Last checked at 30 Jun 2014 07:00
EDUCATION FUNDING AGENCY SELECTS GALLIFORD TRY FOR £35.7 MILLION HULL AND EAST RIDING PRIORITY SCHOOLS BUILDING PROGRAMME BATCH
Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that its Building business has been appointed as a Selected Panel Member by the Education Funding Agency ('EFA') for the £35.7 million Hull and East Riding first batch of schools under the Priority Schools Building Programme.
The batch represents Galliford Try's first success since its appointment to the EFA's main Contractor Framework in November 2013.
The Hull and East Riding batch includes the £18.6 million construction of Hessle High School and Sixth Form College, as well as new buildings for Eastfield, Francis Askew, Wold and Ainthorpe Primary Schools in the region.
Galliford Try Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald said: "We are delighted to have secured our first success since our appointment to the EFA's main contractor framework last year. Education remains a key sector for our construction business and we look forward to working with the EFA and the schools in the Hull and East Riding batch to produce the high quality buildings and facilities their pupils deserve."
For further enquiries:
Galliford Try - Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive 01895 855001
Graham Prothero, Finance Director
Notes to Editors
Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. The housebuilding business - through its Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships brands - sells distinctive homes to the public and affordable homes to housing associations and local authority providers. The construction business carries out building and infrastructure work across the UK with clients ranging from major Government departments through to regulated utilities and private sector companies. At the end of the last financial year to 30 June 2013, the Group generated revenues of £1.5 billion.