Keepmoat tops table after building up portfolio

According to latest figures, the top 50 contractors shared more than £2bn of work in total, with Doncaster-based Keepmoat accounting for almost a fifth of that amount.

Second-placed Laing O’Rourke won £180m of work in the same period. Keepmoat’s place at the top of the league table was secured after signing a £430m PFI housing regeneration contract for the Pendleton Together scheme in Salford.

The 30-year project will lead to the construction of 1,600 new energy-efficient homes, the improvement of more than 1,250 existing council-owned properties, the creation of 500 new jobs and 24 small and medium business enterprises and skills training for 3,200 local people and 2,000 work experience opportunities.

The Pendleton Together consortium comprises the social landlord Together Housing Group, Salford City Council and Keepmoat.

The Pendleton contract is Keepmoat’s second big PFI win of the summer after the company 
clinched a £198m contract to refurbish 1,245 properties and create 388 new homes in Leeds in July.

Nick Ash, managing director of Keepmoat’s regeneration business, said: “As a business we were delighted to be named the top contractor for September after securing Keepmoat’s second major PFI win of the summer.

“This latest win demonstrates the strength of Keepmoat’s offering when bidding for large-scale regeneration projects and establishes us as a business that can be trusted with schemes of national significance.

“The Pendleton contract is a landmark project for Keepmoat in the North West and is testament to the great reputation we have built up in the area over a long period of time.”

The group was formed in March 2012 following the merger of Keepmoat and rival company Apollo.