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Galliford Try PLC

02 October 2014

 



GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED TO SOUTH LONDON PRIORITY SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAMME BATCH

Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has been appointed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) as selected panel member for the Greenwich, Lewisham and Croydon Priority School Building Programme batch, worth over £45 million.

The batch, which marks Galliford Try's third success since being appointed to the EFA's main contractor framework last year, comprises six new schools - Invicta Primary School, Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School, Wingfield Primary School and Eltham Primary School in Greenwich, as well as Sir Francis Drake Primary School in Lewisham and Archbishop Lanfranc Secondary Academy in Croydon.

Galliford Try Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald commented: "It is great news that once again we have been trusted by our partners at the EFA to deliver these much needed new school buildings for the teachers, pupils and parents in south London. Our education offering continues to go from strength to strength and we look forward to furthering our relationship with the EFA across the country."

For further enquiries:

Galliford Try -                 Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive              01895 855001

                                    Graham Prothero, Finance Director

Notes to Editors

Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. The housebuilding business - through its Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships brands - sells distinctive homes to the public and affordable homes to housing associations and local authority providers.  The construction business carries out building and infrastructure work across the UK with clients ranging from major Government departments through to regulated utilities and private sector companies. At the end of the last financial year to 30 June 2014, the Group generated revenues of £1.8 billion.

On 9 July 2014 Galliford Try acquired Miller Construction.  Miller Construction is a UK construction business which delivers building and infrastructure projects to both the public and private sectors. 

 

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