Contractor earned more than 拢360m with the infrastructure client in the year to 31 March 2015

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Network Rail has paid more to Carillion than any other supplier over the past year, with the contractor raking in 拢361尘 from the infrastructure client in the year to March 2015.

Network Rail鈥檚 top 20 supplier spending chart shows it spent almost 5% of its total infrastructure spending with Carillion.

German signalling specialist Siemens was second on the list, earning 拢269尘 for signalling work.

Bam Nuttall was third on the list with 拢250尘, while Balfour Beatty had a resurgent year in rail infrastructure, rising to fourth on the list with 拢241尘.

Network Rail says it spends around 拢5bn a year on works, services and products, with around 45% of its total spend with its top 20 suppliers.

Top 20 suppliers 2014-15   
Supplier nameSpendDescription of goods, services or product% of total
Carillion Construction Ltd拢361尘Infrastructure contracting 4.82%
Siemens Rail Automation Ltd拢269尘Signalling infrastructure contracting 3.59%
BAM Nuttall Ltd拢250尘Infrastructure contracting 3.34%
Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd拢241尘Track infrastructure contracting 3.23%
Eversheds LLP拢231尘Business Consultancy3.08%
Costain Ltd拢215尘Infrastructure contracting 2.88%
British Energy Direct Ltd拢189尘Utilities Supply2.53%
Atkins Ltd拢176尘Signalling infrastructure contracting, consultancy services2.36%
Amalgamated Construction Ltd拢159尘Infrastructure contracting 2.12%
J Murphy & Sons Ltd拢155尘Infrastructure contracting 2.07%
Amey-Colas拢1501尘Track infrastructure contracting 2.01%
Babcock Rail Ltd拢149尘Track infrastructure contracting 1.99%
EDF Energy Customers Plc拢133尘Utilities Supply1.78%
Signalling Solutions Ltd拢122尘Signalling infrastructure contracting 1.63%
Tata Steel UK Ltd拢98尘Steel manufacturer1.31%
Amey Rail拢96尘Infrastructure contracting 1.28%
Colas Rail Ltd拢94尘Infrastructure contracting 1.26%
Geoffrey Osborne Ltd拢90尘Infrastructure contracting 1.20%
DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd拢87尘Rail logistics 1.16%
VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd拢76尘Infrastructure contracting 1.01%
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