A NORTH Yorkshire company which makes multi-purpose highway maintenance equipment has landed a £1.2 million contract.

Econ Engineering, of Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, has received an order from business support services company, Amey for 39 Econ salt spreaders that are a mixture of new and refurbished units.

The deal follows Amey's successful bid for the motorway and trunk road maintenance contracts in South West and South East Scotland. The Scottish Executive awarded Amey the contracts - worth some £300 million over five years - as part of its overhaul of the Scottish road network. Amey is now responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the trunk road network.