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RNS Number : 3002B

Galliford Try PLC

06 October 2015

 



GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED AS PREFERRED DELIVERY PARTNER FOR MAJOR HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN EAST LOTHIAN

Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that its Morrison Construction business has been appointed preferred contractor by Hub South East Scotland Ltd on behalf of NHS Lothian for the £72 million construction of the new East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington, East Lothian. 

At the same time, Galliford Try's Facilities Management business has been appointed preferred bidder to provide ongoing hard facilities maintenance and lifecycle management to the East Lothian Community Hospital. This contract will be worth approximately £32 million over the 25-year period.  In addition to this, Galliford Try Investments will also be investing and providing management services to the company which will be set up to fund the project.

Morrison Construction will deliver a new state-of-the-art circa 23,000 sqm community hospital on the existing Roodlands Campus located in Haddington, East Lothian.  When operational, the facility will provide a range of community based services to include; day surgery, mental health inpatient beds, medicine of the elderly, pharmacy and a number of other community-based treatment services.

Peter Truscott, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said: "We are delighted to have been selected by Hub South East Scotland for this major project in Haddington. This appointment demonstrates the capabilities of our combined offering across construction, facilities management and investments and we look forward to working with Hub South East Scotland and NHS Lothian to create the top class facilities the local public deserve."

For further enquiries:

Galliford Try -                 Peter Truscott, 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 a member of the FTSE 250. The housebuilding business - through its Linden Homes brand - 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 financial year to 30 June 2015, the Group generated revenues of £2.3 billion. 

 

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