Carillion plc

Carillion plc is a British-based construction-services business headquartered in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Carillion undertakes a range of construction projects, including roads and hospitals, and also provides facilities-management services. Most of its business is in the United Kingdom, but it also operates in several other regions, such as Canada and the Middle East.

Carillion has been consistently profitable since its launch in 1999. Turnover in 2007 was £3,952m and profit before tax and exceptional items was £101.8m.

History

Carillion was created in July 1999 by a demerger from Tarmac, which was founded in 1903.

In March 2005, Carillion acquired Planned Maintenance Group for circa £40 million. In February 2006, Carillion acquired Mowlem, another UK support-services firm, for circa £350 million. In February 2008, Carillion acquired Alfred McAlpine, another UK support-services firm, for £572 million.

Operations

Carillion now has four divisions: Building, Business Services, Infrastructure and International.

Major projects

Major projects involving Carillion have included new facilities for the Royal Opera House completed in 2000, the Tate Modern completed in 2000, the Grand Mosque in Oman completed in 2001, the Copenhagen Metro completed in 2002, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) completed in 2003, the M6 Toll completed in 2003, Beetham Tower Manchester completed in 2006, new facilities for the John Radcliffe Hospital completed in 2006, the Sheppey Crossing completed in 2006 and High Speed 1 completed in 2007.