Freedom wins £130m SSEN contract to upgrade electricity network

Freedom, part of NG Bailey, has been awarded a major contract worth around £130m by SSEN Distribution as part of its Large Capital Delivery Framework to upgrade the electricity network across the north of Scotland.
The contract will see Freedom carrying out projects across the Highlands and in Orkney, with work such as the renewal and reinforcement of SSEN’s network of wooden poles and overhead lines, upgrading and updating its substations and making improvements to the underground c