Re Contract

Carillion PLC
19 February 2008


19 February 2008


       Carillion joint venture secures £350 million facilities management
                              contract for Philips

Support services and construction company Carillion's Netherlands joint venture
has been selected for a five-year facilities management contract for Philips
worth a total of £350 million for direct and managed services.

The joint venture with Arcadis NL - Arcadis Aqumen facility management (AAfm) -
will expand the existing Philips' portfolio to include the major proportion of
the company's sites in the Netherlands, almost doubling the space under
management to 1.6 million square metres, including office and production
facilities.

The contract, due to start in April 2008, will provide a range of services
including facilities management, maintenance, cleaning, security, mail &
logistics and space planning.

John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said: 'We are delighted to be
extending the services we provide for Philips with a contract that reinforces
AAfm's position as market leader in the Netherlands.'

Notes to editors
AAfm is a 50:50 joint venture between Carillion and Arcadis NL.

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, Carillion Corporate Affairs, 01902 316384



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