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Top contractors: monthly work won, 1-31 May 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(7)HBG Construction13126.6
2(13)Ballast387
3(22)Bowmer & Kirkland1075.3
4(21)Bovis Lend Lease374
5(6)Shepherd Construction564
6(8)Kier 1262.22
7(–)Willmott Dixon650.2
8(–)YJL1048.73
9(16)Simons645.6
10(29)MJ Gleeson444.57
11(26)ISG (Exterior/Interior)543.3
12(11)Carillion143
13(25)Amec340
14(–)Mansell635
15(12)Balfour Beatty335
16(15)John Laing333
17(14)Wates333
18(–)PCM130
19(–)Taylor Woodrow328.7
20(5)Sir Robert McAlpine226
21(–)Watson Construction322.2
22(–)Structure Tone (UK)122
23(–)Morgan Sindall921.85
24(–)O’Rourke120
25(–)Barr Holdings219
26(19)Mowlem218.1
27(–)Sunley Turriff416.8
28(–)Crest Nicholson415
29(17)Galliford Try414.5
30(–)Swallow Construction313.7
Total1351,208.37
All types of building contracts, including design-and-build, management, construction management and traditional contracts, are taken into account. Facilities management, schedule of rates and measured-term contracts are not included.
Top contractors: yearly work won, 1 June-31 May 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)Sir Robert McAlpine36938.9
2(2)Bovis Lend Lease35725.53
3(10)Skanska UK17704.56
4(3)Kier149624.57
5(5)HBG Construction83608.97
6(6)Balfour Beatty52593.3
7(4)Jarvis13530.5
8(9)Wates44406.9
9(7)John Laing15385.04
10(11)Carillion18382.75
11(8)Bowmer & Kirkland60370.26
12(14)Shepherd Construction26323.45
13(13)John Mowlem63322.01
14(15)ISG (Interior/Exterior)28319.74
15(18)Ballast54318.29
16(16)Bouygues 3313.5
17(12)Galliford Try53312.92
18(17)Multiplex6312.3
19(19)Birse45280.02
20(24)Costain14263.75
21(20)Norwest Holst33255.88
22(–)Mace10251.8
23(23)Interserve23251.55
24(21)Morgan Sindall95250.06
25(25)Willmott Dixon55242.58
26(27)O’Rourke11227.5
27(–)MJ Gleeson30222.36
28(28)YJL61219.63
29(–)Simons16197.3
30(–)Taylor Woodrow23189.9
Total1,17111,345.82
All types of building contracts, including design-and-build, management, construction management and traditional contracts, are taken into account. Facilities management, schedule of rates and measured-term contracts are not included.
Top architects: yearly work won, 1 June 2001-31 May 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)HOK International11581.3
2(3)Building Design Partnership16391.1
3(4)Foster Holdings11328.1
4(–)Terry Farrell & Partners2315.6
5(7)Chetwood Associates19287.1
6(9)Abbey Holford Rowe 32269.9
7(6)Broadway Malyan11257.1
8(8)EPR 5252.6
9(11)Carey Jones Architects11227.2
10(15)Michael Hopkins & Partners5212.3
11(13)Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners2201.6
12(14)Aukett Europe9188.7
13(12)Sheppard Robson16186.2
14(10)Burks Green16177.7
15(–)Geoffrey Reid Associates9146.5
16(17)Stephen George & Partners31143.6
17(18)Alsop Architects4134.5
18(19)Hurley Robertson & Associates2132.3
19(16)Percy Thomas Partnership4121
20(20)Allies & Morrison Architects16112.2
Total2324,666.6
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Top clients/promoters: work placed, 1-31 May 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)Ministry of Defence341,210.3
2(2)English Partnerships31,004.52
3(3)Home Office30456.99
4(4)J Sainsbury55456.55
5(5)Thameslink 20002400
6(6)Land Securities 19254.92
7(8)Asda Group13191.9
8(–)Lancaster University2147.9
9(12)Prudential3146.8
10(–)Department of Transport19142.8
11(7)Tesco 34137.99
12(13)London & Continental Railways4120
13(14)Greycoat 3115
14(16)CIT Markborough 3109.4
15(15)ProLogis Developments 15108.8
16(20)Doncaster council3102
17(–)Castlemore Securities787
18(–)Landmark585.8
19(–)Railtrack 678.9
20(–)Hull council777.55
Total2675,435.2
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.