Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

9 Jan 2007 07:01

Morgan Sindall PLC09 January 2007 Morgan Sindall plc Lovell to carry out £76m of housing improvements in Hammersmith & Fulham Housing refurbishment specialist Lovell, a division of Morgan Sindall plc, hasbeen selected by Hammersmith & Fulham Housing Management Services ("HFHMS") towork on its major Decent Homes housing modernisation programme in West London. Lovell will be carrying out £32 million of improvement work to 2,300 homes inthe Hammersmith Central area over four years. The company will also beundertaking modernisation work worth £44 million to 2,900 homes in the FulhamNorth area. The work is due to start in January 2007. Lovell is one of five contractors appointed by HFHMS to bring housing stock upto the Government's Decent Homes standard by 2010. Paul Smith, Chief Executive of Morgan Sindall plc, commented: "We are very pleased to have been chosen for this major housing improvementprogramme. Lovell has a strong track record of carrying out large-scale housingmodernisation work and we are committed to delivering high standards of customerservice." Editor's notes: Lovell, which has offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow,Leatherhead, Leeds, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Newcastle, Norwich,Nottingham, Stockton-on-Tees and Tamworth, is Britain's leading provider ofaffordable housing. It is a member of Morgan Sindall plc, the constructiongroup, which has four specialist divisions of fit-out, construction,infrastructure services and affordable housing. 9 January 2007 Enquiries: Morgan Sindall plc Tel: 020 7307 9200Paul Smith, Chief ExecutiveDavid Mulligan, Finance Director College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Matthew Smallwood This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange