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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Mears Group PLC\n09 January 2008\n\n\n9 January 2008\n\n Mears Group PLC\n\n Significant contract award\n\nToday Mears Group PLC ('Mears') announces the award of a flagship contract worth\n£65 million with Birmingham City Council to provide responsive repairs and voids\nrefurbishment in the Northern area of the City. The work will encompass the \ntransfer of over 300 staff and will last for an initial period of 4.5 years with\nan option to extend to a full term of 7 years. This win follows an extensive \ntender process, lasting over 6 months, through which Mears was able to demonstrate \nservice and efficiency benefits of advantage both to the Council and to the \nresidents of North Birmingham.\n\nThis Birmingham win, together with Mears' recent win with Midland Heart Housing,\ngives the Company a very strong footprint within the Midlands, from which the \nCompany would expect to win further work in the future.\n\nBob Holt, Chairman of Mears, commented: 'The Birmingham tender success marks another \nimportant step for Mears and further evidence of our improved approach to Business \ndevelopment.'\n\n\n\nEnquiries:\n\n\nMears Group PLC \nBob Holt, Chief Executive 07778 798 816\nDavid Robertson, Finance Director 07887 705 357\nAndrew Smith, Executive Director 07712 866 461\n\n\nThreadneedle Communications\nTrevor Bass / Alex White 020 7936 9666\n\n\nNominated adviser to Mears Group PLC \nInvestec\nKeith Anderson / Michael Ansell 020 7597 5970\n\nENDS\n\n\n\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":1803,"tagName":"div"}]