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Top contractors
monthly work won, 1-30 April 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(–)Amec6488.00
2(6)Laing O’Rourke7363.80
3(13)HBG5128.00
4(–)Mace2124.00
5(2)Kier1793.32
6(4)Bovis Lend Lease376.41
7(1)Sir Robert McAlpine558.80
8(–)Wates551.70
9(–)Taylor Woodrow450.00
10(10)Balfour Beatty738.50
11(11)Bowmer & Kirkland827.60
12(13)Bowey Construction226.00
13(–)Skanska UK125.00
14(–)Miller 124.00
15(–)Interserve124.00
16(8)Mowlem823.80
17(–)Jarvis122.00
18(–)Quarmby Construction221.50
19(–)Pearce Group219.00
20(–)John Sisk 517.66
21(–)Tulloch217.50
22(–)Cross Keys115.00
23(–)Norwest Holst 215.00
24(15)Styles & Wood115.00
25(–)Barr Holdings213.70
26(–)Cowlin Construction313.25
27(–)Midas412.90
28(9)MJ Gleeson412.43
29(29)Rok510.60
30(16)Tolent510.30
  Total1211,838.77
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.
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
Top contractors
yearly work won, 1 May 2003-30 April 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)Bovis Lend Lease271,889.91
2(2)Laing O’Rourke311,391.40
3(3)Sir Robert McAlpine25884.40
4(12)Amec21797.00
5(4)Kier126713.50
6(5)HBG51658.32
7(6)Carillion9510.00
8(8)Mowlem52398.65
9(7)Balfour Beatty85368.75
10(11)Wates39361.31
11(9)Bowmer & Kirkland66349.56
12(10)Taylor Woodrow28349.03
13(13)Galliford Try26291.81
14(14)Morgan Sindall92272.01
15(15)Miller22255.97
16(17)Costain22229.50
17(18)Willmott Dixon49219.46
18(16)Shepherd20192.30
19(19)ISG InteriorExterior27190.56
20(20)Norwest Holst 32187.50
21(21)YJL43154.93
22(22)MJ Gleeson19131.12
23(24)AWG25129.97
24(–)Mace3128.00
25(26)John Sisk 32127.71
26(27)Midas33115.11
27(23)Interserve18115.00
28(25)Warings12114.03
29(28)Rok38104.76
30(29)Birse13104.55
  Total108611,736.11
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.
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
Top architects
1 May 2003-30 April 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(2)Building Design Partnership31783.48
2(1)Benoy6695.89
3(3)MacCormac Jamieson Prichard2422.00
4(4)HOK International8375.30
5(–)Alsop Architects3267.24
6(6)Aedas22251.47
7(7)Reid Architecture 11248.00
8(8)Chapman Taylor 6202.69
9(9)Carey Jones Architects8188.02
10(11)Allies and Morrison4165.30
11(10)RTKL Architects2160.00
12(12)Ian Simpson Architects2152.00
13(14)Dixon Jones Architects2121.00
14(15)Page & Park Architects5115.00
15(–)Chetwood Associates10112.61
16(–)GMW Partnership3109.56
17(17)HLM Architects8108.00
18(5)Arup2101.20
19(19)Brock Carmichael Associates2101.00
20(13)Dyer Associates294.00
  Total1394,773.76
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.
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
Top clients/promoters
1 May 2003-30 April 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Ministry of Defence421,837.30
2(2)Department of Health1641,378.96
3(3)Chelsfield4580.24
4(4)Grosvenor3504.50
5(5)BBC7463.00
6(6)Home Office39282.11
7(7)Land Securities23211.40
8(9)All England Lawn Tennis Club 2143.00
9(8)Tesco24138.56
10(11)Asda 14128.30
11(10)Morrison Supermarkets13119.11
12(17)J Sainsbury15118.33
13(13)Landmark Development Projects3105.50
14(12)Doncaster MBC3102.30
15(14)Welsh Development Agency798.60
16(15)Devon council587.90
17(16)Darlington council377.60
18(–)Marks & Spencer3073.28
19(18)Telford College Edinburgh 269.00
20(20)Isle of Man Government459.25
  Total4076,578.25
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.
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.
Top quantity surveyors
1 May 2003-30 April 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Davis Langdon701,642.20
2(2)Gardiner & Theobald411,082.86
3(3)Currie & Brown 45552.84
4(4)Gleeds59438.63
5(5)Cyril Sweett 23394.20
6(6)Turner & Townsend33262.93
7(7)EC Harris47223.56
8(10)AYH14175.28
9(8)WS Atkins29172.43
10(12)Northcroft18170.33
11(9)Tweeds 12141.00
12(11)Nisbet 14126.80
13(14)Goyne Adams3113.10
14(15)Summers-Inman21106.53
15(18)Edmond Shipway & Partners17104.33
16(17)Franklin + Andrews1598.76
17(20)WT Partnership688.90
18(19)The Capita Group1887.70
19(16)Bruce Shaw Partnership484.50
20(13)Doig & Smith779.10
  Total4966,145.99
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.
Only companies that have been confirmed as architects are included, which excludes planners and project managers.
Figures in brackets indicate last month’s position.