The sector accounted for around a quarter of the value of all contracts handed out in the month 

Infrastructure clients handed out around a quarter of the total amount of construction work doled out in May, Glenigan data has revealed.  

The figures (see ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom) reveal the most work was awarded in the sector, with firms here inking deals worth just over £1.13bn – or around 25% of all work handed out in the month.

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Source: HS2 Ltd

Mace’s Birmingham Curzon Street station win was the highest value deal of last month

After infrastructure, the next most prolific sector was private housing, with clients here awarding firms £702m of business.

This was followed by those in the social housing sector, at £538m and utilities clients awarding £419m worth of work.

Among the top deals signed in the month was the win by Mace/Dragados to build HS2’s £571m Curzon Street station and Laing O’Rourke’s £160³¾ contract win to build One Heritage Tower in Salford.

The top three contract wins were rounded out with Taylor Woodrow’s £150m contract win to replace 90km of the underground fuel pipeline between Boorley Green, Hampshire, and the West London Terminal storage facility in Hounslow.

Meanwhile, the data has also revealed that £5.5bn worth of projects were approved in May.

The private housing sector was the market with the highest value of projects given the green light, securing permission for 303 schemes worth almost £1.66bn.

After private residential, industrial achieved the second-highest value of approvals at £1.56bn, followed by commercial at £1.23bn.

Top spending clients - May 2021

The data above and below is just a sample of the contract awards by sector for May put together by Glenigan. They are just a small part of the client information that is accessible through the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom Network. 

Infrastructure

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Department for Transport 2 £579³¾
Network Rail 8 £66.89³¾
Nexus/Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive 1 £55³¾
Bowmer & Kirkland/Cordwell Property Group 1 £48³¾
Pivot Power 1 £41³¾

Education

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Powys County Council 1 £22³¾
West Sussex County Council 2 £20.4³¾
Perth & Kinross Council 1 £16.5³¾
Kent County Council 2 £15³¾
D S Electrical/Enable Trust/Marlwood School 1 £13³¾

Hotel and leisure

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
U & I Plc 1 £50³¾
Queensberry Real Estate/Sheffield City Council 1 £30³¾
Renfrewshire Council 1 £23³¾
Olympic Park Legacy Company Limited 1 £22³¾
Garsington Opera 1 £14³¾

Industrial

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
DHL Express (UK) Ltd 1 £35³¾
Consi Investments Ltd/Graftongate Developments Ltd 1 £25.16³¾
Arlington Business Services 1 £24.4³¾
The Symphony Group 1 £23³¾
Baytree Logistics Properties LLP/Log Lux Sarl 1 £16.5³¾

Medical & scientific

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Department of Health 18 £90.6³¾
Department of Health/Engie ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs 1 £40³¾
Worthing Borough Council 1 £30³¾
Barchester Healthcare 2 £15.71³¾
Mars Incorporated 1 £12³¾

Commercial

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
M & G Real Estates/Prudential Assurance Company/Wrenbridge 1 £50³¾
Aegis Group 1 £43³¾
Sumitomo Bank 1 £41³¾
Sony Music Entertainment UK 1 £26³¾
Alchemy Asset Management/Tristan Capital Partners 1 £24.82³¾

Private housing

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
One Heritage 1 £160³¾
R & F One (UK) Ltd 1 £100³¾
Esrg Developments Limited/Ridge Birmingham S.A.R.L 1 £35³¾
Hightown Housing Association 1 £34.5³¾
Tai Tirion 1 £31.7³¾

Retail

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Lidl 9 £20.1³¾
Aldi  12 £19.96³¾
Cedar Investment 1 £12³¾
Costco Europe 1 £11.5³¾
Gallagher UK Ltd/LSP Developments 1 £10.81³¾

Social housing

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 4 £159³¾
Pickard Properties 1 £40³¾
City of York Council 1 £32³¾
Cynon Taf Community Housing Group/Trivallis 1 £31.05³¾
University of Cambridge 1 £30³¾

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* private housing awards data refers to external contracts only and does not include frameworks

** projects awarded by a joint venture are listed independently to both single party clients