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Galliford Try PLC

07 May 2015

 



GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED TO EDUCATION CONTRACTS WORTH UP TO £55 MILLION

Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has been appointed to two new contracts in the education sector worth up to £55 million to the business.

Firstly, Galliford Try's Building business has reached financial close on the £38 million Hull and East Riding batch under the first phase of the Government's Priority School Building Programme. The batch includes the £18.6 million construction of Hessle High School and Sixth Form College, as well as new buildings for Eastfield, Francis Askew, Wold and Ainthorpe primary schools.

Secondly, Morrison Construction has been appointed preferred bidder by Moray Council for the refurbishment of four primary schools under the LHC Framework. The package is worth up to £17 million to the business and includes projects at Applegrove in Forres, Millbank in Buckie, Seafield in Elgin and St Gerardines in Lossiemouth.

Greg Fitzgerald, Executive Chairman of Galliford Try, commented: "Education remains a cornerstone for our Building business across the UK and we are delighted to have been awarded these contracts. We look forward to working with our partners to create school buildings fit for the provision of a high-quality education for their pupils."

For further enquiries:

Galliford Try -                 Greg Fitzgerald, Executive Chairman                   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 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.

 

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