Galliford Try

The cost of a long-delayed bypass in Somerset is expected to top £105m – £40m above the original estimate – after fresh risks to the scheme were identified. North Somerset Council is set to approve an extra £14.5m for the Banwell bypass at a meeting next week, which is also…

Morrison Construction has been named as preferred contractor for a school renovation and extension job in Midlothian, Scotland. Midlothian Council selected the Galliford Try subsidiary to redevelop Penicuik High School. The local authority is seeking planning permission to add an extension to the 1930s building, which has a B listing…

A fire safety court case brought against Galliford Try could establish how far construction firms’ sister and parent companies can be held liable for defect costs. Taylor Wimpey is suing Galliford Try Infrastructure over alleged fire safety issues at a development built by Morrison Construction, which Galliford Try acquired in…

Infrastructure contract framework wins have spurred revenue and profit at tier one contractor Galliford Try in the first half (H1) of its 2025 financial year. Turnover at the firm – ranked 15th in the CN100 2024 table of top contractors – totalled £923.2m in the six months to 31 December.…

Galliford Try has been awarded two major prison fire-safety upgrade contracts. Yesterday (25 February), the contractor announced it won a £44.5m contract to deliver fire-safety improvements at the Grade II-listed HMP Wakefield (pictured) in West Yorkshire. A contract notice published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Thursday (20 February)…

Galliford Try has been appointed to build a £63m residential scheme at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire.  The tier one contractor will build four new single living accommodation buildings for junior ranks, each standing at three storeys and containing 69 single ensuite bedrooms. The blocks will also contain a kitchenette, drying…

A council is considering legal options to ensure it does not face an unexpected bill of up to £20m following a “design error” on a road bridge. The Grantham South Relief Road will cost between £10m and £20m more, and will open a year later than planned after the alleged…

Strategic framework wins have set Galliford Try on course to beat last year’s trading performance. In a financial update released to the stock exchange this morning (15 January), the tier one contractor said trading for the half-year period from 1 July to 31 December 2024 has exceeded its own forecasts.…

Seven contractors, including Kier, Galliford Try and Tilbury Douglas, have been appointed to a five-year framework covering utilities in Yorkshire. Framework client Yorkshire Water said the work represents part of its “largest ever” environmental investment, as it looks to invest £8.3bn across the network in the next five years. Kier,…

A single mammoth contract for HS2 work propelled Costain to the top of December’s league table, according to construction industry data specialist Glenigan. Work will begin in the first quarter of the year on the £400m job to deliver critical lineside mechanical and electrical systems for the high-speed rail link.…