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TOP CLIENTS BY SECTOR (2004 spend, £000)
Offices 
1 Land Securities Trillium1,012,000
2 Land Securities Development527,000
3 The Home Office205,537
4 British Telecom129,500
5 Arlington Securities115,920
6 BBC105,000
7 Hammerson UK Properties92,000
8 The British Land Company56,980,
9 Prudential50,970
10 Derwent Valley Holdings25,200
Industrial 
1 Prologis Development520,000
2 Slough Estates26,000
3 Land Securities Development12,400
4 Land Securities Trillium11,000
5 The British Land Company8,140
Retail 
1 Asda Group350,000
2 Hammerson UK Properties322,000
3 Tesco202,520
4 Somerfield200,000
5 Wm Morrison140,220
6 Boots129,000
7 J Sainsbury95,300
8 John Lewis84,900
9 Barclays Bank 82,000
10 Land Securities Development80,600
Leisure 
1 Whitbread 250,000
2 Mitchells & Butlers175,000
3 The Southbank Centre113,000
4 Northern Stage Playhouse66,000
5 Rank Group Gaming Division41,000
6 Birmingham council 19,040
7 Peel Holdings11,040
8 Land Securities Trillium11,000
9 Manchester council5,360
Education 
1 University College London178,115
2 University of Cambridge88,800
3 Imperial College London82,450
4 University of Oxford79,000
5 University of East Anglia57,850
6 Staffordshire council48,450
7 University of Dundee45,000
8 The University of Birmingham44,000
9 Birmingham council 41,440
10 Brunel University40,000
Infrastructure 
1 Thames Water Utilities609,840
2 National Grid Transco472,411
3 BAA333,500
4 Metronet Rail254,400
5 The Scottish executive254,000
6 Dwr Cymru Welsh Water222,000
7 Anglian Water Services200,000
8 Severn Trent Water155,000
9 Environment Agency108,000
10 Peel Holdings89,700
Law and order 
1 Prison Service350,000
2 The Home Office45,675
3 Manchester council2,680
4 Northamptonshire council2,295
5 Staffordshire council570
Top 100 clients by value of projects procured in 2004
20042003ClientValue of projects % new build% R&MNumber of projects Average value
12Department of Health2,944,080  25211,682,857
218Ministry of Defence1,748,700  3254,646,875
31BAA1,334,000752510013,340,000
43Land Securities Trillium1,100,00060402,000550,000
57Land Securities Development620,0007525968,888,889
6Thames Water Utilities616,00065351,500410,667
78Prologis Development520,0009554212,380,952
86National Grid Transco489,54560401593,078,899
99Hammerson UK Properties460,0009551238,333,333
10=23Asda Group350,0006040408,750,000
10=12Prison Service350,00055451752,000,000
1214Severn Trent Water310,0005050800387,500
1317Manchester council268,0003070350765,714
14Metronet Rail254,400 100600424,000
1551Scottish executive254,00030702091,215,311
1621The Home Office253,7507426843,020,833
1725Whitbread250,00035651,000250,000
1816Dwr Cymru Welsh Water222,0007624427519,906
1937Tesco202,520  355,786,286
20=Anglian Water Services200,0005050212943,396
20=27Somerfield200,0001090350571,429
2258University College London192,55768321910,134,579
2326British Telecom185,00001003,00061,667
24=5British Broadcasting Corporation175,0006040370472,973
24=Mitchells & Butlers175,00020802,10083,333
26CTP152,200  350,733,333
2749Wm Morrison140,220  197,380,000
2834Peel Holdings138,0008020915,333,333
29Liverpool council134,500  344,833,333
30Sunderland council130,400  816,300,000
3124Unite Group130,00080201210,833,333
3228Boots The Chemist129,0004060600215,000
33Environment Agency120,000  901,333,333
34The Southbank Centre113,000  337,666,667
3532Birmingham council112,0003070350320,000
3629Wessex Water110,0007525200550,000
37Rolls Royce102,500  425,625,000
3841Barclays Bank100,00001002,00050,000
3933Imperial College London97,0004555146,928,571
4015J Sainsbury95,300  137,330,769
4160University of East Anglia89,0001090138644,928
4235University of Cambridge88,800955108,880,000
43Devon council88,500  517,700,000
4413John Lewis84,900  136,530,769
45Darlington council81,500  420,375,000
46The British Land Company81,4008020129631,008
4738University of Oxford79,0007030282,821,429
48Leeds council74,350  135,719,231
49Aberdeenshire council66,400  233,200,000
50Northern Stage Playhouse66,000  233,000,000
51Rosemound Developments61,530  87,691,250
52Landmark Development Projects61,200  230,600,000
5344Staffordshire County Council57,0004555130438,462
5411Marks & Spencer56,800  202,840,000
55Cornwall council56,200  414,050,000
56East Renfrewshire council55,600  227,800,000
5710Prudential50,970  225,485,000
5843Debenhams50,0005644242,083,333
59Modus Properties48,650  316,216,667
60IKEA Group46,200  315,400,000
6159Northamptonshire council45,9008119108425,000
6271University of Dundee45,0008020251,800,000
6345The University of Birmingham44,000505086511,628
64Highbridge Properties43,700  58,740,000
6556Rank Group Gaming Division41,000802050820,000
66Capital & Regional Investments40,650  313,550,000
67Leicestershire council40,460  66,743,333
68Linden Holdings40,250  66,708,333
69Northumberland council40,120  66,686,667
70=Brunel University40,0005842133,076,923
70=61Kings College London40,000  401,000,000
72Bristol council39,500  313,166,667
73Marshall Holdings39,400  75,628,571
74British Petroleum39,000  313,000,000
75Express Park Development Company37,650  218,825,000
76Coventry council37,570  49,392,500
77Canterbury College37,200  218,600,000
78British SkyB36,600  218,300,000
79Crown Estates36,400  57,280,000
8053Glasgow council35,900  65,983,333
8140Kingfisher35,000  311,666,667
8289Derbyshire council34,430  311,476,667
8346Development Securities (Projects)34,000100 134,000,000
84=Arlington Business Parks33,400  48,350,000
84=South council33,400  74,771,429
8650DEFRA33,000 10056,600,000
87JJB Sports32,500  103,250,000
88Salmon Harvester Properties32,000  216,000,000
89University of Surrey31,830  310,610,000
90Cardiff council31,790  74,541,429
9167London Borough of Bexley31,750  310,583,333
9275Derwent Valley Holdings28,000595181,555,556
93Slough Estates26,000811992,888,889
94English Partnerships24,610  73,515,714
95=97Castlemore Securities23,000100 45,750,000
95=McDonald’s Restaurants23,000336777298,701
95=95Summerfield Developments (SW)23,000100 121,916,667
95=68The University of Leeds23,000485258396,552
9990Anglia Polytechnic University21,000100 121,000,000
10063Capital Shopping Centres12,000010052,400,000
MOST ADMIRED PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS
1 NHS Estates26%
2= Highways Agency12.5%
2= Imperial College12.5%
4= BBC7%
4= London Underground7%
4= Manchester council7%
4= The Ministry of Defence7%
4= University College London7%
4= University of Cambridge7%
4= University of the West of England7%
MOST ADMIRED PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS 
1 BAA40%
2 Tesco30%
3= Barclays5%
3= Canary Wharf5%
3= Capital & Regional5%
3= Frogmore Estates5%
3= Land Securities Development5%
3= ProLogis5%