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Top contractors
monthly work won, 1-30 April 2003  
   Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(5)Kier Group 854.55
2(15)HBG Construction 743.40
3(11)Shepherd Construction540.50
4(20)Balfour Beatty 1239.52
5(4)Mowlem 538.00
6(23)YJL631.35
7(1)Interserve 425.70
8(16)Morgan Sindall 1221.99
9(6)Bowmer & Kirkland 617.59
10(19)Willmott Dixon 516.60
11(14)Galliford Try 314.60
12(–)Propencity313.20
13(–)The Miller Group 112.00
14(25)John Sisk 211.50
15(–)Kingerlee 111.00
16(–)Ashe Group 49.49
17(30)Simons Group 38.30
18(–)Winfield Construction 18.00
19(–)Redman Construction17.50
20(–)Baggaley Construction17.00
21(12)Jarvis 16.00
22(–)Thomas Vale Group25.50
23(7)ISG (Interior/Exterior)25.20
24(–)Tolent Construction 15.00
25(–)Anglo Holt Construction 15.00
26(–)Geoffrey Osborne 24.80
27(–)Wilson Bowden 24.60
28(3)ROK24.50
29(13)Mansell 34.10
30(26)RG Group 14.00
  Total 107480.49
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.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
To qualify, firms must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the following criteria in the past 12 months. Project must: be of precisely calculated or confirmed value; have reached the main contract award stage; be valued at £1m or more; be in the UK. Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.
Top contractors
yearly work won, 31 May 2002-30 April 2003  
   Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)Bovis Lend Lease191,329.70
2(3)HBG Construction 75749.10
3(2)Skanska UK16667.95
4(5)Kier Group 129610.73
5(4)Sir Robert McAlpine20595.30
6(6)Multiplex4534.30
7(7)Bowmer & Kirkland 72503.41
8(9)Mowlem 53409.73
9(8)Shepherd Construction32398.00
10(10)Balfour Beatty 55390.55
11(11)Ballast 27318.09
12(14)Morgan Sindall 113311.69
13(13)Norwest Holst 49304.30
14(15)YJL77284.08
15(12)Carillion 13268.20
16(17)MJ Gleeson Group 31257.83
17(18)ISG (Interior/Exterior)37244.71
18(16)Wates Group 29241.15
19(24)Interserve 38240.10
20(19)Jarvis 13235.50
21(21)Taylor Woodrow 19221.75
22(20)Galliford Try 33214.29
23(23)Mace 7205.70
24(22)Birse Group 31193.45
25(27)Willmott Dixon 31181.00
26(25)Amec 20158.97
27(29)Alfred McAlpine 15150.81
28(28)Mansell 48149.35
29(26)Costain Group 15148.28
30(30)ROK29141.30
  Total115010,659.31
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.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
To qualify, firms must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the following criteria in the past 12 months. Project must: be of precisely calculated or confirmed value; have reached the main contract award stage; be valued at £1m or more; be in the UK. Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.
Top architects
work won, 31 May 2002-30 April 2003  
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)HOK International5813.50
2(2)Foster and Partners9626.80
3(3)Allies & Morrison7457.60
4(4)Building Design Partnership 26426.70
5(5)Sheppard Robson12348.80
6(8)Aedas AHR35224.55
7(7)Watkins Gray8218.20
8(10)Chapman Taylor 4188.00
9(11)EPR Architects 3180.60
10(9)Burks Green8180.05
11(12)Halliday Meecham Architects 10163.09
12(13)Broadway Malyan15152.60
13(–)RHWL Partnership8151.30
14(–)Michael Hyde & Associates2141.00
15(15)Mason Richards Partnership24133.79
16(14)Hurley Robertson & Associates2132.38
17(–)Aukett 7128.00
18(16)Nightingale Associates11121.50
19(19)Chetwood Associates15105.80
20(18)MacCormac Jamieson Prichard3104.00
  Total2144,998.26
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
To qualify, firms must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the following criteria in the past 12 months. Project must: be of precisely calculated or confirmed value; have reached the main contract award stage; be valued at £1m or more; be in the UK. Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.
Top clients/promoters
work placed, 31 May 2002-30 April 2003  
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Department of Health1761,185.21
2(2)Ministry of Defence37658.16
3(5)Britel Fund Trustees 2419.00
4(4)Home Office54415.00
5(6)Wembley Stadium 2412.00
6(7)J Sainsbury 47328.60
7(3)Prudential3258.40
8(8)Land Securities 16244.13
9(9)Asda Group 24214.30
10(10)Crown Estates Commission 4209.18
11(11)City of London2169.00
12(12)Lancaster University2150.00
13(15)GlaxoSmithKline 4109.88
14(14)Tesco 37107.05
15(16)BBC4105.00
16(18)Landmark Development Projects3101.80
17(19)Allied London Properties 2101.50
18(20)P&O 6100.70
19(–)City Loft Developments294.60
20(–)Peel Holdings Group 492.10
  Total4315,475.63
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
To qualify, firms must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the following criteria in the past 12 months. Project must: be of precisely calculated or confirmed value; have reached the main contract award stage; be valued at £1m or more; be in the UK. Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.
Top quantity surveyors
work won, 31 May 2002-30 April 2003  
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Davis Langdon & Everest941,130.18
2(2)Gardiner & Theobald59946.45
3(3)Gleeds64587.12
4(4)Franklin + Andrews17526.40
5(5)Turner & Townsend38377.86
6(6)EC Harris55313.46
7(8)Cyril Sweett 23271.22
8(7)AYH 18269.50
9(9)Currie & Brown 21180.59
10(14)Tweeds Group29133.25
11(10)Capita 15129.26
12(15)Northcroft23117.55
13(11)Edmond Shipway & Partners16112.08
14(12)Nisbet 16101.35
15(13)WT Partnership1293.40
16(16)Robinson Low Francis1268.86
17(18)Summers & Partners563.60
18(–)Doig & Smith661.90
19(20)Rider Hunt & Partners961.80
20(19)Leonard Stace Partnership1760.43
  Total5495,606.26
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
To qualify, firms must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the following criteria in the past 12 months. Project must: be of precisely calculated or confirmed value; have reached the main contract award stage; be valued at £1m or more; be in the UK. Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.