Galliford Try boasts multiple contracts

3rd Jan 2013 07:36

Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, said its construction division had won four new contracts worth a total of 55m pounds.The largest is a £20m contract to construct a new Extra Care facility on behalf of Staffordshire County Council and The Wrekin Housing Trust.The project provides for apartments, specialist care facilities, and the provision of a GP surgery and health centre.The firm will also build a £16.7m research centre focused on all aspects of Chinese culture, for St Hugh's College, part of the University of Oxford.The third contract is a £16.3m deal to build the new five-star Gainsborough Hotel in Bath, awarded by developers YTL. The hotel, situated in a grade two listed building, will feature 99 bedrooms and include a health spa and conference facilities.Finally, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club has instructed Galliford to carry out major improvements to the international cricket ground at Nevil Road in Bristol. Works include a new media centre as well as conference and banqueting facilities in a contract worth £5m.Galliford's Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald said the contract awards showed that his firm could compete in different sectors and different regions across the country.