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Galliford Try PLC

21 July 2015

 



GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED TO PRESTIGIOUS BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE PROJECT

Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has signed contracts with Birmingham City University to build the £46 million Conservatoire in central Birmingham.

The new landmark building, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, will move the Conservatoire from its existing home to the Eastside area of the city centre, adjacent to the university's Parkside building. The facility will house teaching facilities and a 500-seat auditorium as well as two additional performance spaces.

Greg Fitzgerald, Galliford Try's Executive Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to be involved in such a high-profile and significant project for both Birmingham and the surrounding area. We look forward to working with Birmingham City University and the design team to produce a world-class musical facility for both the students and the wider community."

Galliford Try -              Greg Fitzgerald, Executive Chairman                   01895 855001

                                    Graham Prothero, Finance Director

Notes to Editors

Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. The housebuilding business - through its Linden Homes brand - sells distinctive homes to the public and affordable homes to housing associations and local authority providers.  The construction business carries out building and infrastructure work across the UK with clients ranging from major Government departments through to regulated utilities and private sector companies. At the end of the financial year to 30 June 2014, the Group generated revenues of £1.8 billion. 

 

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