{"id":594770,"date":"2023-01-06T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/galliford-try-scoops-95m-prison-expansion-job\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:52:00","slug":"galliford-try-scoops-95m-prison-expansion-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/galliford-try-scoops-95m-prison-expansion-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Galliford Try scoops \u00a395m prison expansion job"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/03\/Galliford-Try-Partnerships-North_work_close.jpg\"   alt=\"Galliford-Try-Partnerships-North_work_close.jpg\">        <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Galliford Try has been awarded a \u00a395m contract to expand Rye Hill prison in Warwickshire.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has appointed the contractor to deliver a new building at the site in Rugby, which will increase the capacity of the prison to accommodate 426 more inmates.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion job is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/government\/prison-expansion-plans-worth-200m-announced-13-10-2020\/\">one of four announced by the MoJ in October 2020<\/a>, which were then costed at a total of \u00a3200m.<\/p>\n<p>Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking said prison work forms an important part of the company&#8217;s growth strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to working with G4S and the MoJ to deliver this expansion to HMP Rye Hill, improving facilities for staff, prisoners and visitors,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 plans also included expansions at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset, HMP Stocken in Rutland and HMP High Down in Surrey. Galliford Try is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/news\/construction-league-tables\/isg-takes-top-league-spot-with-barclays-hq-job-06-10-2021\/\">leading the \u00a350m expansion project at HMP High Down<\/a>, adding a workshop to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Contracts on the other two prisons are yet to be awarded.<\/p>\n<p>Galliford Try has long had a strong contractual relationship with the MoJ, and is consistently one of its top suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021\/22, it scooped the department&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/government\/ministry-of-justice-contractor-spend-revealed-25-08-2022\/\">seventh largest contract share, worth \u00a38.9m<\/a>, <em>Construction News<\/em>\u00a0revealed last year.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2020, the firm also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/galliford-try\/galliford-try-and-ogilvie-scoop-70m-scottish-prison-jobs-10-03-2020\/\">won a \u00a353.8m job to build a new women\u2019s prison<\/a> in Stirling.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/galliford-try-scoops-95m-prison-expansion-job-05-01-2023\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Joshua Stein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galliford Try has been awarded a \u00a395m contract to expand Rye Hill prison in Warwickshire. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has appointed the contractor to deliver a new building at the site in Rugby, which will increase the capacity of the prison to accommodate 426 more inmates. 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