Galliford Try wins contracts worth £37.8m with University of Leeds

Housebuilding and construction company Galliford Try has reached an agreement with the University of Leeds on two new contracts worth a total of £37.8m.

The first £22.5m project will be to refurbish the Engineering Building at the university's main Woodhouse campus. It will involve refurbishing levels three, four and five of the 1960s building, as well as completing the maintenance backlog on the remainder of the building.

The second contract will be a £15.3m refurbishment of the Grade II listed Edward Boyle Library. The scheme, which encompasses all six floors of the 1970s building, includes fully refurbishing the study areas and replacing the engineering systems and roof.

Chairman Greg Fitzgerald said: "We are delighted to have been able to maintain the strong ties that our Yorkshire office has with the University of Leeds with these successes. The strategy for our construction business is based on long-term relationships with respected clients and these two contracts are an excellent example of that approach."