Firm racks up 551 projects over the year, pushing Balfour into second place

Kier

May saw both the top contractors overall and the list excluding civils headed by the same firms. Kier topped both lists, with 40 projects totalling 拢411.6m.

By value the bulk of this figure was accounted for by public works 鈥 拢389m 鈥 with commercial accounting for 拢15.6m and housing 拢7.1m. To date, Kier also comfortably leads the cumulative annual table, with 551 projects totalling 拢2.36bn, ahead of second-placed Balfour Beatty, which has recorded 拢1.93bn. May was the biggest month for Kier, well ahead of its next largest monthly total of 拢295.2m, recorded in October last year.

Morgan Sindall came in at second place on the overall chart, with 35 projects totalling 拢220m and with nearly 拢195m-worth of commercial work. The firm is currently fifth in the cumulative standings, with 拢1.15bn spread across 345 projects.

In third spot overall, McLaren posted 拢172.8m-worth of work with four deals, including a 拢55m job at Cabot Square in London鈥檚 Canary Wharf and a 拢23.3m commercial project in Welwyn Garden City. The firm currently sits at 10th place in the cumulative total for the past 12 months, with 20 projects valued at 拢809m.

At fourth place in the overall standings Willmott Dixon recorded 16 deals, valued at 拢162.7m, including an 拢83.1m job at Harrow Road for the Lord Mayor of London; the firm is in fourth spot in the cumulative yearly rankings, behind Multiplex. In fifth place in the overall table for May is Wates, which posted 23 projects valued at 拢110.5m, including a 拢29.5m deal for Cardiff council.

Hovering just outside the top five overall chart in sixth place was Balfour Beatty on 拢103.3m, spread across 33 projects, while the sixth slot in the excluding civils chart was occupied by Graham Construction, whose six deals totalled 拢81.3m.

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