Carillion selected by Arriva as preferred partner

RNS Number : 7622I

Carillion PLC

11 December 2015

 

11 December 2015

Carillion selected by Arriva's UK Trains division as its preferred partner to provide facilities management and associated services worth an estimated £120 million 

The UK Trains division of leading passenger transport group Arriva has selected Carillion as its preferred delivery partner for the provision of facilities management and associated services for the Northern Rail franchise estate for an initial period of nine years, with the potential for this to be extended by one year to 10 years.

The contract has an estimated value to Carillion of some £120 million with service delivery scheduled to start in April 2016.    

Under the proposed contract, Carillion will provide a range of hard and soft facilities management services, including asset surveys and asset planning, planned and reactive maintenance for over 460 stations across the north of England, helpdesk services, cleaning, grounds maintenance, waste management and pest control.  In addition, core services will also include projects works.  The contract can also be extended to include station improvement projects, train cleaning and depot facilities management services.         

Carillion Chief Executive, Richard Howson said: "We are particularly pleased to have been selected by Arriva as its preferred delivery partner for FM services, having supported Arriva in its successful bid for the Northern Rail franchise.  We look forward to working in close partnership with Arriva to support the delivery of an excellent experience for customers of its Northern Rail franchise."

Notes to editors

Carillion is a leading integrated support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities.  The Group had annual revenue in 2014 of some £4.1 billion, employs around 46,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada. 

The Group has four business segments.

Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes investing activities in PPP projects for Government buildings and infrastructure, mainly in the Defence, Health, Education, Transport and Secure accommodation sectors.

Middle East construction services - this includes building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services (excluding the Middle East) - this includes building, civil engineering and developments activities in the UK and construction activities in Canada.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

For more information     

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc                    + 44 (0) 1902 316426

Finsbury

James Murgatroyd or Gordon Simpson                                                    [phone]

 

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