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Carillion ranked with the best in Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award
15/05/2008 - Leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction company Carillion has scooped second place in the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award, winning the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact.
AGM and Interim Management Statement
07/05/2008 - Commenting on trading in the period 1 January to 6 May 2008 at Carillion plc’s Annual General Meeting today, Chairman, Philip Rogerson said: “Carillion has continued to build on its strong performance in 2007. Overall trading conditions across our principal markets remain positive and the intake of new orders continues to be healthy. The Group has maintained its strong financial position with cash flow and net debt in line with our expectations.
Carillion IT Services to provide end-to-end IT managed service to ExtraCare Charitable Trust
02/05/2008 - Carillion IT Services (formerly Alfred McAlpine – IT Services) today announced it has secured a five year contract to provide an end-to-end IT managed service to The ExtraCare Charitable Trust. ExtraCare is a registered Charity providing and managing residential villages and schemes for the elderly, whilst offering a wide range of over 85 activities to its residents from IT and web surfing to arts and crafts and even sky diving and swimming with sharks.
Carillion wins top safety award
29/04/2008 - Carillion has scooped a prestigious safety award from one of the world's leading training and advisory bodies.
PME becomes Carillion Planned Maintenance
25/04/2008 - PME, the mechanical and electrical maintenance services arm of Carillion plc, announces that from 1st May 2008 it is changing its brand name to Carillion Planned Maintenance.
Carillion IT Services works in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to deliver the first Scottish NHS hospital asset tracking solution
23/04/2008 - Carillion IT Services (formerly Alfred McAlpine – IT Services) is working in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to design and install a scaleable, secure Wireless Local Area Network (Wireless – LAN) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) portable asset tracking solution at The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) in Paisley. This is the first project of its kind to be undertaken in a Scottish hospital.
Sir David Attenborough attends Carillion turf cutting event for Anglian Water
21/04/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion with client Anglian Water has held a ceremonial turf cutting event with special guest, broadcaster and wildlife expert Sir David Attenborough.
Carillion helps London City Airport top out new aircraft stands
21/04/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion marked the completion of four new aircraft stands for clients London City Airport - located on the eastern apron - at a special topping out ceremony with executives from the airport and Atkins on 17 April 2008.
Carillion secures £15 million facilities management contract from Yell
17/04/2008 - Carillion has been selected by Yell, the international directories business, to deliver facilities management services at locations across the UK including Yell’s head office in Reading.
CarillionEnterprise wins top safety award
17/04/2008 - CarillionEnterprise (C-E) sites Kineton and Linton-On-Ouse have scooped a prestigious safety award from one of the world’s leading training and advisory bodies.
Office of Fair Trading
17/04/2008 - Carillion notes the announcement today by The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerning its Statement of Objections relating to tender activities in the construction sector, in which it names one of its subsidiaries, Carillion JM Ltd, formerly Mowlem Limited. The Statement of Objections does not involve any other business within the Carillion group, including the recently acquired Alfred McAlpine operations.
Carillion wins Gold Considerate Constructors Award
15/04/2008 - Carillion has received a prestigious Gold Considerate Constructors award for Project HAL at Broxbourne, North London. Project HAL is a new £185 million printing facility for News International, which was completed earlier this year.
Carillion donates £3,000 to Tom Prince charity
15/04/2008 - The Carillion team currently building the new Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth has raised £3,158 for the Tom Prince Cancer Trust – a local charity set up in memory of a Portsmouth lad who died of cancer the day before his 16th birthday. The money was raised by the team’s social club, the Black Swan Drivers & Putters Club, who handed a cheque over today to representatives of the charity.
Carillion joint venture secures £85 million maintenance contract for Highways Agency
15/04/2008 - Carillion, the leading UK support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction company, has secured a five-year Managing Agent Contractor (MAC) contract for the Highways Agency with its joint venture partner, WSP, worth £85 million.
Carillion secures £12.5m Northumbrian Water contract
09/04/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion has secured a £12.5m contract to upgrade the Stressholme STW, in Darlington for client Northumbrian Water.
Carillion stirs the sense in Surrey
07/04/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion is helping Surrey primary school pupils to bloom after transforming a former disused piece of land into a sensory garden.
Carillion man to cycle 900 miles for Sport Relief
04/04/2008 - A worker at Carillion’s Queen Alexandra Hospital project in Portsmouth is planning a marathon bike ride in aid of Sport Relief.
Carillion clinches gold safety award for third year running
20/03/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion is celebrating after one of its businesses has scooped a gold award from an industry safety body for the third consecutive year.
Eggstra special Easter for children at Portsmouth Hospital
19/03/2008 - Carillion’s big-hearted construction workers at the Queen Alexandra Hospital reconstruction project have once again clubbed together to buy Easter eggs for all the children who will be in the hospital’s children’s ward over the holiday. This is the second year running that Carillion has helped bring some cheer to the poorly kids at the hospital.
Carillion secures £155 million contract to construct prestigious Lumiere Development in Leeds
12/03/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion has secured a £155 million contract for the construction of the Lumiere Development in Leeds, for client Lumiere LP, a joint venture between KW Linfoot Plc and the Frasers Property Group.
Carillion helps council open carriageway early
11/03/2008 - A new £4.1 million one-mile (1.6-kilometre) section of the A15 Paston Parkway dual carriageway in the north of Peterborough has opened one month early, giving motorists improved journeys between junction 21 (Gunthorpe) and junction 22 (Werrington) thanks to main contractor Carillion and consulting engineers Atkins.
Carillion celebrates early delivery for Network Rail
06/03/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion (formerly McAlpine) together with Network Rail took a major step forward in a £15m project at Manchester Airport after rolling a new road-over-rail bridge into place two days ahead of schedule and reopening a main road into the airport five days early.
SkyBlue celebrates national first for diversity accreditation
22/02/2008 - SkyBlue is celebrating today after achieving accreditation to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Diversity Assured Scheme –the first national company in its sector to receive the award.
Carillion joint venture secures £350 million facilities management contract for Philips
19/02/2008 - Support services and construction company Carillion’s Netherlands joint venture has been selected for a five-year facilities management contract for Philips worth a total of £350 million for direct and managed services.
Completion of the acquisition of Alfred McAlpine plc by Carillion plc
12/02/2008 - The scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act to implement the recommended acquisition by Carillion plc (“Carillion”) of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Alfred McAlpine plc (“Alfred McAlpine”) becomes Effective today in accordance with its terms.
Monteray joint venture secures facilities management contract for BT worth in excess of £500 million
05/02/2008 - The Monteray joint venture, of which support services and construction company Carillion is the majority shareholder, has secured a new facilities management contract with BT worth in excess of £500 million.
Carillion jv appointed preferred bidder for £208m Nottingham BSF contract
31/01/2008 - Carillion and its joint venture partners, The Local Education Partnership (LEP), has been appointed as the preferred bidder for the £208 million Nottingham Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
Carillion secures £42.5 million facilities management contract
30/01/2008 - Carillion Facilities Management has secured a new five-year contract with a leading global insurance provider, worth around £8.5 million per annum.
Carillion selected as preferred contractor for £30m Nailsea School
23/01/2008 - Carillion has been appointed as preferred contractor on the £30 million Nailsea Community School project for client North Somerset District Council.
Acquisition approved by Alfred McAlpine Shareholders
21/01/2008 - Further to the announcement made by Alfred McAlpine plc (‘Alfred McAlpine’) regarding the court meeting and extraordinary general meeting it held today, 21 January 2008, the Carillion plc (‘Carillion’) Board is pleased to note that, as recommended by the Alfred McAlpine Board, Alfred McAlpine Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a scheme of arrangement for the acquisition of the entire issued ordinary share capital of Alfred McAlpine by Carillion (the ‘Acquisition’).
Announcement of results of Extraordinary General Meeting
14/01/2008 - Carillion plc (the ‘Company’) announces that, at the Carillion Extraordinary General Meeting (the ‘EGM’) held earlier today for Carillion Shareholders to approve the acquisition of Alfred McAlpine plc (‘Alfred McAlpine’), the resolution put to the EGM was approved by the Company’s shareholders.
