Carillion wins £100m of Canadian contracts

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Carillion wins £100m of Canadian contracts

Carillion and their subsidiary Bouchier Group have won support services contracts that are expected to have a combined value of more than £100m over a period of up to five years. The contracts includes facilities management services at Canadian Forces Base, Petewawa.

The list includes a maintenance and facilities management contract for the Department of National Defence Canada as well as support contracts for a number of oil sector customers, including Shell and Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL).

The contract for the Defence Construction Canada Forces Housing Agency involves the provision of facilities management services for 1,685 military accommodation units at Canadian Forces Base, Petewawa.

The three-year contract for Shell, which is extendable to five years, involves the provision of facilities management services to Shell’s estate across the Province of Alberta. The contract extensions with CNRL involve the provision of a range of infrastructure and site support services.

Carillion chief executive Richard Howson, said: “We are delighted to have secured further support services contracts for long-term customers, notably Shell, Canadian Natural Resources Limited and the Defence Construction Canada Forces Housing Agency, which further enhance the good progress being made by our support services business in Canada. We look forward to working with these customers and to building on the strong relationships we have already established through providing value-for-money services that deliver significant operational efficiencies.”

Source: www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

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