SEA - 18th February 2010

Carillion appointed one of four contractors for Managed Motorways framework worth up to £2bn

Leading UK support services company Carillion has been appointed as one of four framework contractors to deliver the first phase of the Highways Agency's pioneering Managed Motorways programme, which has a value of up to £2bn.

Managed motorway schemes involve the installation of variable speed limits and hard shoulder running to reduce congestion and improve safety during peak periods.

Carillion's selection for this new programme reflects the Group's ability to utilise both its support services and construction capabilities to deliver Managed Motorway projects successfully, having been awarded in 2008 the contract for Phases 1 and 2 of the £96million Birmingham Box Managed Motorways project, which is due for completion in Spring 2011.

The new framework suppliers may also be used to deliver additional schemes to improve capacity and traffic flow that utilise technology to make journey times more reliable, improve safety and provide driver information.

Commenting, Carillion chief executive John McDonough said: "We are delighted to have been selected for this important framework programme, for which we will utilise our core strengths in support services together with our construction capabilities. We look forward to working with the Highways Agency with whom we already have a strong relationship as an established supplier of long-term highway maintenance and other technology services, and to using the experience we have developed from delivering the Birmingham Box Managed Motorways project."

Notes to editors

Carillion is one of the UK’s leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean.

In the UK, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services.

In the Middle East, Carillion’s principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group’s main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.

In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.

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For further information contact

Carillion plc

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs 01902 316426

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James Murgatroyd +44 (0) 20 7251 3801

Gordon Simpson