Re Contract

Galliford Try PLC
01 March 2005


        

                      GALLIFORD TRY CONFIRMS SELECTION FOR
                           UNITED UTILITIES FRAMEWORK

Galliford Try is pleased to announce that it has been selected by United
Utilities as one of its preferred bidder partners for the delivery of water and
waste water infrastructure works for AMP4 in the North West of England.
Galliford Try is in joint venture with Costain & Atkins as one of two
construction partners to deliver part of an estimated £900 million of work over
a five year period commencing in April 2005, out of which Galliford Try is
expected to carry out around a quarter.

This award builds on the three year framework for projects carried out for
United Utilities by Galliford Try and its joint venture partner under AMP3.

With the workload under the company's three year framework agreement with
Scottish Water progressing well, this award further underpins Galliford Try's
position as a leading contractor to the water industry.

United Utilities' Steven Beaumont, who has overall responsibility for the
company's procurement and investment delivery process, said:
'Delivering an investment programme of this scale requires careful management
right from the very start. We've got a significant challenge ahead of us to meet
our regulatory outputs and I know that with the right partners in place we will
be able to meet our obligations and provide real value for money for our
customers here in the North West.'

David Calverley, Chief executive of Galliford Try plc said:
'We are delighted to continue our successful relationship with United Utilities
and to playing an important part in meeting their requirements for cost
effective construction delivery as one of their preferred partners. It
demonstrates the strength of our reputation for working in partnership with
clients and other construction providers, as well as enhancing our future
workload in the water industry.'



Enquiries to:

David Calverley, Chief executive     Galliford Try            01895 855 219
Frank Nelson, Finance director       Galliford Try            01895 855 226
Ann Marie Wilkinson                  Bell Pottinger Financial 020 7861 3232
Geoff Callow                         Bell Pottinger Financial 020 7861 3232




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