Contractor to build two London schools at Islington and Finchley

Galliford Try has won two academy construction projects in the UK capital worth a total of 拢38m.

The contractor will build a new City of London academy in Islington worth 拢23m. Construction is due to complete in autumn 2011.


Greg Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald: "These contracts鈥 maintain our strength in this important market"

It has also won the contract to build 拢15m teaching, sports and administration facilities at the Wren Academy in north Finchley.

Greg Fitzgerald, chief executive of Galliford Try, said: 鈥淭hese contracts follow our recently completed multi-school private finance initiative projects and maintain our strength in this important market.鈥