Carillion joint venture achieves financial close on South Tyneside and Gateshead BSF PPP contract valued at £175m
03/01/2008 - Carillion and its joint venture partners, The Local Education Partnership (LEP), have achieved financial close on the £175 million South Tyneside and Gateshead Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
CARILLION PLC PUBLICATION OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS
21/12/2007 - On 10th December 2007, Carillion plc (“Carillion”) and Alfred McAlpine plc (“Alfred McAlpine”) announced that they had agreed the terms of a recommended proposal for Carillion to acquire, for shares and cash, the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Alfred McAlpine by means of a scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act 1985, involving a reduction of capital under section 135 of the Companies Act 1985 (the “Scheme”). Carillion announces that the prospectus relating to the New Carillion Shares to be issued (the 'Prospectus') has today been approved by the UK Listing Authority and the formal documents relating to the acquisition will be posted to Alfred McAlpine Shareholders and Carillion Shareholders shortly.
Carillion completes sale of equity in Public Private Partnership projects
21/12/2007 - Carillion plc announced on 18 December 2007 that it had reached agreement on the sale of equity investments in three Public Private Partnership projects to Land Securities Trillium and that the sale was expected to generate cash proceeds of £21.5 million and an exceptional profit of a broadly equal amount.
Carillion agrees sale of equity in Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects
18/12/2007 - Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, has agreed terms to sell its equity holdings in three fully operational Public Private Partnership projects to a secondary market fund, Land Securities Trillium. The sales are expected to generate cash proceeds of £21.5 million and an exceptional profit of a broadly equal amount.
Carillion celebrates project milestone on £30m landmark office development
14/12/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has marked a project milestone on a pair of landmark office blocks in Gateshead by conducting a ‘topping out’ ceremony.
Carillion appoints new executive director
14/12/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has appointed David Hurcomb as an executive director with effect from 1 January 2008.
Offer for Alfred McAlpine plc
10/12/2007 - PART I CARILLION PLC RECOMMENDED SHARES AND CASH ACQUISITION OF ALFRED MCALPINE PLC The Boards of Carillion and Alfred McAlpine are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached on the terms of a recommended proposal whereby Carillion will acquire, for shares and cash, the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Alfred McAlpine.
Carillion Roads employee praised by Government for ‘outstanding contribution to the community’
04/12/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion is delighted following Government commendation of one of its roads employees for his “outstanding contribution to the community” during the floods in July this year.
Carillion delivers Bristol health centre
03/12/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has achieved a healthy handover after delivering a Bristol health centre to clients on time.
Carillion hands over restoration project
03/12/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has restored a dilapidated and fire damaged facility back to its former glory.
Carillion Roads clinches Contractor of the Year
29/11/2007 - Carillion Roads has scooped a prestigious industry accolade for its work on the Highways Agency’s £175m M6 extension from Carlisle to Guardsmill Project.
Carillion Roads scoops award for Sheppey Crossing
29/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped a prestigious industry accolade for its work on the Highways Agency’s A249 Stockbury (/M2) to Sheerness project.
Carillion wins top award for Corporate Social Responsibility campaign
29/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won a top award for its sustainability communications campaign – ‘Tomorrow in our Hands.’
Carillion appointed to create council's flagship new school
26/11/2007 - Support services and construction company has been named preferred bidder for a £28m school project in York.
Carillion gives early Christmas present to Telford youths
26/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has finished work on a brand new play area for Telford youths in time for the Christmas season.
Carillion wins £90 million King's Cross project
26/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has been awarded a £90 million contract from developers Argent and landowners London & Continental Railways and DHL-Exel for the construction of two office blocks. This is Carillion's first contract for the 15-20 year King's Cross regeneration scheme in London, for which Carillion is one of three key suppliers.
Carillion named as one of Britain’s green fleet heroes
23/11/2007 - Carillion Fleet Management has been named as the runner-up to Leaseplan in the Industry Supplier category of the Fleet Hero Awards.
Carillion projects in Manchester receive awards
23/11/2007 - Two flagship Manchester construction projects, designed and built by Carillion National Building, have recently won accolades in three prestigious awards ceremonies.
Carillion National Building wins Sunday Telegraph Edge Award
23/11/2007 - Last night the Sunday Telegraph named Carillion National Building as the winner of the £50,000 prize for the large company category in the Edge Awards 2007. The Edge Awards reward organisations that provide outstanding learning opportunities for 14-25 year olds. Carillion won the award with the support of Hounslow Education Business Partnership.
