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Top 300 contractors (1-50)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
1 1 BOUYGUES France 10 445 7.22 36.48 252 109 588
2 3 SKANSKA Sweden 6754 26.74 72 589 45 063
3 2 VINCI France 5966 13.05 39.17 151 70 699
4 5 HOCHTIEF Germany 5549 34.29 56.6 198 37 345
5 4 GROUPE GTM France 5153 6.05 39.26 103 64 118
6 6 PHILIPP HOLZMANN Germany 4070 0.19 53.71 –889 28 811
7 7 EIFFAGE France 3772 11.62 13.08 84 41 040
8 11 COLAS * France 3577 20.6 41.48 100 43 530
9 – BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION * France 3515 – 52 54 ** 38 700
10 10 HBG Netherlands 3292 5.61 0 60 –
11 8 AMEC United Kingdom 3191 –8.61 48.07 80 20 571
12 9 BILFINGER + BERGER Germany 3021 –3.59 54.91 10 45 766
13 12 NCC Sweden 2859 9.66 40 95 24 122
14 14 FCC Spain 2559 15.9 10 254 46 443
15 16 DRAGADOS Spain 2360 12.4 28 144 37 826
16 13 BOVIS *** United Kingdom 2300 14.89 0 33 –
17 15 BALFOUR BEATTY United Kingdom 2293 0.75 18.97 96 29 046
18 20 STRABAG * Germany 2213 25.02 36.3 14 10 903
19 – BAU HOLDING STRABAG AG Austria 2047 – 38.74 – –
20 – EIFFAGE CONSTRUCTION * France 1912 – 0 – –
21 17 SOGEA * France 1889 1.55 17.62 – 22 875
22 18 CARILLION United Kingdom 1853 –3.42 17.09 35 13 233
23 19 DUMEZ-GTM * France 1807 0.62 38.21 23 19 300
24 24 JOHN LAING United Kingdom 1792 11.52 16.89 53 9443
25 22 ACS Spain 1779 9.8 12 120 19 071
26 27 FERROVIAL-AGROMAN Spain 1742 11 10 186 12 488
27 21 ACCIONA Spain 1709 3.7 0 140 14 295
28 23 NBM-AMSTELLAND Netherlands 1700 6.3 0 92 0
29 25 WALTER BAU * Germany 1636 3.59 31.6 –27 10 811
30 28 JOHN MOWLEM United Kingdom 1608 7.63 25.37 41 13 993
31 34 VOLKER WESSELS STEVIN Netherlands 1593 23.51 0 76 –
32 26 SPIE France 1579 1.25 29.93 30 23 717
33 31 JEAN LEFEBVRE * France 1563 15.43 45.9 46 19 409
34 30 TAYLOR WOODROW United Kingdom 1504 6.82 39.31 125 7963
35 33 ED ZUBLIN * Germany 1427 6.91 23 9 11 861
36 39 EUROVIA * France 1416 37.83 33.26 34 15 756
37 35 IMPREGILO Italy 1350 11.66 51 13 ** 36 525
38 32 DYWIDAG * Germany 1335 –0.88 17.02 12 8101
39 38 KVAERNER CONSTRUCTION * United Kingdom 1313 9.69 44.71 27 17 000
40 – BOUYGUES BATIMENT * France 1285 – 7.16 – 13 460
41 37 HEILIT + WOERNER * Germany 1245 10.4 16.98 –3 8814
42 36 GTIE * France 1221 6.84 15.43 56 17 353
43 – OHL Spain 1056 16 6 58 5571
44 47 SPIE TRINDEL * France 1010 40.67 0 32 11 258
45 40 CAMPENON BERNARD SGE * France 990 –0.52 40.49 17 10 024
46 41 KIER GROUP United Kingdom 963 28.46 8.1 14 6553
47 – APPIA * France 922 6.55 6.33 20 11 170
48 – HBG/EDMUND NUTTALL* United Kingdom 920 5.07 0 26 –
49 50 HEIJMANS Netherlands 819 15.28 0 33 –
50 44 YIT-CORPORATION Finland 805 4.66 10 49 8721
Top 300 contractors (51-100)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
51 49 ALFRED MCALPINE United Kingdom 802 10.84 0.94 47 3958
52 67 GTM CONSTRUCTION * France 790 53.06 0 –2 8762
53 – A PORR AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Austria 785 – 32.03 – –
54 54 TILBURY DOUGLAS United Kingdom 769 20 22.32 29 8158
