Allied Healthcare International increases its presence across London Boroughs, secures 3-year contract

Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI) (AIM: AHI), a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom, has secured a three-year contract with the London Borough of Richmond Council in the United Kingdom.

Under the new Richmond contract, Allied has the opportunity to deliver up to 2,000 hours of home care services per week (104,000 hours per year) as the only provider for the North Richmond and South Richmond Wards within Richmond, a southwest borough of London with a population of 182,000. This award, which was secured in May 2009 and is Allied's first contract with Richmond, completed its implementation stage with the opening of a new branch, London West.

Sandy Young, Chief Executive Officer of Allied, commented, "Our stated objective of materially increasing our presence across London Boroughs is yielding excellent results, as this win comes on the back of recent long-term contract wins in Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Hounslow, Camden and Islington. There remain a great number of opportunities to achieve significant geographic infill and we will continue our concerted focus on these efforts in key geographies."