A single mammoth contract for HS2 work propelled Costain<\/a> to the top of December\u2019s league table, according to construction industry data specialist Glenigan.<\/p>\n Work will begin in the first quarter of the year on the \u00a3400m job to deliver critical lineside mechanical and electrical systems for the high-speed rail link.<\/p>\n The seven-year contract, with optional extensions, was the biggest deal for civils work in December as the majority of new business signed off last month was for building work, the Glenigan data shows.<\/p>\n Mace<\/a>, which topped the November table<\/a>, dropped out of the top 50 altogether.<\/p>\n Kier<\/a> secured second spot with 10 contracts worth \u00a3174.7m including a \u00a342m accommodation block scheme for the Royal Marines in Plymouth.<\/p>\n The tier one contractor also landed an office scheme in Birmingham<\/a>. Kier got the green light at the start of the month for the 10-storey Arena Central development at 5 Centenary Square.<\/p>\n Seven contracts worth \u00a3127.9m secured third place for Galliford Try. Among them were two London-based deals worth a combined \u00a387m<\/a>.<\/p>\n One contract award was for a luxury retail development in Sloane Street and the other will see the contractor build a 12,400 square metre facility for Big Yellow Self Storage in Wapping, east London.<\/p>\n Wates<\/a> took fourth place with \u00a392m of new work, including the \u00a360m One Globe Square office scheme in Leeds. Morgan Sindall<\/a> came in fifth with \u00a379.6m.<\/p>\n Robertson picked up deals worth a combined \u00a377.5m, which was enough to secure sixth spot on the table.<\/p>\n The firm\u2019s biggest announcement in December was a partnership with Aberdeen City Council to deliver a beachfront masterplan worth \u00a350m.<\/p>\n Bowmer & Kirkland landed two jobs worth a combined \u00a367.2m to take seventh place. Royal Bam<\/a> also agreed a pair of projects, and with a total value of \u00a360.6m, it was enough for eighth spot.<\/p>\n Walter Lily finished December in ninth place with a single \u00a360m job, ahead of John Sisk & Son with two contracts, including the \u00a354m refurbishment of Haringey Civic Centre.<\/p>\n
Top 10 contractors – December 2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Contractor<\/strong><\/td>\n | No<\/strong><\/td>\n | Total (\u00a3m)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Costain<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 400.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Kier<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n | 174.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Galliford Try<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 127.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Wates<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n | 92.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Morgan Sindall<\/td>\n | 17<\/td>\n | 79.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Robertson<\/td>\n | 11<\/td>\n | 77.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Bowmer & Kirkland<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 67.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Royal Bam<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 60.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Walter Lilly<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 60.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | John Sisk<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 54.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | With its final flurry of activity for 2024, Morgan Sindall finished the year at the top of the rolling annual league table with a whopping \u00a33.1bn in new business.<\/p>\n This was secured from 285 contracts \u2013 the majority of which were for build jobs.<\/p>\n Taking second place was Winvic with a total \u00a32.17bn of deals achieved from only 35 deals.<\/p>\n Confirming that volume is not everything, Multiplex<\/a> finished in third place with \u00a31.68bn secured from just five jobs.<\/p>\n
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