Joint Venture

Morgan Sindall PLC
10 July 2007

Morgan Sindall plc

Morgan Sindall JV awarded Dorset Emergency Services Partnership Initiative PFI

Construction and urban regeneration group Morgan Sindall plc announces that as
part of the Partnership for Fire Limited (Pff), a joint venture between Morgan
Sindall Investments, Calderpeel Carden Croft and Barclays European
Infrastructure Fund, it has achieved financial close on the Dorset Emergency
Services Partnership Initiative (DESPI) PFI project.

Pff has signed a 25 year project agreement with Dorset Fire Authority and Dorset
Police Authority to design, build, finance and operate a number of new fire and
emergency services facilities in Dorset. Pff will provide two new fire stations
and a new joint police divisional and fire area headquarters in Poole and a
second fire service area headquarters in Dorchester. Bluestone (soon to be
renamed Morgan Ashurst), Morgan Sindall's construction business, will design and
build these new facilities with construction of the accommodation due to start
immediately. The anticipated value of construction works is approximately £46
million over two years.

Paul Smith, Morgan Sindall's Group Chief Executive said:

'Morgan Sindall is delighted to enter into this strategic partnership with the
Dorset Fire and Police Authorities. The DESPI project strengthens our position
in the emergency services accommodation market and demonstrates our long term
commitment to the sector.'

                                                                    10 July 2007



Enquiries:
Morgan Sindall plc                                       Tel: [phone]
Paul Smith, Chief Executive
David Mulligan, Finance Director
College Hill                                             Tel: [phone]
Matthew Smallwood



NOTES TO EDITORS

Bluestone is a member of Morgan Sindall plc, the construction and urban
regeneration group, which has four specialist divisions of fit-out,
construction, infrastructure services and affordable housing.



Through a network of local offices in England and Wales, Bluestone provides
consistent high quality construction services to private and public sector
clients. The company's sector expertise is in education, healthcare, industrial,
commercial and retail construction where it undertakes new build and
refurbishment projects under a variety of procurement routes. Bluestone also
carries out maintenance projects through its special works team.




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