55 52 BAM GROEP Netherlands 768 12.6 0 19 –
56 48 TEERBAU * Germany 696 –2.76 0 –2 3700
57 46 COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE France 670 –11.07 100 93 3829
58 56 JARVIS United Kingdom 669 8.32 8.72 32 6742
59 71 NEWARTHILL United Kingdom 656 33.65 5.52 7 2818
60 64 BOUYGUES OFFSHORE * France 648 15.76 0 39 5332
61 – GTIE THERMIQUE * France 638 0.45 75.15 17 7601
62 42 WAYSS & FREYTAG * Germany 625 –24.2 19.39 49 4876
63 106 FORCLUM * France 609 75.53 3.87 28 9275
64 57 SCREG * France 606 –1.31 0 7 ** 6445
65 – ALPINE MAYREDER BAU GMBH Austria 597 – 28.22 – –
66 74 SELMER * Norway 585 18 10 25 4708
67 59 ASTALDI Italy 580 0.54 47.6 12 8395
68 63 EI * France 556 –0.98 2.09 21 6993
69 80 VEIDEKKE Norway 528 14.91 10 24 4175
70 98 SPIE ENERTRANS * France 526 38.32 0 4 5647
71 78 AMEY United Kingdom 523 10.64 0 7 5629
72 – BOUYGUES TP * France 522 – 73.08 – 9160
73 87 MORGAN SINDALL United Kingdom 521 22.63 0 10 2122
74 68 BOSKALIS Netherlands 516 0.22 0 52 –
75 92 MORRISON CONSTRUCTION United Kingdom 510 23.24 2.28 27 3123
76 104 MILLER GROUP United Kingdom 498 36.11 0 17 2257
77 94 SBB Belgium 482 22 65.03 11 10 000
77 71 HEITKAMP Germany 482 –0.95 0 – 6000
79 97 FAYAT France 477 24.15 20.15 24 5422
80 93 CFE * Belgium 475 17.05 39.94 11 4200
81 86 BATIGROUP Switzerland 474 – 0 – 3333
82 136 SDEL * France 469 87.11 0 – –
83 – NCC DANMARK * Denmark 456 55.88 20 16 4338
84 85 SADE * France 453 4.73 15.02 27 5557
85 88 MANSELL United Kingdom 447 6.2 0 7 2836
86 120 RHEINHOLD & MAHLA Germany 446 45.1 50.98 11 8145
87 102 ZSCHOKKE Switzerland 441 – 0 – 2645
88 90 SOLETANCHE BACHY France 436 5.95 70.21 – 3800
89 100 SHEPHERD BUILDING United Kingdom 421 11.17 0 8 3886
90 – FERFINA Italy 407 7.54 0 –2 2654
91 – STOLT OFFSHORE * France 405 –15.15 99.08 17 1690
92 100 DEME Belgium 396 6.3 0 16 –
93 103 GTMH * France 394 6.84 18.95 –1 5341
94 110 COFATHEC * France 389 17.27 39 – 3900
95 115 GENERALE ROUTIERE France 386 23.09 8.33 4 4348
96 96 COSTAIN GROUP United Kingdom 378 –3.42 16.66 2 4625
97 126 WATES CONSTRUCTION United Kingdom 377 30.46 0 7 1112
98 119 NORWEST HOLST * United Kingdom 376 20.14 0 11 2511
99 122 BALLAST WILTSHIER United Kingdom 374 24.24 0 4 1442
100 105 BIRSE GROUP United Kingdom 370 3.58 0 4 1495
Top 300 contractors (101-150)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
101 139 SACYR Spain 369 33.9 0 41 ** 733
102 – UNIVERSALE BAU AG Austria 359 – 26.61 – –
103 70 SPIE BATIGNOLLES * France 357 –29.74 33.52 2 4184
104 – TEERAG-ASDAG * Austria 354 – 5.02 – –
105 109 WOLF + MULLER Germany 352 5.73 0 – 2163
105 111 HOJGAARD & SCHULTZ Denmark 352 7.04 20 8 2343
107 114 ALLEN United Kingdom 348 8.5 0 27 2967
108 – DRAKE & SCULL GROUP United Kingdom 346 14.4 0 2 3544
109 95 ENTREPOSE * France 341 –12.9 0 – 3900
110 – NG BAILEY United Kingdom 335 2.44 0 12 3803
111 112 BAUER SPEZIALTIEFBAU Germany 334 2.42 39.05 – 3388
112 115 CLEMESSY * France 327 4.23 14.76 – 4347
113 126 GARCZYNSKI TRAPLOIR * France 322 13.04 1.25 17 4651
114 141 MONBERG & THORSEN Denmark 319 37.68 20 1 2886
