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Galliford Try HoldingsAnnouncement

16/11/2017 07:06

RNS Number : 6465W
Galliford Try PLC
16 November 2017
GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED TO LEADING EDUCATION BUILDING FRAMEWORK
GallifordTry, the housebuilding, regeneration and construction group, announces that its Building division has beenawarded all six lots that it bid for on the Education and Skills Funding Agency's schoolbuildingframework.
The appointment includes a mix of high-, medium- and low-value projects throughout England, worth up to 3.1 billion in total.
GallifordTry wasanexisting member of the current ESFA framework and has been awarded circa 350 millionfrom the procurement vehicle between 2013 and 2017.
The framework will beutilisedfor the Priority School BuildingProgrammeand provides a procurement route for education providers to buildfreeschools, academies and university technical colleges. The new framework beginsin November 2017 and will run until 2021.
Peter Truscott, Chief Executive ofGallifordTry, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed to every lot that we bid for on the new ESFA framework. Membership of major public sector frameworks is a key part of our strategy for our construction business and we look forward to working once again with our partners at the ESFA to provide high-quality educational facilitiesaround the country."
Galliford Try -  Peter Truscott, Chief Executive 01895 855001
Graham Prothero, Finance Director
Notes to Editors
Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding, regeneration and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. Housebuilding - through our Linden Homes business - develops private and affordable homes in prime locations. Galliford Try Partnerships - our regeneration business - delivers mixed-tenure solutions working with housing association, local authority and private sector partners. Operating as Galliford Try and Morrison Construction, our Construction business carries out building and infrastructure with clients in the public, private and regulated sectors. At the end of the last financial year to 30 June 2017, the Group generated revenue of 2.8 billion. 

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