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Major Contract Award in Singapore
Major Contract Award in Singapore.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n\nFor immediate release \n\n30 September 2013\n Keller Group plc \n\n Major Contract Award in Singapore \n\nKeller Group plc (\"Keller\" or \"the Group\"), the international ground\nengineering specialist, announces that it has been awarded a contract worth\napproximately £33m to construct foundations and related works for the new\nSengkang hospital project in Singapore.\n\nKeller's contract is for the construction of a diaphragm wall and bored and\nsecant piles. The piling works, which make up the largest element of the\ncontract, will be undertaken by Resource Piling, who will install more than\n2,500 piles of varying diameters.\n\nThe overall project, for the Singapore Ministry of Health, will create an\nintegrated general hospital, community hospital and specialist outpatient\nfacilities, catering for more than 700,000 residents in the region.\n\nKeller's work is expected to commence next month and to complete in the third\nquarter of 2014.\n\nJustin Atkinson, Keller Chief Executive, commented:\n\n\"This is the largest contract award to date for Resource Piling. It is a good\nexample of how the businesses we acquire are able, over time, to take on larger\nand more complex work, knowing they have the technical and financial backing of\na strong, international parent.\n\n\"Increasing our participation in major projects remains one of our key aims and\nwe are delighted to have been selected to work at Sengkang.\"\n\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n\nKeller Group plc \nJustin Atkinson, Chief Executive 020 7616 7575\nJames Hind, Finance Director \n \nRLM Finsbury \nGordon Simpson/Rowley Hudson 020 7251 3801\n \n\nNotes to Editors:\n\nKeller is the world's largest independent ground engineering specialist,\nproviding technically advanced and cost-effective foundation solutions to the\nconstruction industry. With annual revenue of around £1.5bn, Keller has\napproximately 8,000 staff world-wide.\n\nKeller is the clear market leader in the US and Australia; it has prime\npositions in most established European markets; and a strong profile in many\ndeveloping markets.\n ","length":2649,"tagName":"div"}]