Infrastructure dominates May contract awards, Glenigan data says

Infrastructure clients handed out around a quarter of the total amount of construction work doled out in May, Glenigan data has revealed.  

The figures (see Building Boardroom) reveal the most work was awarded in the sector, with firms here inking deals worth just over £1.13bn – or around 25% of all work handed out in the month.

After infrastructure, the next most prolific sector was private housing, with clients here awarding firms £702m of business.

This was followed by those in the social housing sector, at £538m and utilities clients awarding £419m worth of work.

Among the top deals signed in the month was the win by Mace/Dragados to build HS2’s £571m Curzon Street station and Laing O’Rourke’s £160m contract win to build One Heritage Tower in Salford.

The top three contract wins were rounded out with Taylor Woodrow’s £150m contract win to replace 90km of the underground fuel pipeline between Boorley Green, Hampshire, and the West London Terminal storage facility in Hounslow.

Meanwhile, the data has also revealed that £5.5bn worth of projects were approved in May.

The private housing sector was the market with the highest value of projects given the green light, securing permission for 303 schemes worth almost £1.66bn.

After private residential, industrial achieved the second-highest value of approvals at £1.56bn, followed by commercial at £1.23bn.

* private housing awards data refers to external contracts only and does not include frameworks

** projects awarded by a joint venture are listed independently to both single party clients