A BUILDING company has won £50m of work in the affordable housing sector.

Galliford Try, which bought Newcastle-based affordable housing contractor Kendall Cross in 2007, will carry out the projects in Devon, Middlesex and Yorkshire.

Galliford Try chief executive Greg Fitzgerald commented: “We are delighted to be awarded this series of projects, which underline our strengths in the affordable housing and regeneration market and highlight our commitment to working with key clients to deliver quality housing stock for the future.”