Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has, in joint venture with Imtech Process, been awarded a contract worth a total of £36m from Anglian Water. Under the contract Galliford Try and Imtech will construct a new water treatment works in Lincolnshire.

Situated on a greenfield site near Newton-on-Trent in Lincolnshire, the new works will use an innovative combination of processes that will enable water from the River Trent to be treated at a downstream location for the first time. The scheme includes a large raw water reservoir and over 12km of pipelines.

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Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, commented: "We are delighted to secure this additional business from an existing framework client. It builds on our track record in delivering water infrastructure projects. Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading infrastructure contractors to the water industry, working under five-year asset management programmes as well as on bespoke projects for seven of the country’s major water utility businesses."

(CD/GK)