HC Deb 15 March 1983 vol 39 cc109-10W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the 10 contractors who have received the largest share of motorway and trunk road construction contracts in the past three years, giving for each contractor the total value of the contracts received.

Mr. John Stradling Thomas

The following contractors have been successful in attaining the largest share by value of Welsh Office contracts:

£
1. Sir Alfred McAlpine (Northern) Ltd. Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. joint venture 2 contracts worth 52,428,172
2. John Laing Construction Ltd. 1 contract worth 41,106,078
3. Cementation/Costain joint venture 2 contracts worth 37,708,910
4. Norwest Hoist Civil Engineering Ltd. 1 contract worth 17,269,468
5. Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. 3 contracts worth 12,690,841
6. Dowsett Civil Engineering Ltd. 1 contract worth 10,173,868
7, Sir Alfred MacAlpine and Sons (Southern) Ltd. 1 contract worth 8,863,518
8. Christiani and Nielsen Ltd. 3 contracts worth 7,648,240

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9. Davies Middleton and Davies Ltd. 2 contracts worth 7,014,792
10. McTay Civil Engineering Ltd. 2 contracts worth 4,963,849