Interserve Regulatory News (IRV)

6 Oct 2008 07:00

INTERSERVE WINS ‚£32m EXTENSION TO FOREST BANK PRISON

Interserve, the services, maintenance and building group, has been awarded the ‚£32 million contract to design and build additional prisoner accommodation comprising 232 cells and additional facilities at HMP Forest Bank for Agecroft Prison Management Limited.

HMP Forest Bank, which currently has 800 cells, is a Category B prison in Salford built by Interserve under a PFI contract in 1999 and operated by Kalyx, a leading manager of prison facilities in the UK. The new cells will be built in two wings, together with additional education and prisoner support facilities, an extension to the main prison kitchen, improvements to the visitor reception centre and extended visits area plus further physical activity space for prisoners.

Construction will begin immediately, with the houseblock accommodation ready for occupation in November 2009.

Since 1999 Interserve has constructed five new prisons, including HMP Forest Bank, and has undertaken numerous projects to refurbish and provide new cells in existing facilities. The most recent new prison, HMP Addiewell, will open in Scotland in December 2008 and will also be operated by Kalyx.

Adrian Ringrose, Chief Executive of Interserve, commented: "It is a social reality that the UK needs more prison cells than it currently has. In meeting this need the new facilities we are building seek not only to house prisoners but also to address offending behaviour and give individuals the opportunity to change."

Tony Leech, Managing Director of Kalyx, added: "We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership with Interserve and are very happy to be working with them on this project. Their unparalleled experience of building prisons linked with our operational expertise is a powerful combination."

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For further information please contact:

Giles Scott 0118 960 2307 Head of Corporate Communications Elizabeth Morley / Tom Roberts 020 7379 5151

Maitland About Interserve

Interserve Plc (www.interserve.com) is a services, maintenance and building group operating in the public and private sectors in the UK and internationally. It offers advice, design, construction and maintenance services for buildings and infrastructure, runs the operational systems and back-office services that support them and provides a range of plant and equipment in specialist fields. Interserve is based in the UK and is a FTSE 250 company. It has revenue of ‚£1.7 billion and a workforce of 50,000 people worldwide.