Carillion accepts award for London Bridge project completed by Mowlem
13/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion collected an award of excellence for a project which was completed more than 30 years ago by recently acquired civil engineering and construction company John Mowlem.
Carillion Property Services secures £20m social housing contract with Aberdeen City Council
12/11/2007 - Carillion Property Services (CPS), the recently-formed property services arm of support services and construction company Carillion plc, has been awarded a four-year framework contract with Aberdeen City Council, potentially worth in the region of £20 million.
Carillion Rail wins Best Supplier Award
06/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won Best Supplier award for its Manchester Metrolink Track Renewals project for clients Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE).
Carillion Chief Executive and LIFT boss visit Dudley regeneration site
06/11/2007 - Chief Executive of support services and construction company Carillion, John McDonough was joined on site by client Dudley Infracare LIFT Chief Executive John Coyne, to check on two key regeneration schemes in Dudley worth more than £55million.
Paul Dempster wins Silver at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards
05/11/2007 - Carillion’s Paul Dempster has won the prestigious Silver award at the Construction Manager of the Year Awards for work carried out on PFI projects.
Carillion and Alfred McAlpine agree regarding proposed offer
02/11/2007 - Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction Further to previous announcements, the Boards of Carillion plc (“Carillion”) and Alfred McAlpine plc (“Alfred McAlpine”) are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement regarding a proposed offer by Carillion for Alfred McAlpine and that Carillion has been granted access for a limited period of due diligence on Alfred McAlpine. The revised proposal values each Alfred McAlpine ordinary share at 585 pence and comprises 25 per cent. cash consideration with the balance in new Carillion ordinary shares.
Carillion wins building contracts worth £137 million for public and private sector customers
01/11/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won three new contracts in the UK worth approximately £137 million: a £70 million contract for the new Rolls Building in London, two contracts for the Scottish Prison Service in Edinburgh worth some £47 million and a contract to provide new offices for the Welsh Assembly Government in Aberystwyth with a target cost of approximately £20 million.
Carillion Roads innovative traffic management technique given go-ahead for live trials on M25
30/10/2007 - Carillion Roads crews have been given the green light by the Highways Agency to pioneer a new safety method aimed at reducing accidents by dramatically cutting the time it takes to place lane closure cones on busy motorways.
Possible offer for Alfred McAlpine plc ('Alfred McAlpine') - Rule 8.4 Announcement
19/10/2007 - Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. Carillion plc ('Carillion') announces that it has received non-binding letters of intent over 14.89 per cent. of Alfred McAlpine's issued share capital from Schroder Investment Management Limited and New Star Asset Management Limited to accept, if made, a possible offer by Carillion at a value of 570 pence for each Alfred McAlpine share.
Statement by Carillion plc regarding a Possible Offer for Alfred McAlpine plc
16/10/2007 - Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into or from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction In response to the announcement by Alfred McAlpine, Carillion confirms that it has approached the Board of Alfred McAlpine with a view to entering into discussions about a possible offer for Alfred McAlpine.
Carillion celebrates bridge award success
11/10/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion is celebrating today after scooping a major award for a bridge project for clients Surrey County Council.
Carillion sells cleaning company Pall Mall
01/10/2007 - Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, has sold Pall Mall Holdings and Sovereign Soft Services Limited to Resource (NI) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Resource Services Group.
Carillion chosen for £175 million schools project in N.E. England
27/09/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion with its joint venture partners (The Local Education Partnership) has been successful in moving forward as the selected bidder for the £175 million South Tyneside and Gateshead Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
Carillion donates cash to local charities
21/09/2007 - Carillion, in conjunction with Sellafield Ltd, Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Balfour Kilpatrick, William Hare Ltd and Jordan Nuclear, have donated two £750 cheques to local good causes.
Network Rail announcement: track renewal contractors.
11/09/2007 - Carillion notes Network Rail's decision, announced today, that Carillion has not been selected as a contractor for track renewals work beyond early 2008, by which time Carillion will have completed track renewals work already in hand or planned.
Carillion awarded pre-construction services for a £300 million contract at Heathrow
11/09/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has been appointed by BAA to provide pre-construction services for the completion of the second satellite at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport, worth £300 million.
Carillion and John Laing scoop Project of the Year Award
07/09/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion - together with specialist owner, operator and manager of public sector infrastructure assets John Laing - have won its second top industry award for work to upgrade the southern section of the Chiltern line, including Marylebone and Beaconsfield stations, for Chiltern Railways.
