HC Deb 26 January 1970 vol 794 cc273-4W
Sir W. Bromley-Davenport

asked the Minister of Transport if he will give particulars of the 12 firms which have received, in aggregate, the greatest value of road building contracts placed by his Department in the last three years, and the total value of the contracts received by each.

Mr. Bob Brown

During the three years ended 31st December, 1969, contracts over £100,000 for trunk roads and motorways were awarded as follows:

Name of Main Contractor Aggregate value of contracts (Tender Sums) £ million
1. Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son Ltd. and Leonard Fairclough Ltd. (in consortium)* 49.3
2. W. & C. French (Construction) Ltd. 41.2
3. John Laing Construction Ltd. 32.8
4. A. Monk & Co. Ltd. 32.8
5. Costain Civil Engineering Ltd.† 32.1
6. Christiani-Shand‡ 24.7
7. George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. and Kier Ltd. (in consortium)§ 23.3
8. Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co. Ltd. 19.2
9. Tarmac Civil Engineering Ltd. 17.6
10. A. E. Farr Ltd. 17.5
11. Dowsett Engineering Construction Ltd. 149
12. Fitzpatrick & Son (Contractors) Ltd. 11.6
* These firms have received other contracts individually—viz:

£ million
Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son Ltd. 15.8
Leonard Fairclough Ltd. 1.0
Leonard Fairclough Ltd. in consortium with Amey Asphalt Ltd. 2.0
Leonard Fairclough Ltd. in consortium with Cementation Construction Ltd. 10.0
† This firm has received one other contract in consortium with Sydney Green & Sons (Contractors) Ltd. valued at £ 5.5 million.
‡ A consortium of Christiani & Nielsen Ltd. and Lehane MacKenzie and Shand Ltd., Christiani & Nielsen Ltd. has received one other contract valued at £ 0.2 million.
§ Kier Ltd. has received one other contract valued at £ 0.3 million.