In September 2000,
Morrison Construction was purchased by
Anglian Water Group Plc and subsequently delisted. The construction division of the business was sold in 2006 to
Galliford Try. The remainder of the business was split into two divisions,
Morrison Facilities Services and Morrison Utility Services. Two years later, AWG sold the Utility Services division to two private equity firms,
Cognetas and Englefield Capital for £235 million. The company launched a business partnership in September 2006 with
Manchester City Council, which lasted for ten years. The contract was extended for £20 million July 2010 for an additional two years and eight months. AWG sold Morrison Facilities Services in 2012 to
Mears Group for £24 million. ==References==