11th May 2005 07:00
Carillion PLC11 May 2005 11 May 2005 Carillion appointed designated support services supplier for Housing PrimeContract worth around £700m A joint venture led by support services and construction company Carillion hasbeen selected as the designated support services supplier for a contract with avalue potentially in the region of £700 million with Defence Estates to maintainand upgrade Ministry of Defence family accommodation. "MODern Housing Solutions" (MHS), comprising Carillion with a 50% stake, Atkins(25%) and Enterprise (25%), will be responsible for maintaining and upgrading40,000 properties in England and Wales over a seven-year period from August2005, with the potential for a three-year extension. Commenting on the appointment, John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said:"We are delighted to have been selected for this major defence servicescontract. Government's outsourcing of support services is a major growth marketand Defence is one of our key sectors. "We look forward to working with the Defence Estates and are committed tooffering a responsive and consistent service for the families living in thisaccommodation, placing greater emphasis on customer care, quality and value formoney." "Vice Admiral Peter Dunt, Defence Estates chief executive, added: "DefenceEstates is committed to a Housing Prime contract, and I am confident that, intaking forward MHS's proposals, we will develop a long-term, positive,mutually-beneficial relationship in order to obtain improved service deliveryand greater value-for-money for the Service Families Accommodation estate inEngland & Wales." Notes to editors Carillion Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,infrastructure and services. As a FTSE 250 company with a turnover of around £2billion and over 19,000 employees, the Group delivers high-quality, cost-effective and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills andresources. Carillion's key target markets are health, transport (road and railinfrastructure), building, facilities management and support services for publicand private sector customers. Atkins Atkins, plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex infrastructure andbuildings for clients in the public and private sectors across the World. Theyare the largest multi-disciplinary consultancy in Europe, the largest engineering consultancy in the UK and the seventh largest design firm in theWorld. Enterprise Enterprise is a support services company operating in the utility, localauthority and public sector markets. In utilities it provides maintenanceservices to support the distribution infrastructure for the telecommunication,gas, water and electricity industries. Its public sector work includesstreetscene and grounds maintenance, building maintenance and the provision ofconsultancy and management services throughout the UK. For further information, please contact CarillionPaula ManningTel: 01902 316444 Atkins Richard Scrase,Tel: 01372 752897 Enterprise Hilary ScraseTel: 01772 819342 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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