The Net Zero Teesside power station project is valued as \u00a3833m and sees Balfour deliver major onshore works for the plant as construction partner to Technip Energies.<\/p>\n
It marks a return to pole position in the monthly work won rankings after a long absence and lifted the firm to fourth position in the 12-month rolling league for took contracts secured.<\/p>\n
Private builder Bowmer + Kirkland came in second place with a clutch of wins totalling over \u00a3760m, according to data compiled by\u00a0Barbour ABI.<\/a><\/p>\n Its January haul was led by the \u00a3274m main contract for Newcastle University\u2019s Castle Leazes student accommodation redevelopment. B+K is also lined up as lead builder for the planned TV and film studio at Sunderland\u2019s former Crown Works shipyard, although funding has yet to be fully secured.<\/p>\n Overall, the top 50 contractors kicked off 2026 with a strong \u00a34.58bn of work secured across just 112 projects. That narrowly beat December\u2019s \u00a34.52bn year-end surge and points to an uplift in awards driven by a handful of major project wins.<\/p>\n In the rolling 12-month rankings, Strabag<\/span><\/span> held top spot, buoyed by its \u00a33bn long-term Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme<\/span><\/span> contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n