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Top contractors: monthly work won, 1-30 November 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(–)Bovis Lend Lease3609.00
2(4)HBG Construction 1298.80
3(5)Kier Group 1094.30
4(9)Norwest Holst1090.00
5(–)John Mowlem 753.00
6(20)YJL1151.72
7(21)Wates Group 348.00
8(12)Costain Group444.00
9(3)Balfour Beatty 435.00
10(1)Bowmer & Kirkland 532.30
11(–)Morgan Sindall1028.20
12(6)Birse Group 327.20
13(–)Kajima (UK) 125.00
14(25)Mansell 923.20
15(–)Amec522.42
16(–)Alfred McAlpine117.00
17(28)Ballast 316.50
18(–)Miller Construction 316.00
19(–)Dean & Dyball Construction 415.50
20(–)Jarvis 115.00
21(–)JF Finnegan 115.00
22(–)Simons Group 115.00
23(–)Benson 315.00
24(–)Cowlin Construction514.25
25(–)Miller Construction114.00
26(–)Gladman Construction413.90
27(–)Stradform 513.80
28(19)Galliford Try 213.50
29(–)Midas Construction 410.60
30(–)MJ Gleeson 29.00
Total1351,496.19
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 December 2001-30 November 2002
Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(6)Bovis Lend Lease201,055.00
2(1)Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons23723.00
3(2)Skanska UK12707.00
4(4)HBG Construction 72667.40
5(5)Multiplex4534.30
6(7)Jarvis 12520.40
7(9)Shepherd Construction 27487.00
8(11)John Laing 18478.24
9(10)Bowmer & Kirkland 69454.90
10(3)Kier Group 93413.40
11(8)Balfour Beatty 22325.00
12(16)Morgan Sindall109307.54
13(–)Norwest Holst44296.62
14(21)YJL 78267.42
15(18)Galliford Try 36240.56
16(15)Birse Group44240.31
17(24)Mace 4211.70
18(17)ISG (Interior/Exterior)33211.46
19(13)John Mowlem38184.68
20(27)Mansell 58184.15
21(14)Wates Group 33174.50
22(12)Ballast 35174.03
23(28)RG Group 17173.40
24(26)Amec20173.22
25(29)Carillion 10170.15
26(22)Taylor Woodrow 21167.66
27(–)O’Rourke Group6166.00
28(25)Interserve 29163.80
29(–)Simons Group 16118.30
30(–)Costain Group 19116.03
  Total102210,107.17
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: work won, 1 December 2001-30 November 2002
Number of projectsTotal Value (£m)
1(1)HOK International9921.50
2(2)Foster Holdings 9732.40
3(–)Allies & Morrison9465.50
4(3)Burks Green11275.97
5(4)Terry Farrell & Partners2271.50
6(7)Aedas AHR21201.87
7(8)Chapman Taylor 7198.84
8(6)Building Design Partnership 14189.47
9(–)EPR Architects 2178.60
10(10)Percy Thomas Partnership7167.70
11(–)Halliday Meecham Architects 10162.14
12(11)Michael Hopkins & Partners3157.16
13(12)Watkins Gray 6146.50
14(–)Michael Hyde & Associates2142.50
15(16)Hurley Robertson & Associates3136.68
16(14)Broadway Malyan7136.00
17(15)Alsop Architects4134.50
18(17)Keppie Design 5133.60
19(–)Anshen Dyer Architects7125.10
20(–)Chetwood Associates16120.40
Total1544,997.93
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Top clients/promoters: work placed, 1 December 2001-30 November 2002
Number of projectsTotal Value (£m)
1(1)J Sainsbury56480.67
2(4)Prudential 7467.50
3(2)Wembley Stadium 2412.00
4(3)Home Office11291.98
5(6)Land Securities 5222.20
6(5)Ministry of Defence24218.82
7(–)Crown Estates Commission 3203.18
8(7)DTLR13178.15
9(9)Lancaster University3157.90
10(8)Tesco 44156.74
11(11)LB Southwark 3124.30
12(–)Castlemore Securities7103.75
13(18)Landmark Development Projects3101.80
14(15)Allied London Properties 2101.50
15(10)Asda Group1197.00
16(20)Ikea 891.70
17(–)DEFRA 390.00
18(–)P&O 478.70
19(–)ProLogis Developments 1378.57
20(–)Royal London Mutual 372.40
Total2253,728.86
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
Top quantity surveyors: work won, 1 December 2001-30 November 2002
Number of projectsTotal Value (£m)
1(2)Davis Langdon & Everest911,232.93
2(1)Gardiner & Theobald56990.56
3(3)Gleeds63552.00
4(4)Franklin + Andrews10433.00
5(5)EC Harris35263.14
6(8)AYH 17258.20
7(6)Turner & Townsend22228.33
8(9)Cyril Sweett & Partners19220.26
9(7)Atkins28150.20
10(11)Nisbet 16127.95
11(14)Rex Proctor & Partners22119.26
12(6)Turner & Townsend10111.80
13(12)Hanscomb Partnership 6111.50
14(10)Capita14105.58
15(17)Citex Group1588.95
16(13)Northcroft2086.55
17(15)WT Partnership1485.50
18(16)Currie & Brown 1983.04
19(–)Edmond Shipway & Partners1081.20
20(18)Tweeds Group1575.16
Total5025,405.11