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Top contractors monthly work won, 1-31 Dec 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value(m)
1(24)Galliford Try 4 71.00
2(–)HBG Construction3 60.60
3(7)Kier Group 12 42.41
4(–)Tolent Construction 3 41.30
5(6)Mowlem 1 40.00
6(15)John Sisk 4 39.80
7(–)Taylor Woodrow 3 38.20
8(–)Barnfield Construction3 36.80
9(16)Amec4 30.75
10(–)Kajima Property Holdings 1 30.00
11(–)Norwest Holst Construction 6 29.40
12(2)Bowmer & Kirkland 4 28.87
13(20)Morgan Sindall11 25.07
14(1)Bovis Lend Lease1 25.00
15(–)Sir Robert McAlpine2 23.50
16(22)Willmott Dixon 4 21.00
17(–)North Midland Construction 1 20.00
18(13)Laing O’Rourke3 19.50
19(18)Balfour Beatty 3 17.30
20(4)Shepherd Construction 2 17.00
21(11)Wates Group 2 15.00
22(–)Dawn Group1 15.00
23(30)Midas Group5 13.60
24(–)Lindum Group 1 13.50
25(–)Clugston Construction1 10.70
26(–)Rok Property Solutions 4 10.25
27(–)McLaren Construction1 10.00
28(–)Harry Fairclough 1 10.00
29(–)Edmund Nuttall 1 10.00
30(–)Wilson Bowden 1 7.00
  Total93 772.55
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 Jan 2004 -31 Dec 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value(£m)
1(1)Bovis Lend Lease28 1,975.60
2(2)Laing O'Rourke34 1,345.00
3(3)Sir Robert McAlpine31 1,100.40
4(4)Kier Group 171 931.55
5(5)Amec29 743.05
6(6)Carillion 22 659.55
7(7)Bowmer & Kirkland 83 633.98
8(8)Mowlem 53 551.00
9(10)ISG InteriorExterior30 438.95
10(9)HBG Construction 35 431.90
11(16)Galliford Try 27 350.93
12(11)Balfour Beatty 75 346.30
13(12)Alfred McAlpine14 335.15
14(18)Mace 6 317.00
15(20)Morgan Sindall103 299.55
16(13)Shepherd Construction22 295.00
17(15)MJ Gleeson Group 29 290.71
18(14)Willmott Dixon 65 289.27
19(19)Wates Group 38 267.35
20(21)Norwest Holst Construction 44 243.40
21(22)Interserve 34 220.70
22(26)Tolent Construction 24 203.55
23(28)Taylor Woodrow 20 199.80
24(17)Miller Group 17 183.49
25(24)Headcrown 9 182.00
26(23)Costain Group 16 180.92
27(25)Montpellier Group 41 166.06
28(–)John Sisk 30 157.05
29(29)Cowlin Construction26 153.30
30(27)GSE Group6 150.10
  Total1162 13,642.60
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 January 2003-31 December 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Building Design Partnership 32 887.00
2(2)Atkins25 668.90
3(3)Anshen Dyer Architects4 582.00
4(5)HOK International6 423.40
5(4)Reid Architecture 13 303.92
6(7)Allies & Morrison7 273.80
7(6)Burks Green 16 268.20
8(8)Aedas 22 242.49
9(9)Grimshaw3 239.60
10(10)Chapman Taylor 6 230.79
11(12)Nightingale Associates12 214.40
12(11)Page & Park Architects3 200.00
13(16)Sheppard Robson13 178.76
14(13)Foster and Partners3 170.00
15(18)The Devereux Partnership8 166.20
16(14)DLA Architects12 160.12
17(15)Wilkinson Eyre Architects 4 159.00
18(20)Aukett 9 153.98
19(19)Benoy 4 140.81
20(–)Llewelyn Davies Architects3 132.00
  Total2055,795.36
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 January 2003-31 December 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Department of Health191 2,623.11
2(2)Ministry of Defence32 1,748.70
3(3)English Partnerships7 246.10
4(4)Home Office44 223.62
5(6)Tesco 35 202.52
6(5)Asda 15 192.70
7(7)Land Securities Group 15 160.10
8(8)CTP3 152.20
9(9)Wm Morrison Supermarkets 19 140.22
10(–)Barclays 2 135.00
11(10)Liverpool council3 134.50
12(11)Sunderland council8 130.40
13(12)The Southbank Centre3 113.00
14(14)Rolls-Royce 4 102.50
15(13)ProLogis Developments 5 96.50
16(16)J Sainsbury 13 95.30
17(15)Devon council5 88.50
18(17)John Lewis Partnership 13 84.90
19(18)Darlington council4 81.50
20(19)Leeds council13 74.35
  Total434 6,825.71
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 January 2003-31 December 2004
   Number of projectsTotal value (£m)
1(1)Davis Langdon88 1,621.76
2(2)Gardiner & Theobald46 1,013.46
3(3)Cyril Sweett 31 710.43
4(4)Currie & Brown 33 513.03
5(6)EC Harris55 384.64
6(5)Gleeds53 381.37
7(9)AYH 19 306.74
8(7)Tweeds Group13 292.65
9(12)WT Partnership13 253.05
10(8)Northcroft21 249.93
11(11)Turner & Townsend31 228.63
12(10)Atkins36 225.77
13(13)Summers-Inman19 169.87
14(14)Rex Proctor & Partners34 137.42
15(15)Edmond Shipway & Partners19 130.97
16(–)Henry Riley 12 125.75
17(17)The Capita Group16 81.21
18(–)Jacobs 6 78.90
19(18)Goyne Adams8 78.51
20(19)Clarus Consulting 7 76.90
  Total560 7,060.96
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.