Galliford Try has signed contracts for a pair of public sector building works contracts in Croydon worth a combined £43m.

Above: Croydon University Hospital

Galliford Try has reached financial close with the Education Funding Agency for the £21.7m Harris Invictus Academy in Croydon. The secondary school will ultimately house up to 1,150 pupils, with the project creating a new sports hall, main hall, activity studio, dining area, library, music room, reception area as well as a multi-use games areas and sports pitches.

Secondly, Galliford Try has signed an agreement with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to build the new £21.25m accident and emergency facility for Croydon University Hospital. It will consist of 28 emergency bays, an eight-bed children’s emergency department, a large resuscitation unit and an urgent care centre for minor ailments and illnesses.