Carillion has been awarded a five-year contract to provide facilities (FM) services for Centrica.

The contract is worth some £50 million over five years and will extend the Centrica relationship to 2017.

Carillion has provided Centrica with FM services since 2005 and under this new contract, Carillion will provide a wide range of FM and energy efficiency services for 92 properties with a total area of some 8.6 million square feet.

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After achieving a place on the Gatwick Airport Limited Major Framework, Carillion has been selected for one of the first major contracts to be let under this framework, namely the Pier 5 Reconfiguration project. This £45 million contract involves delivering an improved pier service to meet future growth in passenger numbers at Gatwick's North terminal. Work is due to commence in March 2012 with completion planned for April 2014.

Commenting, Carillion Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: "Winning these contracts reflects our focus on delivering excellent customer service and value for money. This is the foundation for our continuing success in winning contracts across our chosen market sectors and we look forward to working in partnership with Centrica and Gatwick Airport to deliver these contracts."

(CD/GK)