Galliford Try plc announced that its Building business has secured four new contracts predominantly in the south east of England and worth in excess of £60 million. Firstly, the company has been contracted by Muse Developments to build the second phase of the Chatham Place regeneration scheme in the centre of Reading. The development is worth £24 million and will see the creation of two new apartment blocks containing 184 homes, 2055 sq ft ground floor retail space, an urban garden accessible to the public, and other public realm improvements. Secondly, LHA London Ltd. has contracted the company to build its latest hostel facilities for young working people and students at Torquay Street in London. The £13 million project will see the creation of 158 micro-flats with appropriate communal facilities. Thirdly, Lothbury Investment Management Limited has selected the company to build 24,500 sq ft of office space at 55 St James's Street in London. The commercial development will include a basement and residential level on the sixth floor when completed in January 2015. Finally, Galliford Try Building and English Cities Fund have reached financial close for the £13.5 million E3 Salford regeneration project in Chapel Street, Salford. The development will create 97 homes for private sale with additional retail units.

Galliford Try plc announced that it has secured three contracts in the Greater Manchester area worth £36.5 million in aggregate. Firstly, RED Property Services has appointed Galliford Try to construct the £13.3 million Old Trafford Supporters Club hotel, opposite the Manchester United football ground. The new four-star 139-bed hotel will feature supporters' club facilities and bar, alongside additional retail units. Secondly, Galliford Try has concluded an agreement with The Carlyle Group and its joint venture partners Nikal and Abstract Securities to build the second stage of the Soapworks project. The £12.5 million contract covers the entire second phase of the project and will create 210,000 sq. ft. of Category A office space in the old Colgate-Palmolive factory that adjoins the Media City complex in Salford Quays. Finally, Muse Developments has contracted Galliford Try to deliver the sixth phase of the Smithfield residential project in Salford. The £10.75 million phase of the development will see the creation of 77 one, two and three-bedroom apartments for private sale, and associated retail units.

Galliford Try plc announced that its Partnerships business has been named as preferred bidder to design and construct the Bournville Gardens retirement village in Birmingham. The Extra Care Charitable Trust has selected Partnerships to build the 212-apartment village in the Bournville area of Birmingham. The project, worth over £26 million, includes community and care facilities and is expected to start on site in June 2013 with completion planned for the summer of 2015. The village is the fifth that Galliford Try have delivered for Extra Care, with the Hagley Road village, currently under construction in Birmingham, expected to be fully open in the autumn. Partnerships has also now reached financial close on the 765 Finchley Road project on behalf of Housing Association Affinity Sutton. The North London scheme will see the creation of 80 mixed tenure homes and commercial units under a £15.8 million contract.