Galliford Try

Galliford Try has been appointed to build the new North East Melton Mowbray Distributor Road in Leicestershire. The new single carriageway will connect branches of the A606 around the north-east edge of Melton Mowbray, reducing congestion and rat-running through the West Midlands town. Galliford Try has formally signed a £85m…

Galliford Try has signed a £39m contract to redevelop a school in County Durham. The deal is the first contract signed by Galliford Try under the new Department for Education (DfE) construction framework. Construction of the new Woodham Academy, a 1,200-pupil secondary in Newton Aycliffe, was agreed on behalf of…

Wates rose 13 places to the top of the contractors' league table in March by securing £418m worth of contracts from a total of 14 projects, including two major housing deals. According to data gathered by construction intelligence provider Glenigan, one big factor behind Wates topping the table is a…

Galliford Try has won a £75m contract to deliver a build-to-rent residential building at the Brent Cross Town mega-development in north London. The project will create 249 new homes across three blocks. In addition, Midgard has been appointed to build a market-sale residential building including 107 homes. The contracts are…

Galliford Try will design and build the £226m Carlisle Southern Link Road project after the previous contractor, Morgan Sindall, failed to agree terms with the local authority. Cumbria County Council – which next week will be replaced by Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council as part of local government…

Galliford Try is battling an £11.5m lawsuit over a defective funicular rail line in the Scottish mountains. Morrison Construction, which is now owned by Galliford Try, scooped a £17m contract to build the 1,970-metre-long Cairngorm Mountain Railway back in 1999. The funicular opened in December 2001, five years before Galliford…

Kier, Morgan Sindall and Lendlease are among the big winners on a £2.5bn construction framework announced by the Ministry of Justice. The five-year framework covers new builds, refurbishment, maintenance and minor works across three value lots. For the national lot – projects worth £10m to £30m, with a total value…

Galliford Try has reported a £7.2m profit for the second half of 2022. The Uxbridge-based contractor, which announced interim financial results this morning (8 March), made more profit in the period than in the whole of its 2021/22 financial year (£5.2m) after losing £2.6m in the last six months of…

The transport secretary has delayed a decision on whether to give the green light to a £100m dualling of a section of the A47 near Peterborough, due to be delivered by Galliford Try. The project, which has been proposed by National Highways, will see a 1.4km stretch of dual carriageway…

Galliford Try has acquired a number of operations from product manufacturer Ham Baker to bolster its services to the water sector. The acquisition includes a team of about 40 people – working in asset inspection, maintenance and screens, and distributor operations – who will continue to operate from Ham Baker’s…