Carillion plc secures new corporate borrowing facilities of £590million
05/09/2007 - Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, has completed a refinancing of its corporate borrowing facilities, which have been increased by £261 million from £329 million to £590 million. These facilities will support the medium-term growth strategy of the Group.
Carillion’s joint venture business in the Middle East appointed preferred bidder for construction projects worth £470 million with framework agreements for up to a further £5.3 billion of construction work
05/09/2007 - Carillion’s joint venture business in the Middle East, Al Futtaim-Carillion, in which Carillion is 49 per cent partner, has been appointed preferred bidder and framework contractor for a number of major projects in the Middle East and North Africa. The total value to Carillion of the preferred bidder contracts is £192 million. The work to be negotiated under framework agreements has a potential value to Carillion of up to £2.6 billion over the next 7 years.
Carillion celebrates Metrolink track renewal success
03/09/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion is celebrating after completing track renewal work on Manchester Metrolink’s Altrincham Line on time for clients Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE).
Another success for Schal in Harlow
29/08/2007 - Schal, the project management arm of design management and consultancy practice TPS, has been appointed as Project Manager and CDM Coordinator for new sports and leisure facilities in Harlow town centre, Essex.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust butterfly project takes off thanks to Carillion
17/08/2007 - A Warwickshire butterfly habitat is to get a welcome boost after receiving a £4,200 donation from support services and construction company Carillion.
Carillion wins third Canadian PFI hospital project
16/08/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion in a joint venture with partners Ellis Don and The LPF Infrastructure Fund has reached financial close in a project to build, finance and maintain the Sault Area Hospital in Ontario, Canada.
New managing director for PME
30/07/2007 - PME, the building maintenance and facilities services arm of Carillion plc, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Black as its new Managing Director.
Carillion wins LDSA Built in Quality Award for Falcon Wharf
25/07/2007 - Carillion has won a Built in Quality Award from the London District Surveyors Association for its high rise mixed use building project in Wandsworth situated on the banks of the river Thames.
New Director and General Manager for Carillion Fleet Management
25/07/2007 - Carillion is pleased to announce Gil Kelly as the new Director and General Manager of its Fleet Management business.
Infrastructure systems for final section of High Speed 1 handed over by Carillion and JV partners
23/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion completed a double handover to its client Union Railways recently completing the track and overhead power systems for Section 2 of Britain’s first high-speed railway, High Speed 1.
Carillion awarded 'Two Ticks' Disability Symbol for commitment to the disabled
20/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has received the Disability Symbol in recognition of its commitment to disabled people.
Carillion is first company in its sector to sign up to Prime Minister¡¦s campaign to help long-term unemployed
18/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has signed up to the Local Employment Partnership - a scheme to help long-term unemployed people back in to work, in response to an invitation from the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
Carillion wins £5.8m Paston Parkway project
12/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion will be starting work on a £5.8 million scheme to improve the principal northern gateway into Peterborough in August.
Carillion wins LDSA Built in Quality Award for Lewisham Hospital PFI
10/07/2007 - Carillion has won a Built in Quality Award from the London District Surveyors Association for its £60 million PFI extension to Lewisham Hospital. The project team received the Best Partnership Award at a special ceremony held at the City of London Guildhall and will now go forward to the Built in Quality National Awards in October.
Carillion, SPT and Network Rail scoop team award for rail project
10/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped an industry award for its highly successful Larkhall-Milngavie Rail Project together with clients Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Network Rail.
Carillion Trading Update
05/07/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion plc is providing this update on trading in the first six months of 2007, ahead of its interim results announcement on 5 September 2007.
PME wins two RoSPA Gold Medals
29/06/2007 - PME, the building maintenance and facilities services arm of Carillion plc, has been awarded two prestigious RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Gold Medal Awards. PME’s Static Services and Mobile Services divisions both received a medal.
Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped three industry design awards for a pair of steel-based projects.
26/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has scooped three industry design awards for a pair of steel-based projects.
BEH wins British Safety Council award
22/06/2007 - Building Environmental Hygiene Ltd (BEH) has been awarded the British Safety Council award. The award recognises BEH's contribution to raising standards across the board to improve health and safety performance.
