Galliford Try secures £36m Birmingham care home contract
HOUSEBUILDING and construction group Galliford Try has been awarded a £36m contract to construct a new care complex in Birmingham.
The company’s Partnerships arm has signed contracts with the ExtraCare Charitable Trust (ECCT) for its new retirement village, which is set to occupy five acres of land on the former MG Rover plant in Longbridge.
The new development will create 260 apartments (105 one-bed and 155 two-bed apartments) for the over 55s and feature a village centre that includes a village hall, bar, restaurant, gym, IT suite, hair and beauty salon and shop. The project marks the sixth development of this kind that Galliford Try has constructed for the ECCT.
The deal is one of a package of four contracts secured for Galliford Try in the extra care and affordable housing sectors, which together are worth a combined £72m.
The other deals see the firm bring financial close on an £18m scheme to build the new 135-bed ‘Village 135’ extra care facility for Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, while One Housing Group has appointed the constructor to two new contracts that will deliver the Protheroe House (£9.2m) and Pretoria Road (£9m) developments in North London.
Greg Fitzgerald, chairman, Galliford Try said: “Galliford Try’s track record in extra care developments is second to none and we are delighted that the ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group and One Housing Group have placed their trust in us to deliver the high quality facilities their customers deserve.”
