Sorry. The fun stops here. The steady and enjoyable climb of the past two decades, with turnover, pay and margins all rising to spectacular heights, is over.

To find out who climbed furthest, turn to the tables in 鈥楪oing round again鈥� (linked below). But now I鈥檓 afraid it鈥檚 time to prepare to hurtle back to earth. In 鈥楪oing round again鈥�, we talk to six survivors of the last crash to find out what we can expect from the next 12 months. One thing鈥檚 for sure, next year鈥檚 Top 150 will make very different reading 鈥�

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Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2008