Galliford Try

Almost four months after it first made overtures to Galliford Try and its housing interests, Bovis and the contractor have agreed “high-level” terms for the acquisition of Linden Homes and Galliford’s partnership & regeneration business. There’s a lot to like about the deal. Bovis will more than double in size…

Bovis made an improved offer for Galliford Try’s Linden Homes and partnership & regeneration businesses this morning, more than three  months after its first offer was rejected. Construction News looks at what’s on the table and what it means for each company. What the deal covers Bovis, with its 4,000…

Galliford Try's work on the taxiways is gathering pace, as James Wilmore gets airside to see how the contractor is tackling the challenge of laying concrete amid a live airport environment

Good news for Galliford Try and Balfour Beatty – the notorious Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) is very nearly finished.

The Lincoln Eastern Bypass has required a staggering £10m of archaeological works as well as overcome the liquidation of its main contractor.

In south London Galliford Try is approaching its eighth year on a residential development by the Thames that now faces the trickiest phase of work yet.

Galliford Try construction chief executive Bill Hocking used an interesting metaphor to explain tier one margins when I spoke to him this morning.

In Birmingham a two-block residential building that tops out at 22 storeys has emerged from the middle of an old subterranean car park. 

The troubled £745m Aberdeen bypass has been hit by repeated delays and the loss this year of JV partner Carillion. Lurking beneath these problems, CN has now seen damning internal reports and heard allegations of shocking safety standards that have prompted calls for a government investigation.

Working on the Manchester Airport expansion has presented Galliford Try with some uncommon logistical concerns.