In a month dominated by the collapse of Carillion, the rest of the construction industry continued about its business, winning work. The total value of new work awarded in the first month of the year was more than 拢4.5bn, roughly the same as for January 2017.
Kier also won the Builders鈥� Conference contractor of the year award for 2017.
The largest of Kier鈥檚 24 contracts signed in January is a 拢160m new build for Public Health England that will see the construction of a in Harlow, Essex.
Galliford Try claimed second place on the BCLive league table with 10 individual new contract awards with a combined value of 拢240.4m 鈥� less than half Kier's winning total. The largest of Galliford Try's new contracts a 拢180m job is for the construction of 611 apartments for Genesis Housing Group in London.
A 拢115m contract at Luton Airport helped to propel Volker Fitzpatrick into third place, with a total of 拢205m.
Housing once again provided the lion鈥檚 share of work, contributing 拢1.33bn to the 拢4.52bn monthly total. Construction for schools, colleges and universities accounted for just over 拢900m of new contract awards.
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