Galliford wins three new contracts
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has won three new contracts in the commercial building sector worth 49.4 million pounds.
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has won three new contracts in the commercial building sector worth 49.4 million pounds.
In central London, the firm has been chosen by Green Property to build 100,000 sq ft of Category A office space in the St James's Park area in a contract worth £27m.
In addition, Royal London Mutual Insurance has instructed Galliford to refurbish and extend 6,500 sq m of space at its central London offices in a contract worth £8.9m.
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Galliford has also been engaged by Aviva Investors and Citycourt Estates to construct the new Warwickshire Shopping Park at Binley near Coventry.
The £13.5m retail park is expected to complete in January 2013 and will feature 24 retail units and community spaces, with Marks & Spencer, Boots and Asda already committed to the project.
"We are delighted to have won such significant contracts in the commercial sector," said Galliford's Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald.
"The London office sector remains an important market for us, while the Warwickshire Shopping Park is yet another landmark project for Galliford Try in the Midlands region," she said.
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