17th Jan 2007 12:45
Land Securities Group Plc17 January 2007 17 January 2007 Land Securities Group PLC ("Land Securities")Defence Training Review Statement Land Securities Group PLC announces that Metrix, a joint venture between LandSecurities Trillium, the UK's leading property partnership specialist, andQinetiQ, a leading international defence and security technology company, hasbeen appointed preferred bidder on Package One and provisional preferred bidderon Package Two under the Government's Defence Training Rationalisation (DTR)programme. The consortium will now work with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over the next12-18 months to finalise the details of the contracts. The DTR comprises two packages. Package One primarily comprises technicaltraining, including aeronautical engineering and communications and informationsystems. Package Two incorporates logistics, joint personnel administration,security, languages, intelligence and photography as well as supply training. Commenting on the announcement Ian Ellis, Chief Executive of Land SecuritiesTrillium said: "This appointment offers the Metrix consortium a tremendousopportunity to work with the MOD to provide a world class modern trainingfacility at St Athan for the UK's armed forces and also to transform the way inwhich training is delivered. We are delighted to have been appointed and arelooking forward to bringing negotiations to financial close over the comingmonths." -Ends- For further info, please contact:Land Securities GroupEmma DenneT +44 (0)20 7024 5460 / 7799 133387 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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