Big players stay at the top

Gardiner & Theobald slipped slightly in this month's ranking of QSs by work won in the 12 months to 31 December 2005. The firm fell from fourth to fifth place last month and is now occupying the sixth slot with £305.5m worth of work won, from 46 contracts.

Davis Langdon has held on to pole position in the QS league, with a massive £1.75bn of work and 107 projects under its belt for the period. Among the key schemes that helped the giant firm continue to dominate the rankings were London Bridge Tower, for Sellar Property Group, and Birmingham City College.

In the PM stakes, Gardiner & Theobald has also maintained a strong lead with £609.8m of work from just 10 contracts. Davis Langdon is in second place, but trailing with £412m of work. The firm has nearly twice the number of contracts, however, winning 18 for the year to date.

For the first time QS News also brings you a breakdown of the top project managers based on work won in the past month, where smaller firms have made an impact. Heery International has scooped the top spot with an impressive £30m - won through a single contract. Airey Miller came in second in the December figures with £22m, also from one deal, which is a 140-unit affordable housing scheme for Threshold Housing, called The Daisy Site, Parsons Green, London. Airey Miller has just appointed Higgins as contractor through the OJEU process and is currently reviewing the contract. Airey Miller co-founder Peter Airey said it was likely to be JCT with best value clauses.

• This information was compiled for QS News by ABI Building Data (www.abibuildingdata.com).

• ABI's figures include UK contracts with a value of £100,000 and above and all work awarded by negotiation or competitive tender, including residential and civils work.