Galliford Try Holdings PLC (LSE:GFRD) said it was appointed to the £7bn Department for Education 2021 construction framework, winning eight lots of work as part of the UK government’s four-year for new school buildings across England.
The construction group said the previous four-year framework was worth approximately £258mln to the business during its duration.
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Galliford Try also announced its Morrison Construction business won a new £55mln contract to build the Galashiels Community Campus on behalf of Scottish Borders Council and Hub South East.
This project will replace the outdated Galashiels Academy on the existing site in the town.
Chief executive Bill Hocking said: “Education is very much a key sector for our business and a major part of how we intend to deliver our sustainable growth strategy.
“We look forward to partnering with the Department for Education once again, helping them to deliver net zero carbon schools as part of the 2021 framework and achieve their sustainable education estate.”