Contractor leaps from fifth to first place with 44 contract wins totalling 拢171m

Willmott Dixon engineer

Willmott Dixon stormed up the contractor table from fifth to first place after landing 44 contracts worth a combined 拢171m in July.

The firm鈥檚 wins included a 拢20.5m contract for Network Rail to refurbish office block One Puddle Dock next to Blackfriars station, a 拢19.5m contract to build Islwyn West Secondary school for Caerphilly County Council and an 拢18.5m contract for the Exeter Met Office.

In second place is Kier with 40 contracts worth 拢159m. In third place sits Morgan Sindall with a 拢110m haul of contracts, including a 拢19.2m contract to build an industrial facility for Rhondda Cynon Taff Borough Council.

Balfour Beatty took fourth place, winning 39 contracts worth 拢103m over the month, including a 拢45.4m contract from Highways England for a smart motorway on the M5.

Fifth place goes to ISG, which was awarded 29 contracts worth 拢102m, one of which is to construct a new building for the business and law faculty at the University of the West of England for 拢35m.

VolkerWessels UK secured sixth place with six contract wins, including a Rotor Blade factory for Associated British Ports in Hull for 拢25m and a 拢21m scheme for the University of Northampton for works that include a bridge, landscaping and car park remodel.

Seventh place goes to Buckingham Group with 11 contract wins in July worth 拢66m, including an 拢18m contract for a stadium and hotel for Scunthorpe Football Club and a 拢25m contract for Network Rail for additional works on the first phase of East West Rail in Bicester.

Bowmer & Kirkland, Mace and Robertson Group round July鈥檚 top 10 spots.

Top contractors including civils monthly work won, 1-30 June 2015

JulJun Number of
projects
Total
value (拢m)
18Willmott Dixon44171
23Kier40159
312Morgan Sindall45110
44Balfour Beatty39103
514ISG29102
617VolkerWessels673
7鈥�Buckingham Group1166
831Bowmer & Kirkland1456
9鈥�Mace140
10鈥�Robertson Group735
Total  2331,384

 

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