Top 150 Housebuilder and Contractors 2006

2006-07-21T00:00:00+01:00

Making a splash

The same old big fish are swimming around in the pond this year, with the top seven leading contractors and housebuilders by turnover retaining their positions. All a bit dull, really. So Building has decided to celebrate some of the smaller fish. They might not be devouring rivals and munching up the big contracts, but they do make the most of the flakes that come their way, ending up with some of the countrys biggest margins

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