Wates鈥� 拢376m-worth of contract wins includes a 拢200m housing deal with Birmingham City council

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Wates has surged to the top of the contractor new work tables after landing a number of big wins during December.

The contractor bagged three big housing contracts throughout the month, which included a 拢200m deal with Birmingham City council to provide affordable housing and maintenance.

Wates also won deals worth 拢47m and 拢33m respectively to provide affordable housing and maintenance for Accent in the North-west and North-east, as part of a 20-contract haul worth 拢376m.

Wates was closely followed by Kier, which moved up to second in the table from third the previous month after landing a larger number of deals in housing and the public sector.

The firm racked up 50 contract wins in December, worth 拢375m, of which 拢123m came from housing and 拢162m from the public sector.

The top two firms are both over 拢200m ahead of Vinci, who surged from outside the top 10 to grab third in the table after winning deals including a 拢79m manufacturing facility for carmaker Jaguar.

The French firm also won a 拢45m contract with Highways England to upgrade capacity on the motorway network around Droitwich in Worcestershire, in a month which saw it win 24 contracts worth 拢136m.

Winvic took fourth after landing seven big deals worth a total of just over 拢123m, all in the industrial sector.

Sir Robert McAlpine rounded out the top five, having placed seventh the previous month, after winning three contracts worth a combined 拢123m.

The contractor picked up two large contracts in the commercial sector, as well as a 拢35m deal in the industrial sector to build a paint facility for aerospace company BAE Systems.

 

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