Contract Win

Galliford Try PLC
10 September 2003

10 September 2003

                  GALLIFORD TRY SIGNS SCOTTISH WATER CONTRACT


Galliford Try is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Scottish
Water, commencing immediately, to help deliver part of their four year £1.8
billion capital investment programme up until 2006.


The capital programme will be managed by Scottish Water Solutions, a consortium
consisting of Galliford Try (in partnership with United Utilities and Morgan
Est), Scottish Water and Stirling Water.


David Calverley, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said:


'This contract confirms Galliford Try's construction division as one of the
leading suppliers of construction services to the water industry.  Water is one
of our core growth markets, and the contract adds to an already substantial
workload for the public and regulated sector.'


Geoff Aitkenhead, Scottish Water's Asset Management Director and Chairman of
Scottish Water Solutions, said:


'Scottish Water has inherited an ageing infrastructure which is in urgent need
of upgrading.  Our challenge is to do in four years what some privatised English
water companies achieved in ten.


'Through the economies of scale and knowledge sharing which Scottish Water
Solutions brings, we can start to accelerate improvements to secure the
essential water and waste water services for over 2.2 million homes and
businesses across Scotland. In addition, we can progress one of the largest
environmental clean-ups Scotland has seen.'


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Frank Nelson, Finance Director         Telephone:      [phone]

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