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The value of projects won by the top 10 contractors rocketed 61.5% last month, from 拢705m to 拢1.1bn. The industry鈥檚 leading firms brought in 197 projects, up from 186 in July (excluding civils).

Balfour Beatty made a triumphant return to the top spot after languishing in 12th position during July. A 拢230m street lighting PPP contract for Northamptonshire council provided a sizeable boost, while the firm also won a healthy 拢17m worth of housing contracts.

Morgan Sindall, fourth in the July table, climbed to second last month after landing contracts worth 拢65m from Hull council鈥檚 好色先生TV Schools for the Future programme.

Lend Lease too secured valuable schools contracts with Birmingham council, as well as a 拢25m contract to build waterfront facilities at Devonport Naval Base. Five projects worth 拢83m enabled the firm to take sixth place after having spent July outside the top 50.  

August proved a good month for Welsh contractor Watkin Jones, which swooped from 41st to ninth position, almost entirely on the back of commercial contracts valued at 拢59.4m. Dawnus also did well, landing a major contract with Tata Steel.   

Housing work continued to be badly hit, dropping further from July鈥檚 拢112m to 拢110m, a new low for this year. 

The public sector saw significant gains on July鈥檚 figure, however, with the top 10 firms garnering contracts worth 拢701m, up from 拢356m.

The industrial sector also perked up, with 拢92m contracts, up from 拢39m in July.

Among the largest contracts was a 拢95m redevelopment of Trinity Square in Gateshead, won by Bowmer & Kirkland.