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Carillion PLC
11 March 2008


11 March 2008

    Carillion secures £155 million contract to construct prestigious Lumiere
                              Development in Leeds

Support services and construction company Carillion has secured a £155 million
contract for the construction of the Lumiere Development in Leeds, for client
Lumiere LP, a joint venture between KW Linfoot Plc and the Frasers Property
Group.

The contract involves the construction of two mixed-use high-rise towers in the
West End area of Leeds. Tower One will be 55 stories and Tower Two, 32 storeys,
and when complete, the project will be the latest to hold the title of tallest
residential development in Europe.

Carillion chief executive John McDonough said: 'We are delighted to have secured
this prestigious project, which will provide a focal point for the regeneration
of the West End area of Leeds.'

Tower One will house retail units at ground and mezzanine levels with the
remaining floors being predominantly dedicated to private apartments designed by
the internationally renowned designer Philippe Starck. Tower Two will also house
retail units at ground and mezzanine levels with commercial office space between
levels one and ten and the upper floors comprising both serviced and private
apartments, for those aged 55 and above.

An enclosed winter garden will link the two towers at ground floor level and car
parking will be provided at three basement levels. Construction will take four
years.

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Notes to Editors

Carillion is one of the UK's leading support services, integrated solutions and
Public Private Partnership project companies. The Group has annual revenue of
around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the
Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.

In the UK, Carillion has nine principal market sectors - Defence, Education,
Health, Building, Facilities Management and Services, Roads, Rail, Civil
Engineering and Utilities Services.

In the Middle East, the Group's two principal market sectors are Construction
and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group's main sectors
are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

The Group is a leader in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in
the Defence, Education and Health sectors in the UK and in the Health sector in
Canada.

This and other news releases relating to the Group can be found at
www.carillionplc.com

For further information:
John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc 01902 316426




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