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Carillion PLC
06 November 2006


6 November 2006


             Carillion secures £200 million Middle East contract


Support services and construction company Carillion has won a £200m contract
through its Middle East joint venture, Al Futtaim Carillion, for the
construction of a large residential complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


Motor City Uptown Area 2 involves the construction of 34 residential properties
of between three, four and six storeys, for developers Union Properties PJSC.
Uptown Area 2 is part of the Motor City Development which also includes the
Dubai Autodrome, Formula One Theme Park, Business Park Motor City and another
residential area, Green Community Motor City. It is located adjacent to the
Emirates Road, a principal highway running around the perimeter of Dubai.

Al Futtaim Carillion has already been awarded the £40m contract for Motor City's
infrastructure and landscaping, which began on site in April 2006. Uptown Area 2
starts on site in November 2006 and is scheduled for completion in May 2009.

Commenting on the win, Carillion chief executive John McDonough, said: 'The
award of this prestigious contract further underlines Al Futtaim Carillion as
one of the Middle East's leading construction companies. Motor City Uptown Area
2 continues the successful relationship we have built up with Union Properties
on previous contracts including the nearby Dubai Autodrome.'

The Al Futtaim Carillion joint venture has had a well-established business in
the Middle East for over 50 years. It has been particularly successful, most
notably in securing over £800m of contracts to date for Dubai Festival City, the
Middle East's largest privately funded, mixed use real estate development.

A high-resolution photograph (Ref. 175110) is available free of charge to the
media at www.newscast.co.uk telephone [phone].

Notes to Editors:
Al Futtaim Carillion LLC is a Dubai, UAE, based and registered organisation
jointly owned by Al Futtaim (Private) Limited of Dubai (51%) and Carillion plc
(49%).

Al Futtaim Carillion delivers a broad range of construction, civil engineering
and transport services to commercial and public sector clients in the UAE.

For further information:
Alison Nicholson - Carillion Corporate Communications - 01902 316889




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