practices.
• RingwaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationHydrogen refuelling infrastructure set up at Ringway's Stanton Depot for M4 low carbon project supporting JCB hydrogen equipment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan Sindall: UK construction and infrastructure group with significant highways, public realm and local authority exposure. Comparable on term-maintenance and infrastructure services contracts while operating a much broader construction and property development portfolio.
• Balfour Beatty: Large UK-listed infrastructure group with major highways, rail and utilities exposure. Competes with FM Conway on National Highways and local authority frameworks while operating a much broader portfolio that includes rail, power transmission and major project financing.
• Skanska UK: UK arm of Swedish construction group with highways, rail and public realm operations. Comparable in service lines (highways construction, public realm) and competes on larger framework bids while operating a much wider infrastructure portfolio.

Direct peers

• Amey: UK infrastructure services provider delivering highways maintenance, street lighting, drainage, public realm and asset management to local authorities. Direct competitor on term-maintenance frameworks such as those FM Conway holds with Westminster, TfL and other London boroughs.
• Costain Group: UK smart infrastructure provider focused on highways, water, energy and rail. Comparable as a partner/subcontractor on major highways and public realm frameworks and increasingly focused on low-carbon and digital delivery, mirroring FM Conway's sustainability positioning.
• Aggregate Industries (Holcim): Major UK supplier of aggregates, asphalt, concrete and associated infrastructure services. Closely comparable product portfolio and customer base to FM Conway, with overlapping presence in the South East and competing for the same local authority and National Highways contracts.
• Kier Group: UK infrastructure and highways services group operating across highways maintenance, surfacing, utilities and structures. Comparable as a major competitor on local authority and National Highways framework contracts, with overlapping service lines to FM Conway.
• Hanson UK (Heidelberg Materials): UK producer of aggregates, asphalt, cement and concrete with a national supply network. Comparable as a vertically integrated construction materials supplier serving highways, infrastructure and commercial construction customers across the UK.
• Tarmac (CRH): UK's largest aggregates and asphalt manufacturer and a major highways services provider. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated supplier of asphalt, bitumen, concrete and aggregates with a national plant network serving highways contractors and local authorities.
• Ringway (Eurovia UK, VINCI): UK highways maintenance, term maintenance and infrastructure services provider, part of VINCI-owned Eurovia and therefore now a sister company to FM Conway. Closely comparable in service mix (highways, lighting, drainage, public realm) and customer base (UK local authorities and National Highways).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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