Hampshire contractor goes from nowhere to top spot for February, ahead of Sir Robert McAlpine and Kier.
Hampshire-based contractor Dean & Dyball has come out of nowhere to clinch top spot in the contractors' monthly table for February. The privately owned firm won a £160m contract for an academic innovation centre in Emerson Green, Bristol.

Sir Robert McAlpine has moved up one to second spot with contracts worth £105.5m. Kier has risen to third with £77m of work, while Tyneside-based Tolent Construction reaches fourth place.

In the contractors' yearly table, Sir Robert McAlpine is closing on Bovis Lend Lease – the gap between them has narrowed by about £160m over the past two months.

Tesco has leaped to first place on the clients' yearly table, having awarded 34 contracts worth £1.12bn.

Building Design Partnership is still on top of the architects' yearly table.

How the tables work

To qualify for the tables, companies must have been identified on two or more projects fitting the criteria below in the past 12 months. Projects must:
  • be of precisely calculated or confirmed value
  • have reached the main contract stage
  • be valued at £1m or more
  • be in the UK.
Residential, civil engineering or overseas contracts are excluded. Student accommodation is included.

Postscript

This information is compiled for Building by Emap Glenigan, which analyses an average of 8500 construction projects each week. Any queries should be emailed to James Lattimer, marketing manager, at james.lattimer@glenigan.emap.com. For further details, call Emap Glenigan on 01202-432121.

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