Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, has announced that its Scottish business, Morrison Construction, has been awarded a £28 million construction contract forming part of a £45 million Moray Council project to upgrade flood defences at Forres (Findhorn & Pilmuir) in Northern Scotland.

The project is part of the wider £177 million Moray Flood Alleviation scheme which combines the expertise of The Moray Council, Royal HaskoningDHV, Morrison Construction and EC Harris to solve flooding issues across Moray.

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On completion the project will alleviate potential flooding to the town of Forres from the Findhorn and Pilmuir catchments, by recreating riverside flood plains, constructing set-back flood defences and forming a new drainage channel with pumping station.

The contract is due to start in this month, with completion in Spring 2015.

Galliford Try Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald said: "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with The Moray Council by securing this important contract to deliver a fifth scheme through our existing construction partnering arrangement."

(CD)