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Kier stormed to the top of the contractors鈥� league in June thanks to a cluster of smaller contract wins that amounted to almost 拢300m of work.

Kier, which traditionally performs strongest on this size of scheme, picked up 33 wins in total. It emerged with 拢70m more work than closest rival HBG, which was in second place with 拢230m.

Kier鈥檚 success was predominantly in the public sector, where it secured 拢190m of work. HBG also benefited from public spending: 拢156m of its work came from that sector, including a 拢125m PPP schools win in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

This contract, which was won with its Dutch parent BAM, was the biggest single contract awarded in the building sector in June.

Overall, the public sector provided the industry with 拢694m of work during the month, offsetting a slowdown in commercial activity (see 鈥淐ommercial growth stutters鈥�, right). However, the total work awarded to the industry fell slightly, to 拢1.8bn from 拢1.9bn the previous month.

One contractor that performed strongly without too much help from the public sector was fourth-placed Rok. The company secured 拢41m of its 拢76m of work in the housing sector, including a 拢35m win for Merlin Housing Society in south Gloucester.

Housing wins also propelled Inspace, Willmott Dixon鈥檚 demerged housing arm, into the top 50 for the month, thanks to six wins totalling 拢43m.

When civils work is taken into account, Balfour Beatty takes first place. The contractor captured 拢580m of work, thanks largely to a 拢331m contract on the Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals scheme in Yorkshire.

The win was enough to keep Balfour Beatty firmly on top of the cumulative league, with 拢3.2m of work over the past 12 months.

The second-placed contractor in the cumulative league, Bovis Lend Lease, retained its position despite suffering a reversal of fortune in June. After leading the monthly table in May, Bovis dropped to 42nd with a solitary contract win worth 拢2.9m.