Carillion reaches financial close on a third LIFT project in Dudley together worth £40m
22/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has reached financial close on its third Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) project for Dudley Infracare to develop and enhance care facilities for the community.
Carillion hands over remaining Barnsley schools in £175m PFI project
22/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has handed over the remaining five Barnsley schools which were part of a major £175m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract both on time and to budget this week.
Recruitment firm discovers hidden talents during charity makeover
20/06/2007 - Teams from Stratford based recruitment firm, SkyBlue recently ditched their computers for compost to makeover a story garden for a local charity.
Carillion gives the MIDAS touch to Britain’s third busiest motorway in time for holidays
20/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has finished major works on Britain’s third busiest section of motorway in time for the summer holidays.
David Bellamy praises Carillion’s award-winning eco building
18/06/2007 - Famous botanist David Bellamy applauded an eco building built by support services and construction company Carillion while presenting the company with its third industry award this year.
John McDonough appointed non-executive Director
15/06/2007 - Carillion plc chief executive, John McDonough, has been appointed as a non-executive Director of Tomkins plc with effect from 14 June 2007.
SkyBlue boss crowned Brum’s brightest spark
12/06/2007 - The Head of Operations at specialist recruitment firm SkyBlue has been crowned Birmingham’s Brite Spark (corr) by the judges of the Switched on Business Awards.
Carillion revamps garage for youth charity
07/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has stepped in to help a housing charity revamp a garage so it can store furniture donations for Southampton youngsters to furnish their homes.
PME secures new contract at One America Square
06/06/2007 - PME, Carillion's building maintenance and facilities services arm, has secured a three-year £1 million contract with managing agents King Sturge to maintain one of their landmark sites in the City of London.
Carillion boosts fund for Beacon Centre for the Blind
05/06/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has given its backing to a campaign to build new facilities to benefit the blind and visually impaired with a £20,000 donation.
CFM wins RoSPA Gold Medal
01/06/2007 - Carillion Facilities Management has been awarded the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Gold Medal Award. The award recognises Carillion’s contribution to raising standards across the board to improve health and safety performance.
Carillion newspaper is voted top in the UK
29/05/2007 - Spectrum, the newspaper produced by Carillion for its people, has been voted the top company newspaper in the United Kingdom.
Carillion wins two top awards in the North West
25/05/2007 - Carillion has won two prestigious awards for its work in the North West of England.
Carillion scoops brace of top industry awards
23/05/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion is celebrating after scooping two awards in the annual Public Private Finance Awards.
Carillion scoops engineering award for ‘S’ shaped footbridge
23/05/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won an industry award for a stunning ‘S’ shaped cycle/footbridge in Carmarthen.
Carillion man helps police catch criminal
22/05/2007 - A trainee construction manager at Carillion has received a police commendation for the part he played in apprehending a criminal.
Carillion wins contract for Oman Royal Court Affairs worth around £120 million
16/05/2007 - Carillion Alawi LLC, a joint venture that has been delivering high-quality construction services in Oman for 40 years, has been awarded the contract to build the House of Musical Arts by Oman Royal Court Affairs, worth in the region of £120 million.
Archbishop to open £60m Lewisham Hospital extension
14/05/2007 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to perform an official opening ceremony at the £60m ‘Riverside’ extension to Lewisham Hospital in London, on 21st May 2007. Carillion completed and handed over the facility in November last year and is now providing hard facilities management services at the hospital under the terms of the 30-year PFI contract.
Live tamping a feature at Carillion Rail ‘masterclass’ open days
11/05/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion is hosting a series of rail open days in July for Network Rail, employees, and other organisations.
Carillion project for Northumbrian Water scoops major engineering award
11/05/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion and Northumbrian Water have scooped a major industry award for a North East sewage treatment works at a ceremony hosted by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
PME secures maintenance contract with Sony
11/05/2007 - PME, the building maintenance and facilities services arm of Carillion, has secured a new contract with Sony UK Limited, worth in excess of £1.5 million, for the maintenance of two facilities including its UK head office. The two-year contract started in April 2007.
Carillion Nuclear Services wins top safety award
10/05/2007 - Carillion Nuclear Services has scooped a prestigious safety award from one of the world’s leading training and advisor bodies. Following gruelling tests by a strict independent adjudicating panel, Carillion Nuclear Services was given the esteemed International Safety Award by the British Safety Council.
