Murphy tops February contracts league

Aaron Morby 1 year ago
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Murphy shot to the top of the contracts league last month on the strength of the award of the Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel contract.

Lower Thames Crossing where a Murphy/Bouygues JV has secured the main tunnel drive works
Lower Thames Crossing where a Murphy/Bouygues JV has secured the main tunnel drive works

It shares the estimated £1.3bn order with joint venture partner Bouygues but edged ahead of its partner in the rankings with an extra small project award.

Morgan Sindall placed third in February with a clutch of contract wins estimated at nearly £550m, according to data compiled by Barbour ABI.

The chief order finalised by Morgan Sindall’s fit-out arm Overbury was for the £300m-plus Project Saturn to refurbish the 42-storey Citi office tower in Canary Wharf.

Top 10 contractors by work confirmed in February


 

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According to Barbour ABI data, February proved a bumper month for orders with the total value of awards secured by the 50 most successful contractors totalling nearly £5bn, representing 111 projects.

In the rolling 12-month league of wins, Morgan Sindall continued to rank top. Kier jumped to second place, while Willmott Dixon rose to third after a strong month.

Top 5 contractors by work won in the year to February


Among the other major projects wins railway pension fund manager Railpen awarded Skanska a £200m contract to build a speculative twin office project in Cambridge, known as Botanic Place.

Botanic Place

In Manchester, developer Salboy’s construction arm Domis took on the redevelopment of the old Boddington’s Brewery site with a housing-led £195m mixed-used scheme, which involves five new buildings, including building a 20-storey tower.

Salboy’s Waterhouse Gardens construction is scheduled for completion in Q2 2026

In London, United Living sealed a £190m deal with Westmister City Council to retrofit Huguenot House, a former Odeon cinema and flats near Leicester Square.

Huguenot House plan

Also in London, Multiplex secured a £150m revamp of the landmark New Zealand House tower in London’s St James’s. The 18-storey building at 80 Haymarket was considered to be London’s first tower block.

Revamp plan for New Zealand House in Haymarket

 

 

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