SEA - 28th April 2009
Carillion awarded rail contracts worth £111 million by Network Rail
Leading support services, Public Private Partnership and construction company Carillion, has been awarded two contracts by Network Rail - for the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link and the Great Eastern Overhead Line Enabling works - together worth £111 million.
The £80 million contract for the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link project includes the provision of new structures, stations, earthworks, ground treatment and filling operations up to ballast level and will be completed within eighteen months.
The contract forms part of a major project to improve rail links in Central Scotland that will provide a fully double-tracked and electrified line linking communities between Glasgow and Edinburgh, incorporating the existing Drumgelloch rail branch to the west and the existing Bathgate branch to the east.
The £31 million contract for the Great Eastern Line Enablement Works will be completed in 2012 and includes rewiring of the Great Eastern line from Liverpool Street to Chelmsford.
Carillion chief executive, John McDonough, said: "These latest contracts follow a number of other recent successes in the rail infrastructure market, including a £90 million contract for the North London Line, an £80 million contract for maintenance of the East London Line and our appointment as one of seven framework contractors to deliver an additional £800 million of investment in track enhancements.
"These successes reflect the strong relationship we have with Network Rail and we look forward to working closely with Network Rail to deliver these important projects."
Notes to editors
Carillion is one of the UK’s leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.
In the UK, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.
In the Middle East, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group’s main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.
Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.
In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.
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For further information contact
John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc 01902 316426
