Contractors' earnings hit £12bn as market soars
Hansford, Mark
Contractors' earnings hit £12bn as market soars - 2006 - New Civil Engineer 20 July 2006, 6(1) .
Turnover in the civil engineering market rose by £2bn in 2005 compared with 2004. Margins remained low, however, with the top 20 firms averaging only 3.1% in 2005. Balfour Beatty remains the largest contractor, with a turnover of £1.5bn. Bar chart.
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Contractors' earnings hit £12bn as market soars - 2006 - New Civil Engineer 20 July 2006, 6(1) .
Turnover in the civil engineering market rose by £2bn in 2005 compared with 2004. Margins remained low, however, with the top 20 firms averaging only 3.1% in 2005. Balfour Beatty remains the largest contractor, with a turnover of £1.5bn. Bar chart.
United Kingdom--