Carillion tops sector for corporate responsibility
09/05/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has topped its sector in the Top 100 Companies that Count Index published in the Sunday Times.
Carillion plc AGM Trading Update
09/05/2007 - Speaking at Carillion plc’s Annual General Meeting today, Chairman, Philip Rogerson, said,
Carillion Fleet Management appoints new man to head up its Business Development team
09/05/2007 - Carillion Fleet Management is delighted to announce the appointment of David Stanley as Head of Business Development. David will lead the expansion of Carillion’s external client base and brings with him over 15 years leasing company experience with major bank-owned fleet management providers.
Carillion launches new claims management company
30/04/2007 - Carillion has launched Asprea Ltd, a new business providing a complete claims management service to the UK’s leading insurance provider, Norwich Union.
Carillion secures further project with UNITE at Curzon Gateway
10/04/2007 - Carillion has successfully negotiated a further £24 million contract with student accommodation providers UNITE Group plc.
PME Partnerships wins Gold Award for Health and Safety
05/04/2007 - PME Partnerships Ltd has won one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards 2007. The Gold Award will be presented later this year at a special ceremony being organised by RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents).
Carillion secures second Abito contract in Manchester
02/04/2007 - Carillion National Building has successfully negotiated a further £23 million contract with Abito, a subsidiary of Ask Developments. The Abito development in Salford Quays will comprise a 10 storey building, housing 290 residential apartments with associated car parking and several commercial units.
Appointment of Richard Adam as Group Finance Director of Carillion plc
28/03/2007 - Further to the announcement on 14 December 2006 that Richard Adam will succeed Chris Girling as Group Finance Director, Richard will take up this appointment on 2 April 2007.
Carillion plc 2006 Preliminary Results
07/03/2007 - UK support services and construction company Carillion plc announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2006. A full version and analysts presentation will be available on the Carillion plc internet site investor relations section during the day.
Carillion awarded 20-year M40 contract worth £100 million
05/03/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won a 20-year contract for the maintenance of the M40 between the M25 and Warwick, worth around £100 million.
Carillion wins 5-year signalling work for Network Rail worth around £60 million
20/02/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has been awarded a five year framework agreement that is estimated to be worth up to £60m to undertake signalling work for Network Rail.
Carillion Rail’s suspension lifted by Network Rail
20/02/2007 - Carillion Rail will recommence bidding for new projects following Network Rail’s announcement that the company’s suspension has been lifted. Carillion is committed to the highest standards of Health and Safety and is the first company in its sector to set a target of zero workplace accidents. Carillion Rail is therefore pleased that the suspension has been lifted and to have been awarded a £60 million extension to its signalling framework contract, announced separately today.
Carillion offers free construction training and assessment
14/02/2007 - Carillion Construction Training, the training services arm of Carillion plc, has won funding worth £180K from Train to Gain to provide free construction training and assessment services to London companies.
Carillion secures national FM contract for the Forensic Science Service
12/02/2007 - Carillion has secured a national property and facilities management contract with the Forensic Science Service (FSS), covering its property portfolio across England.
Carillion scoops top award for rail project
06/02/2007 - Carillion Rail has scooped a top civil engineering award for its highly successful project to replace the deck on the remote Leven Viaduct, in Cumbria. The project has won the Institution of Civil Engineers North West Region 2007 merit award for engineering excellence. Project manager Matthew Wyld received the award on behalf of the team from ICE President Quentin Leiper.
Carillion secures Unilever FM deal
23/01/2007 - Carillion Facilities Management has secured a contract from FTSE100 company Unilever to provide facilities management and landlord services at its London head office at 100 Victoria Embankment, previously known as Unilever House.
Carillion Facilities Management awarded major FM contract by Northamptonshire County Council
22/01/2007 - Carillion Facilities Management (CFM), the FM division of Carillion plc, has been awarded a significant contract to manage and deliver a range of property services to Northamptonshire County Council. The contract has been signed for an initial four year term and is an important source of growth and development for the CFM business.
Partnership delivers new stadium for Harlow Town football club
16/01/2007 - Schal, the project management arm of Carillion plc, has played a key role in the successful delivery of a new community football stadium at Barrows Farm, Harlow.
Carillion joint venture appointed preferred bidder for North London clinical centres
15/01/2007 - Health services provider Clinicenta, a Carillion joint venture, has been appointed preferred bidder for a five-year, multi-million pound contract for the delivery of local community-based clinical services to NHS patients across North London.
Additional Defence Work
15/01/2007 - Support services and Construction Company Carillion has been awarded seven contracts for construction work on Ministry of Defence sites. This work is under the auspices of the Regional Prime Central contract held by CarillionEnterprise, under which it is providing support services worth £500 million over seven years.
Trading update
15/01/2007 - Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, is providing this update on trading in 2006 ahead of its preliminary results announcement on 7 March 2007.
Carillion reaches financial close on South Ayrshire schools
11/01/2007 - Support services and construction company Carillion has achieved financial close on a contract with a capital value of £76 million to build six new Public Private Partnership (PPP) schools in South Ayrshire.
Carillion completes £135m Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
21/12/2006 - Carillion has successfully completed and handed over a £135 million PFI development at the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital.
PME retains £3.5 million contract with ABN Amro
20/12/2006 - Carillion’s facilities services company, PME, has been re-awarded a contract by leading financial organisation ABN Amro, following a competitive tender process.
Carillion hospital team gives generously to good causes
18/12/2006 - A Carillion team has raised over £62,000 in cash or goods for charities and worthy causes during the redevelopment of the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
Carillion appoints new finance director
14/12/2006 - Support services and construction company, Carillion plc, has appointed Richard Adam as Group Finance Director to succeed Chris Girling. Richard Adam, who is 49, joins Carillion from Associated British Ports Holdings (ABPH), where he has been Group Finance Director since 1999. He will take up the appointment upon Chris Girling’s retirement in April 2007.
Carillion completes £60m Lewisham Hospital extension
12/12/2006 - Carillion has successfully completed and handed over a £60 million PFI extension to Lewisham Hospital in London.
Carillion secures £360 million support services contract with Norwich Union for claims management
30/11/2006 - Carillion has secured a contract to provide Claims Management for Norwich Union’s property-related insurance claims. The three-year contract is worth £120 million a year.
New safety services group for TPS
27/11/2006 - TPS has merged its highly successful CDM (Construction Design and Management) Services department with its occupational health and safety team, creating a new Safety Services Group.
Carillion Fleet Management wins marketing award
23/11/2006 - Carillion has received a prestigious marketing award for its Fleet Management business.
New regional director for TPS in Scotland
20/11/2006 - Design and professional services company TPS has appointed Brian Sanderson as the new Regional Director of its Scotland office.
Carillion recognised in three Facilities Management Awards
13/11/2006 - Carillion has been recognised in three awards for partnership and innovation in its facilities management services.
Carillion wins safety award at Great Western Hospital
09/11/2006 - Carillion has been awarded the coveted Five Star Health and Safety Audit Award from the British Safety Council, for its work at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
TPS expertise recognised at Madrid Terminal 4
09/11/2006 - TPS has won a prestigious award for its role in the Terminal 4 project at Barajas Airport in Madrid. It received the IStructE (Institution of Structural Engineering) Award for commercial or retail structures during a ceremony at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf.
Carillion achieves Investors in People at two hospitals
09/11/2006 - Carillion has achieved the Investors in People (IIP) accreditation at two of its hospital PFI contracts: Harplands Hospital in Stoke on Trent and Langlands Building at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
Carillion wins hospital catering award
09/11/2006 - Carillion has won an award for Services to Hospital Catering at the Building Better Healthcare Awards 2006. The award was given in recognition of the catering services Carillion delivers at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
Carillion secures £200 million Middle East contract
06/11/2006 - Support services and construction company Carillion has won a £200m contract through its Middle East joint venture, Al Futtaim Carillion, for the construction of a large residential complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Carillion joint venture awarded £363 million East London Line contract
23/10/2006 - Support services and construction company Carillion plc announces today that, in joint venture with Balfour Beatty, it has been awarded the £363 million contract to create the new East London rail line between Dalston Junction in the North and West Croydon in the South, by Transport for London (TFL).
Carillion joint venture appointed preferred bidder for South London clinical centres worth £35m per annum for five years
