East London Line £80m mainten

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Carillion PLC

09 February 2009

 



9 February 2009

Carillion wins £80m East London Line maintenance contract

Leading support services company, Carillion, has been awarded a seven year, £80m contract for maintenance of the East London Line for Transport for London (TfL).

This maintenance contract is an important milestone in TfL's preparations for the new London Overground service, which will run from Dalston Junction to West Croydon and Crystal Palace. The £1 billion East London Line extension is due to open in June 2010 and will link with the wider London Overground network in north London in January 2011.  

Carillion will provide the management, technical resources, plant, equipment and labour to maintain the new railway.  

John McDonough, Carillion Chief Executive, said: 'Winning the maintenance contract for this important new rail link, which has been built by a Carillion joint venture, further enhances our position as a leading supplier of infrastructure services in the UK. We look forward to working with Transport for London and to supporting them in delivering a first class service to passengers.' 

Notes to editors 

Carillion is one of the UK's leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean. 

In the UK, Carillion's principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utility Services. 

In the Middle East, Carillion's principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group's main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

For further information contact 

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc: 01902 316426

 

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