Galliford Try

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has ordered PwC to put a sharper focus on its auditing of long-term contracts as it gave out fines in excess of £5m for failings in the handling of accounts for construction giants Kier and Galliford Try. PwC was ordered to pay £3m for breaches…

Kier and Willmott Dixon are among a host of big-time contractors that have nabbed spots on a £240m framework covering the north of England. Tilbury Douglas, Henry Boot, Morgan Sindall and Galliford Try were also named on the YORbuild3 framework, which will last for four years. Specifically, the work will…

Bam FM, Galliford Try and Bouygues Energies & Services are among the contractors that have won spots on an £800m facilities-management framework for the NHS. In all, 154 suppliers – including major firms and SMEs – have been selected on the framework, across 46 specialist lots. The work covered is…

Galliford Try has scooped a £25m job to construct a net-zero-carbon college building in Huddersfield. The four-storey building at Greenhead College will provide new teaching facilities, social spaces and catering areas at the higher-education centre. Galliford Try said the building will use low-carbon materials and feature LED lighting, as well…

Vistry Group’s chief operating officer is moving to fellow housebuilder Gleeson as chief executive. Graham Prothero, who has worked at Vistry since early 2019, has officially stepped down, but will not take up his new role until January 2023. Vistry said it will not be appointing a replacement for Prothero.…

Morgan Sindall has been propelled to the summit of the contractors’ league table for March by a £75m deal to develop a manufacturing hub in southern England. The 60,000 square foot facility, which is being developed at Kent Science Hub in Sittingbourne, will support cannabis-based medicines developed by Irish pharmaceutical…

Morgan Sindall and Galliford Try are among a raft of contractors appointed to a £6bn deal to provide work across the north of England. The big hitters join dozens of firms on the 17-lot Rise Construction Framework, which can be used by public bodies for the next four years. Rise…

Galliford Try’s board chair Peter Ventress is stepping down after seven years in the non-executive position. Ventress, who was also chair of the nomination committee, will be leaving the tier one contractor on 15 September, after its full year results are published. During his tenure at Galliford Try, he has…

Galliford Try is ready to adjust its bid prices should energy prices rise as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A number of key analysts this week told Construction News that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spark energy and fuel price hikes across Europe that in turn push…

Galliford Try has recorded a £2.6m pre-tax loss in its half-year results. The firm attributed the loss to the purchase of new IT infrastructure and the acquisition of NMCN's water business. In total, the Uxbridge-headquartered contractor’s books were hit by one-off outlays totalling £9.7m in the six months to 31…