115 128 NCC FINLAND OY * Finland 318 17.46 3 10 2066
116 130 KELLER GROUP United Kingdom 315 18 73.86 19 2905
117 118 WIEMER & TRACHTE * Germany 304 –1.7 13.42 – 2200
118 138 MJ GLEESON United Kingdom 298 20.85 2.37 13 1868
119 – STAVELEY INDUSTRIES United Kingdom 295 –25.09 22.31 –6 4318
120 – CONDOTTE D’ACQUA * Italy 291 47.43 11.6 5 ** 1533
121 132 BOWMER & KIRKLAND United Kingdom 282 7.15 0 12 1067
122 133 JOSEF OEVERMANN Germany 279 10.7 3.54 – 2400
123 150 JAN DE NUL Belgium 273 40.5 0 65 –
124 – LEONHARD WEISS Germany 266 7.45 0 – 2430
125 – MITIE GROUP United Kingdom 264 0 0 15 20 599
126 108 SOMAGUE Portugal 262 –23.75 0 –1 2444
126 152 LINDNER Germany 262 20.14 21.12 16 2218
128 134 ETDE * France 248 –1.57 14.67 3 3794
128 129 YJL United Kingdom 248 –8.83 8.6 9 945
130 134 WILLMOTT DIXON United Kingdom 245 33.46 0 3 1151
131 131 TEIXEIRA DUARTE Portugal 240 –8.08 13.19 18 2156
132 182 FREYSSINET INTERNATIONAL * France 237 59.44 77.83 11 2841
133 147 PER AARSLEFF Denmark 231 17.37 26 10 1960
134 145 SOFICOM * Belgium 230 11.15 0 6 1921
135 143 SACER * France 229 3.45 0 0 ** –
136 210 SANTERNE * France 226 4.87 0 8 3455
137 158 GALLIFORD United Kingdom 225 23 0 5 1100
138 – BIWATER United Kingdom 224 6.68 31.05 6 2329
139 – GOLDBECK Germany 222 15.81 15.13 – 1357
140 294 FOURNIE GROSPAUD * France 221 – 2.64 5 3242
140 – SWIETELSKY BAUGESELLS CHAFT MBH Austria 221 – 24.78 – –
142 160 BEC France 213 19.12 17.89 2 1507
143 155 SNEF France 211 12.07 18.5 7 3684
144 149 CMC Italy 205 5.03 40 4 4762
144 162 COGIFER * France 205 16.27 0 – 2600
144 166 HENRY BOOT United Kingdom 205 19 0 11 1620
147 – SAN JOSE Spain 203 31 0 7 ** 1950
148 – VIAS Y CONSTRUCCIONES * Spain 202 16.6 0 6 ** 847
149 – INTERIOR SERVICES GROUP United Kingdom 200 34.3 1.15 4 381
150 – PETERHOUSE United Kingdom 199 192.24 0 7 1506
Top 300 contractors (151-200)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
151 107 SOARES DA COSTA Portugal 196 –30.28 19.16 1 2853
152 – COLAS ILE-DE-FRANCE NORMANDIE * France 189 –0.22 0 4 2268
153 162 RAZEL * France 188 6.97 17.53 – 2881
153 – R O’ROURKE United Kingdom 188 24.03 10.69 6 2059
155 168 GAGNERAUD France 187 11.1 0 6 ** 2250
156 – LORNE STEWART United Kingdom 183 8.94 0 2 2167
157 173 PIZZAROTTI Italy 179 13.63 9.26 2 ** 1732
158 164 HEBERGER BAU Germany 177 3.07 21.19 5 1300
159 158 LEON GROSSE France 176 –3.59 5.43 4 1500
160 150 ENGIL Portugal 173 –13.3 10.1 4 1808
161 140 MOTA & COMPANHIA Portugal 171 –11.3 45.17 7 4498
162 166 MCNICHOLAS CONSTRUCTION United Kingdom 170 –1.17 0 6 1228
163 – KOSTER Germany 168 0 0 – 1000
164 161 QUILLE * France 167 –5.88 3.68 2 1272
165 184 TRY GROUP United Kingdom 166 10.27 0 6 537
165 174 RINEAU * France 166 5.31 1.98 3 1862
167 179 ALGECO * France 165 10.09 34.3 26 1247
168 183 GUINTOLI * France 163 12.02 7.97 – 1625
169 188 BEC FRERES * France 161 16.05 0 1 –
170 172 KAMPA-HAUS Germany 160 –2.41 0 16 1527
171 175 SICRA * France 158 1.39 0 – 770
171 178 SMAC-ACIEROID * France 158 4.99 0 4 1990
