Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

23rd January 2012

Morgan Sindall selected as partner to deliver £200m Public Sector Infrastructure Programme for West Scotland

Morgan Sindall Group plc today announces that its appointment has been recommended by The West Territory Hub Programme Board as a partner to deliver over £200m of public sector infrastructure projects for 17 West Scotland public sector bodies throughout Glasgow, Inverclyde, East and West Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire.

Morgan Sindall Group plc will sit alongside Community Solutions Investment Partners Ltd, (itself an associate of Morgan Sindall's Investments division) and Apollo Capital Projects Ltd, as the majority shareholders in the WellSpring Partnership Limited ("WellSpring Partnership") which will deliver projects across the West of Scotland territory through a joint venture company formed between the various public sector bodies and the WellSpring Partnership.

The £200m investment programme is to be delivered over the next ten years and includes a range of health and education projects including small business workshops, a variety of primary care health facilities, community hubs and primary schools.

Paul Smith, Chief Executive of Morgan Sindall Group plc, said: 

"We are excited by this opportunity to work alongside our public sector partners to deliver vital projects which will generate improved public services for communities in the West of Scotland."

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

Morgan Sindall Group

Morgan Sindall Group plc is a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £2 billion and which operates through five divisions of construction and infrastructure, affordable housing, fit out, urban regeneration and investments.

West Scotland hub partners

Participants in the West Territory include: Greater Glasgow Health Board; East and West Dunbartonshire Councils; East Renfrewshire Council; Renfrewshire Council; Glasgow City Council; Inverclyde Council; The Glasgow School of Art; Glasgow Metropolitan College trading as City of Glasgow College; Strathclyde Fire and Rescue; Strathclyde Joint Police Board; The Glasgow Housing Association Limited; Govanhill Housing Association Limited; Elderpark Housing Association Limited; Scottish Ambulance Service; Clydebank re-built and Clyde Gateway Developments Limited.

ENQUIRIES:

Morgan Sindall Group plc Tel: 020 7307 9200

Paul Smith, Chief Executive

David Mulligan, Finance Director

Brunswick Tel: 0207 404 5959

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