Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has announced that its Scottish business, Morrison Construction, has been awarded a £48.5 million construction contract which is part of the £86 million Moray Council project to upgrade flood defences at Elgin in Northern Scotland.

This work is part of the wider £160 million Moray Flood Alleviation scheme combining the expertise of The Moray Council, Royal Haskoning, Morrison Construction and EC Harris to solve flooding issues in Moray.

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The work will alleviate flooding in Elgin by recreating the flood plain and constructing flood defences. The project involves creating a sustainable flood corridor along the River Lossie and relieving constrictions to water flow enabling high flows of water to be conveyed safely through the town through the use of a combination of embankments, walls and lowered floodplains.

The contract is due to start on 4 April 2011, with completion in 2015.

Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said: "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with The Moray Council by securing this important contract to deliver a fourth scheme through our existing construction partnering arrangement."

(CD/GK)