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APPOINTMENT OF GALLIFORD TRY CONSORTIUM AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR £500M SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND HUB FRAMEWORK

The South West Territory Programme Board, in conjunction with the Scottish Futures Trust, have appointed Alliance Community Partnerships, a consortium comprising Equitix Holdings Ltd, Kier Project Investments Ltd, Galliford Try Investments Ltd and John Graham Holdings Ltd, as the preferred bidder for a new hub framework to deliver over £500 million of public sector infrastructure projects across the South West of Scotland.

The South West Scotland hub will cover all areas throughout Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway and Lanarkshire and future infrastructure projects across these territories will be delivered through a joint venture company to be formed between the 18 public sector bodies involved and Alliance Community Partnerships.

Financial close is expected in October 2012 and outline projects are now expected to be developed for the £500 million investment programme, which is to be delivered over the next ten years and includes a range of health, education, community and regeneration projects.

Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, commented:

"We're delighted to build on our experience of major public sector partnering schemes through this key role with the South West Territory Programme Board in Scotland. We look forward to working closely with all our framework partners and the communities themselves to develop high quality facilities which will modernise the provision of local services."

For further enquiries:

Galliford Try - Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive 01895 855001

Frank Nelson, Finance Director

Louise Mantio, Communications 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 brand - sells distinctive homes to the public and affordable homes to housing associations and local authority providers across the South and South East of England. 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 2011, the Group generated revenues of £1.3 billion.