Company News Roundup: 24th September 2013

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19th September 2013

Galliford Try posts record profits as housebuilding soars

Galliford Try has confirmed record profits at the top end of analysts' expectations, of £74.1m in the year to 30 June 2013, up 17 per cent on 2012.

Company:2264

Skanska signs £75m Peterborough highways deal

Source: Construction Enquirier

Skanska has signed a highways maintenance deal with Peterborough City Council worth up to £150m. The ten-year deal is worth £7.5m annually with the possibility of another ten-year extension. Atkins was announced as winner of the deal in August and Skanska bought its highways division earlier this year for £18m.

Company:20258254

Kier in for £3bn water framework following May Gurney takeover

Source: Construction News

Kier has made bids for the United Utilities £3bn construction framework and a £390m Staffordshire highways deal, after boosting its bidding capacity due to its takover of May Gurney.

Company:576440

Matalan confirms preferred contractor for £19m office

Source: Construction News

Morgan Sindall has confirmed its appointment to a £19m deal to build a new Matalan office building, as revealed by Construction News in February. The contract with Maro Developments will see a new office built as part of its HQ at the former Petrolite site at Knowsley Industrial Park in Merseyside.

Company:68192