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Dutch-owned contractor HBG bounced back to the top of the monthly contractor鈥檚 tables after pocketing 拢253m worth of work in March.

But the 拢101m garnered by sixth-placed Balfour Beatty over the month was enough for it to regain pole position in the 12-month table, jumping over Laing O鈥橰ourke, last month鈥檚 top earner. Balfour鈥檚 haul is now 拢3.9bn against Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 拢3.3bn.

Kier, last month鈥檚 top earner, tumbled to number eight during March with 拢73.8m worth of contracts over the month. But Kier held on to third place in the yearly table with 拢2.4bn, ahead of HBG with 拢2.1bn.

HBG鈥檚 return to the monthly table 鈥� after February鈥檚 absence 鈥� was boosted by its victory in a brace of education tenders: a 拢95m contract to design and build a new facility for Harrow College in west London and a 拢38.5m contract to design and construct a college building for Newcastle-under-Lyme college. HBG also bagged a private sector contract worth 拢67m for developer Derwent in London.

Carillion and Leadbitter also basked in the first month of spring. Carillion jumped 20 places to take the number-two slot with 拢237m worth of work. The bulk of the cash was generated by winning the 拢156m Lumiere development in Leeds, which will involve the construction of two mixed-use high-rise towers in the west end of the city.

Oxford-based contractor Leadbitter was catapulted into the top 30 for the first time this year with a monthly haul of 拢160m. Leadbitter鈥檚 total was buoyed by a 拢25m contract with Newport council, part of the 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future programme.

Wates was another big mover, climbing from 18 last month to number seven after clinching a 拢35m contract for the refurbishment of the National Audit Office鈥檚 headquarters in London. Wates was also boosted by winning a 拢22m contract to build a library at Canterbury Christ Church university.

See attached graphic for industry rankings.