The firm scaled the new orders league after securing the pre-construction deal for Berkeley Group’s London Canary Wharf residential tower putting it in line to sign the main contract next October. Being built at South Quay Plaza, at 67 storeys it will be the UK’s tallest residential tower.
Northern Ireland’s McLaughlin & Harvey ranked second in the month after being confirmed for the £100m job to extend Luton Airport, while the M+W Group came in third with a £150m EPC contract for a waste-to-energy plant in Hull.
With one month to go, Kier looks favourite to take the title for most orders taken in 2015. Its haul presently stands at £2.739bn for the rolling 12 months, nearly £400m ahead of nearest rival Bouygues UK, which is also experiencing an exceptional year.
Among November’s other big contract winners John Sisk landed a job valued at £100m by Glenigan to build a conference centre at Celtic Manor Resort.
Balfour Beatty checked in with a £120m student accommodation job for University of Sussex and Ardmore won the £90m phase 2 for flats at Hutchison Whampoa Lots Road scheme in Chelsea.
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