Carillion secures £90m Cyprus defence contract

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Carillion secures £90m Cyprus defence contract

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded Carillion the contract to design and build a new communications facility in Cyprus, which will be a single story building, approximately 10,000 square metres in area, with temperature and humidity controlled environments. Construction will start in April 2017 and be completed by the end of January 2019.

In welcoming the award, the Chief Executive of Carillion plc, Richard Howson, said: “We are delighted to have been selected by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to design and build this project and we look forward to building on the strong relationship we have with the DIO as we work closely together to deliver this important new facility.”

About Carillion

Carillion is a leading international integrated support services business. They employ around 48,500 people and operate in the UK, Canada and Middle East. We have annual revenues of more than £5bn.

Carillion Business Segments:

Support services – Facilities management, facilities services, energy services, rail services, road maintenance and utility services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects – Our investing activities in PPP projects range from defence, health, education, transport, secure, energy services and other Government accommodation.

Middle East construction services – Our building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services (excluding the Middle East) – Our market leading consultancy, building, civil engineering and developments activities in the UK and our construction activities in Canada.

Source: www.carillionplc.com

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