Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

21 Mar 2006 07:00

Morgan Sindall PLC21 March 2006 Morgan Sindall plc("Morgan Sindall") Morgan Est wins £105 million electrical engineering servicescontract with E.ON UK Morgan Est, the infrastructure services division of Morgan Sindall, has signed afour year contract worth approximately £105 million with E.ON UK's distributionarm, Central Networks, to service over 5,000 sq. miles of electricaldistribution system across central England. The contract follows the award of a £28.5 million contract last year for MorganEst to lay cables, build new substations, connect new services and carry outassociated asset replacement work in central England. The project is due to be completed in December 2009, when there could be anopportunity to extend the contract forward for a further five years. Paul Smith, chief executive of Morgan Sindall plc said: "We are delighted to have been awarded this significant contract. Morgan Est'sutilities business has developed a great track record for service and deliverywith E.ON UK and we look forward to continuing and developing that relationshipfurther." 21 March 2006 Enquiries: Morgan Sindall plc Tel: 020 7307 9200Paul Smith, Chief Executive College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Alex Walters/Matthew Smallwood Editor's notes: Morgan Est plc is a leading provider of infrastructure services for tunnelling,specialist civil engineering, water and utilities across the public and privatesectors. It is a member of Morgan Sindall plc, which operates through fourspecialist divisions of fit out, construction, infrastructure services andaffordable housing. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange