The Builders鈥� Conference catalogued 拢5,137m worth of new construction contracts signed in the UK during November. This was markedly down on October's total of 拢7.5bn and September's 拢6.5bn.
November saw 13 construction companies win more than 拢100m of new work. Top of the table was the Riverlinx construction team 鈥� a Dutch/Spanish/Korean joint venture of BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Agroman and SK E&C 鈥� with the 拢1bn Silvertown tunnel.
Galliard Homes was second, with two new contracts worth a combined total of 拢265m. 聽The larger of these is a 拢140m contract to build flats and offices above Tottenham Court Road Crossrail Station.
Sir Robert McAlpine took third spot through its 拢250m Gateshead arena and conference centre project for Ask Property Developments.
In fourth position was Balfour Beatty, which collected six new contracts worth a combined 拢229m.聽聽 The largest of these is a 拢150m improvement of the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junctions near Dartford in Kent.
As is often the case, Kier and Morgan Sindall were the busiest companies in terms of the number of contracts signed, of not aggregate value. Each signed 15 new contracts in November, with Kier totalling 拢174.4m and Morgan Sindall 拢109.2m.
Builders鈥� Conference chief executive Neil Edwards said: 鈥淕iven the ongoing political and economic uncertainty, the performance of the UK construction sector in the month of November 2019 is nothing short of miraculous and it will allow most of the industry to ease into the festivities with a degree of optimism. The real test, however, is whether the industry can maintain that positivity when the dust has settled on the general election and with the (latest) Brexit deadline looming early in the New Year.鈥�
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