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Tayside Contracts - Who We Are, and What We Do
Who We Are and What We Do
Who We Are
For the past 26 years, Tayside Contracts has been the collaborative and commercial operating arm for the three Councils in Tayside (our constituent Councils):
We are not a private company, and we are not an independent legal entity. We are governed by a Joint Committee of 18 Elected Members from the three Councils.
Our Facilities Management team keep over 400 buildings clean and well maintained and help ensure all the occupants are safe.
Angus Council Dundee City Council Perth & Kinross Council We provide essential public services to the 400,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three Councils.
We currently employ 3,075 people
Our annual Turnover is around £89m
What We Do
We are very proud of what we do in Tayside Contracts; We are the largest civil engineering construction organisation in Tayside carrying out £42 million of road repairs, maintenance and construction, winter maintenance, and street lighting improvements each year.
During the winter we treat over 355,000 kilometres of roads, to protect the travelling public Our Quarry at Collace in Perthshire produces over 110,000 tonnes of coated and dry roadstone materials each year, for use in keeping Tayside’s roads well maintained. We are also Tayside’s largest catering organisation – serving over 6.5 million meals every year to schools and community customers – that’s 30,000 meals each day.
Our School Crossing Patrollers help to keep the children of Tayside safe when travelling to and from the 175 schools in Tayside. We operate a fleet of 600 Tayside Contracts vehicles and plant. Through the Angus Fleet Partnership, we also manage and maintain a further 370 vehicles and plant on behalf of Angus Council. We have 4 recycling depots strategically placed within the Tayside area, ensuring waste from our construction activities is reprocessed into saleable products. Page 6
All of these activities are supported by our highly professional Human Resources, Safety and Training, IT, Finance, Communications, Equalities and Business Support teams – who are invaluable to our success.
We operate as a business and carry out work for other public bodies, private firms and the wider public. Every pound we make through our commercial activities is reinvested in our public services and local communities. By doing what we do and making sure we provide high quality and cost-effective services, we are enhancing the communities of Tayside.
To view a short video on who we are and what we do, click here
