HC Deb 16 March 1983 vol 39 cc158-9W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the 20 contractors who have received the largest share of motorway and trunk road construction contracts in each of the last three years, giving for each contractor the value of the contracts received.

Mrs. Chalker

During each of the three years 1980, 1981 and 1982 contracts over £100,000 in value for motorway and trunk road construction in England were awarded as follows:

£ million
1980
1. Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. 69

£ million
2. John Laing Construction Ltd. 38.2
3. Tarmac Construction (UK) Ltd. 36.8
4. Balfour Beatty Ltd. 14.8
5. Dowsett Engineering Construction Ltd. 12
6. Sir A. McAlpine and Son Ltd. 7.5
7. A. Monk and Co. Ltd. 1.56
8. Marples Ridgway Ltd. 1.3
9. Sheldon Contracting Co. Ltd. 0.85
10. Cumbrian Industrials Ltd. 0.6
11. Cornwall CC DLO. 0.44
12. Fitzpatrick and Son Ltd. 0.4
13. Reed and Mallik Ltd. 0.39
14. Allmacadams Ltd. 0.38
15. Staffordshire CC DLO. 0.29
16. C. J. Pearce and Co. Ltd. 0.2
17. Clee Hill Contractors Ltd. 0.2
18. Robert Hobbs Ltd. 0.17
19. Leicestershire CC DLO. 0.17
20. Durham CC DLO. 0.15
1981
1. John Laing Construction Ltd. 48.99
2. Cementation Construction Ltd. 44.40
3. A. Monk and Co. PLC. 39.69
4. Tarmac Construction Ltd. 37.96
5. Balfour Beatty Ltd. 24.99
6. Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son. Ltd. 20.60
7. Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. 18.67
8. A. F. Budge (Contractors) Ltd. 12.92
9. Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. 10.23
10. John Mowlem and Company PLC. 8.24
11. R. M. Douglas Construction Ltd. 8.09
12. Miller Construction Northern Ltd. 7.42
13. M. J. Gleeson Group PLC. 6.48
14. Border Engineering Contractors Ltd. 5.08
15. Roadworks (1952) Ltd. 5.06
16. Peter Birse Ltd. 3.08
17. May Gurney and Co. Ltd. 2.70
18. Brims and Co. Ltd. 2.41
19. Cumbrian Industrials Ltd. 2.19
20. Amey Roadstone Construction Ltd. 2.18

Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. and Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son Ltd. in consortium have been awarded one other contract valued at £21.37 million.

£ million
1982
1. A. Monk and Co. PLC. 33.4
2.Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son Ltd. 29.9
3.Tarmac Construction Ltd. 21.1
4. John Laing Construction Ltd. 20.1
5. John Mowlem and Co. Ltd. 18.5
6.Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. 15.5
7.Balfour Beatty Ltd. 14.1
8. Cementation Construction Ltd. 9.5
9.Norwest Hoist Civil Engineering Ltd. 7.8
10.M. J. Gleeson Group PLC. 5.9
11.May Gumey and Co. Ltd. 4.6
12. Roadworks (1952) Ltd. 3.9
13.R. M. Douglas Construction Ltd. 3.26
14.Dowsett Engineering Construction Ltd. 3.25
15.Peter Birse Ltd. 3.0
16.Galliford and Sons Ltd. 2.6
17.Marples Ridgway Ltd. 2.2
18.Costain Civil Engineering Ltd. 2.1
19.Eden Construction Ltd. 1.8
20.Droitwich Construction Co. Ltd. 0.9

Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. and Sir A. McAlpine and Son Ltd. in consortium have been awarded one other contract valued at £19.4 million.