UK construction contractors monthly league tables

Wates rose 13 places to the top of the contractors' league table in March by securing £418m worth of contracts from a total of 14 projects, including two major housing deals. According to data gathered by construction intelligence provider Glenigan, one big factor behind Wates topping the table is a…

Bouygues earned more than any other contractor in February after it landed the highly sought-after contract to build a new integrated eye hospital, according to data provided by construction intelligence provider Glenigan The French firm was locked in as contractor on the £300m scheme last month after it was named…

Balfour Beatty moved to the top of the contractors' league table for the first time in two years thanks to a £1.2bn job to build the northern road linked to the Lower Thames Crossing. The job, to build nearly 10 miles of new road, almost single-handedly drove Balfour to first…

McLaren secured its first top spot in 18 months in the contractors’ league table for December 2022 thanks to work including a £90m south London tower job. The project to build three towers in the new Leon Quarter in Croydon was one of four secured by the contractor in December,…

Winvic soared to top spot in the November leagues thanks to a £266m warehousing job in Swindon. The job, to demolish a car manufacturing plant formerly belonging to Honda and build a 672,000 square metre warehouse in its place, pushed it well beyond its nearest competitor, according to data gathered…

Mace has taken the top spot in the October league table, thanks largely to a £450m job to build a 28-storey office block in London. The contractor’s position was secured by the 260,000 square foot project, which pushed it nearly £100m ahead of its nearest rival, according to data gathered…

Higgins’s £75m residential project in Hayes boosted it to the peak of September’s league tables. The contractor scooped the job to demolish and rebuild the Hayes Town Centre Estate, a job which is being spearheaded by the London Borough of Hillingdon. The site will include more than 500 homes and…

Kier took the top spot in the August league tables, thanks to a job to build a major new prison. The contract to develop the 1,400-space prison helped push Kier more than £400m ahead of its nearest competitor, according to data gathered by construction intelligence provider Glenigan. The firm will…

Laing O’Rourke’s £370m job to build HS2’s Birmingham Interchange propelled it to the top of the July league table. The contract to build the last of HS2’s stations took Laing O’Rourke nearly £150m ahead of its nearest competitor, according to data gathered by construction intelligence provider Glenigan. Laing O’Rourke will…

Wates was helped to the top of the June league tables by securing a £250m contract to upgrade a series of UK prisons. The contractor was one of two firms that secured spots on a £500m contract to construct six new housing blocks at half a dozen prisons, according to…