{"id":34578,"date":"2026-03-07T15:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mclaren-tops-contracts-league-on-data-boom\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:19:16","slug":"mclaren-tops-contracts-league-on-data-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mclaren-tops-contracts-league-on-data-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren tops contracts league on data boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-506335\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The firm has secured a shell and core contract to deliver the first of three giant datacentre buildings at Ada Infrastructure\u2019s Docklands campus, propelling it to the number one spot in the monthly rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Sisk ran McLaren close in a strong month for big-ticket project wins. The contractor secured two major schemes worth an estimated \u00a3430m combined, including further work on the Birkenhead waterfront regeneration and a health innovation campus for the University of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 10 ranking for work won in February<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-04.13.36.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-506339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-04.13.36.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1326\" height=\"710\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/contract-leagues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click for full interactive tables of contractor and client rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across the wider market, the top 50 contractors saw new orders ease back slightly in February, with total contract awards falling to \u00a34.1bn from January\u2019s strong \u00a34.58bn haul, which had given the year an early boost.<\/p>\n<p>In the rolling 12-month rankings,\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Strabag<\/span><\/span>\u00a0held top spot, buoyed by its \u00a33bn long-term\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme<\/span><\/span>\u00a0contract.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1208\">Private contractor Bowmer &amp; Kirkland climbed to second place for the first time, supported by 62 contract wins over the past year, according to data compiled by <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/barbour-abi.com\/?utm_source=construction-enquirer\" target=\"_blank\">Barbour ABI.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1346\">Mace held third place in the annual rankings, while McLaren\u2019s Docklands datacentre win pushed it into fourth, displacing Balfour Beatty.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 5\u00a0 \u2013 Total wins in 12 months to February<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-04.14.06.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-506338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-04.14.06.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1306\" height=\"384\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/contract-leagues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click for full interactive tables of contractor and client rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/03\/06\/mclaren-tops-contracts-league-on-data-boom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The firm has secured a shell and core contract to deliver the first of three giant datacentre buildings at &#8230; 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