Private residential the best performer, according to Glenigan data

Clients were given approval to push ahead with nearly £107bn worth of work in 2020, according to the latest data from information specialist Glenigan.

The figures (see below) reveal the most work was awarded in the private housing sector, with firms here receiving approval for schemes worth just over £37.42bn – or around 35% of all work awarded in the year.

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Housing was the strongest performing sector last year

The top client in this sector was a team featuring Dartmouth Capital Advisors, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames and Reselton Properties, which received the nod for one deal worth £1.25 – the redevelopment of the Stag Brewery in south-west London.

The client receiving the most approvals across all sectors was the Department for Transport, which was given permission for 20 projects worth £4.8.

The sector to receive the next highest value of approvals was hotel and leisure, with clients here given permission for £10.5bn of work.

This was followed by those in the industrial sector, at £10.4bn, and commercial clients being approved for £10bn worth of work.

Meanwhile, the data has also revealed the top spending clients for December.

Britishvolt was the single biggest spending client at £2.6bn. This was the deal it struck with ISG to build its battery gigaplant in Blythe, Northumberland.

The sector with the highest was industrial – largely due to the Britishvolt deal. Overall, clients in this sector awarded £3.03bn of work.

The next biggest spending sectors were infrastructure, at £1.5bn, and private housing at £895m.

In total, almost £8.1bn of work was handed out in the last month of 2020.

Clients with the most project approvals - 2020

The tables below show contract awards by sector for the whole of 2020 put together by Glenigan. They are just a small part of the client information that is accessible through the ΢Ȧ Boardroom Network. 

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Social housing

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Catalyst Housing Group/Redrow 1 £405
West Sussex County Council 2 £201.5
Clarion Housing Group/Hill Partnerships 1 £200
Guildford Borough Council 2 £159.1
Aspbury Planning/Leicester University 1 £150

Retail

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Daejan Holdings 1 £300
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 1 £250
Land Securities Group/LS Buchanan 1 £200
Intu Properties - In Administration 1 £168
Urban Reef 1 £150

Private housing

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Dartmouth Capital Advisors/London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames/Reselton Properties 1 £1.25
Conygar/Nottingham City Council 1 £1
Long Harbour 1 £1
Barratt Developments 62 £675
Bellway 57 £655

Offices

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Grosvenor Group 1 £500
Scottish Enterprise 1 £365
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 1 £300
Quinn Estates/The Creative District Improvement Company 1 £250
Legal & General Group Plc/Sky UK 1 £230

Medical & scientific

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Department of Health 121 £1.6
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board 1 £251
Sanders Senior Living 1 £91.7
The James Hutton Institute 1 £62
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 3 £47.5

Industrial

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Four Ashes Ltd/Kilbride Group 1 £662.3
Huawei 1 £400
South Tees Development Corporation 1 £393
Peel Holdings Group 2 £327
Henry Boot  5 £284.9

Hotel & leisure

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Armila Capital Limited/London Resort Holding Company 1 £3.5
PRIME Investors Capital  1 £500
Valley Ridge Holdings  1 £500
City Football Group/Oak View Group 1 £350
Dominvs Group 4 £328.9

Education

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Cranfield University 2 £414
Department for Education 32 £324
Institute of Neurology/University College London 1 £281.6
The Hive Fitness Centre 1 £125.2
University of Chester 1 £100

Civil (infrastructure)

Ultimate Company NameTotal Number of ProjectsTotal Value of Projects
Department for Transport 20 £4.8
East West Rail Alliance/Network Rail 2 £403
Network Rail 42 £354
Cornwall Council/Department for Transport 1 £290
Norfolk County Council 3 £274.6

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* private housing awards data refers to external contracts only and does not include frameworks

** projects awarded by a joint venture are listed independently to both single party clients