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Galliford Galliford is planning to merge with Try Group to create a combined construction group called Galliford Try, which should make it easier for them to participate in private finance initiative projects. 23-Aug-2000 Galliford is forming a joint venture with Nesco Entrecanales Cubiertas of Spain to bid for large rail construction projects in the UK. 26-Jul-2000 Galliford has won a £30m contract to build 3,000 radio base stations across the country for British Telecom, as part of a scheme to provide communications for the police. 11-May-2000 Galliford has won a £4.5m contract to build a multiplex cinema for Bass in Burton-on-Trent. 18-Nov-1999 Galliford is looking to build rapid transport systems in at least five town centres, based on its Northampton project which is due to start up in early 2001. 09-Sep-1999 Galliford has increased its stake in Rapid Transport International to 50%, in order to increase its role in the development of the UK's first fully integrated guided transport system in Northampton. 12-Apr-1999 Galliford and Christiani & Nielsen have jointly won a £60m contract to build Birmingham's Millennium Point retail and leisure scheme, which will create more than 500 jobs over the next two years. 08-Apr-1999 Rapid Transport International is seeking government approval for a £50m rapid transit scheme in Northampton, and Galliford is acting as project manager. 05-Nov-1998 Galliford is setting up a maintenance division to enable it to offer building maintenance services to clients. 10-Sep-1998 Galliford is setting up a rail division called Galliford Rail Projects, which will be based in Warrington and co-ordinate its station and bridge building work. 25-Aug-1998 Galliford is acquiring Midas Homes, the south-west England housebuilder, for £4.6m. 26-Nov-1997 Galliford is selling its Galliford Roadstone construction materials business to a management buy-out for £2.5m. 22-Feb-1997 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007