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Kier tops contract league for third time this yearSubscription

A 26-deal haul during July sent Kier top of the monthly contractor league table for the third time in 2018.

Wates names new regional preconstruction managerSubscription

Wates has named Lisa Cunningham as its new preconstruction manager for the Midlands.

Wates Construction wins £162m Wembley Park dealSubscription

Wates has been awarded a £161.5m contract by Quintain to build 633 homes at Wembley Park.

Multiplex's Broadway deal clinches June leagueSubscription

Multiplex took top spot in the monthly contractor league for the first time in 18 months thanks to a £400m contract to redevelop the former New Scotland Yard HQ.

Wates boosts southern team with trio of appointmentsSubscription

Wates has strengthened its Southern Home Counties management team with a trio of senior appointments.

Wates features and analysis

Contracts hit 21-month low in July league table
The value of the top 50 contract wins table hit its lowest point for nearly two years in July as Kier notched up yet another league triumph.
Stability reigns over top 50 contractors in June
Activity across the top 50 contractor league once again held relatively steady in June as Multiplex claimed the summit for the first time since January last year.
McAlpine slips down annual league while Wates tops May
Steady top-50 activity in May saw Wates bag its first ever monthly league top spot and Sir Robert McAlpine fall back in the annual table.
Canada Water: CN tours British Land’s £4bn mega-project
British Land is leading a £4bn transformation of Canada Water. Project mastermind Roger Madelin takes CN around a site that is catching the eye of industry heavyweights.
Contract wins plummet in March as Balfour tops table
Top-50 contract wins were down month on month and year on year in March as Balfour pipped Kier to the league summit.
Wembley Park pushes Wates to satisfy tough client
Quintain has tasked Wates with delivering hundreds of homes to high standards as a neglected corner of London is turned into a thriving community.
Gotham gives Mace victory in growing top 50 table
The contractor top 50 increased more than 20 per cent year on year in February as Mace signed a single £400m deal to claim first place in the monthly league.
Christmas freeze bites but Kier makes it two out of three
Kier topped the contractor table for the second time in three months as the festive slowdown dragged overall wins to their second lowest total of 2017.
Interested in construction? Then this is your chance
As a member of Build UK, this year Wates Group is opening up 12 of our sites from Norwich to Cardiff, Bristol to Leeds and Southampton to York as part of Open Doors 2018.
15 people to watch in 2018
Construction is an industry full of characters – these are the 15 people to keep an eye on in 2018.
Carillion's new CEO: Can he perform a rescue job?
When Andrew Davies was appointed as Wates boss four years ago, the firm’s chairman James Wates said the industry was seeing “positive signs of recovery” post-recession.
Top 50 gets a reality check in slowest month of 2017
The contractor top 50 came crashing back down to earth in September having hit unprecedented heights during the previous month thanks to HS2 wins.