171 – J MURPHY & SONS United Kingdom 158 –10.41 0.57 3 2100
171 204 SIMONS GROUP United Kingdom 158 34.34 0 2 824
175 – AST HOLZMANN * Austria 153 – 15.02 – –
176 – COFATHEC SERVICES * France 152 – 0 – –
177 193 COOPSETTE Italy 148 15.88 4.7 5 ** 810
178 – CORSAN Spain 147 27.4 0 5 ** 1163
179 208 CMB Italy 144 25.63 0 3 ** 634
180 197 SPR * France 142 12.08 0 – –
181 – CORVIAM Spain 141 18.3 0 10 ** 1245
182 – COLAS CENTRE-OUEST * France 140 18.89 0 5 1457
182 179 COOP COSTRUTTORI Italy 140 –5.75 9.45 3 ** 1664
182 209 DESQUENNE ET GIRAL France 140 23.69 20.37 –1 1902
185 – FITZPATRICK United Kingdom 139 19.8 1.89 5 504
186 232 MULLER TP * France 138 47.79 22.48 2 ** 1303
187 – GUINOVART Spain 137 14.1 0 3 ** 861
188 – COLAS MIDI-MEDITERRANEE * France 133 –9.25 0.51 0 1477
188 – SISK United Kingdom 133 6.06 0 1 366
190 – OSBORNE United Kingdom 131 13.75 0 3 764
190 191 DELATTRE LEVIVIER * France 131 –0.14 1.66 1 2441
192 191 BROCHIER Germany 130 0 25 –3 1388
192 – CEGELEC NORD ET EST * France 130 – 0 3 2350
194 – MAY GURNEY United Kingdom 128 4.75 0 3 1074
195 198 XAVER RIEBEL Germany 127 2.65 0 – 800
196 177 SPIE BATIGNOLLES TP * France 126 –18.03 80.8 2 578
197 202 BONATTI Italy 125 7.3 46.43 1 ** 540
197 190 WEBER HAUS Germany 125 –5.97 4.23 – 1320
199 216 SCREG EST * France 124 14.23 0.03 3 1269
200 215 GTM TERRASSEMENT * France 122 11.49 0 – 1238
Top 300 contractors (201-250)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
201 222 SCREG ILE-DE-FRANCE NORMANDIE * France 121 7.88 0 3 1400
201 225 FAYAT CONSTRUCTION METALLIQUE * France 121 20 0 – 1000
203 254 SOMARO * France 119 44.7 3.93 2 1393
203 214 BIEN-HAUS Germany 119 1.12 14.1 5 991
205 213 FRUTIGER Switzerland 118 – 0 – 1207
205 201 BAUWENS Germany 118 0 0 – 300
207 227 COGIFER TF * France 116 21.87 0 0 ** –
207 210 VIANINI LAVORI Italy 116 2.96 4.2 23 ** 177
209 204 DEMATHIEU ET BARD France 115 0.08 34.73 1 950
210 196 EDIFER Portugal 113 –10.88 0 2 1184
211 229 ROUTIERE MORIN * France 112 18.4 0.07 – 1307
212 – COLAS SUD-OUEST * France 111 2.4 0.15 1 1100
213 273 GRANDI LAVORI FINCOSIT Italy 110 53.24 8.78 1 ** 339
213 – LUIS BATALLA Spain 110 17.1 0 – 802
213 224 UNIECO Italy 110 6.98 0 4 ** 416
216 – COLAS EST * France 108 5.17 0 1 1114
216 – EJL SUD-EST * France 108 10.81 0 1 1186
218 – EURELEC * France 105 – 0 –2 –
219 – CAMPENON BERNARD REGIONS * France 104 14.53 0 – 1164
219 232 TUNZINI * France 104 10.85 4.63 8 987
221 170 ICLA Italy 103 –37.91 3.9 –9 596
222 154 CARILLION FRANCE * France 102 –5.18 0 0 –
223 256 BRIAND France 100 22.07 0 11 1035
223 222 RADMER BAU * Germany 100 –3.18 0 3 866
223 199 RIZZANI DE ECCHER Italy 100 10.51 41 0 ** 934
226 – ALSTOM ENTREPRISE SUD-OUEST * France 99 1.02 0 – 1500
226 238 SEEE * France 99 11.43 7.59 3 1531
226 235 SCREG SUD-EST * France 99 9.43 0 1 1109
229 246 TODINI Italy 98 10.99 41 0 ** 449
230 235 SPAPA * France 97 7.31 0 1 1110
231 225 SPIE CAPAG * France 96 –5.01 0 11 877
231 – DTP TERRASSEMENT * France 96 24.82 0 – 408
233 200 SALINI COSTRUTTORI Italy 95 –20.72 64 2 2227
233 262 SAP MALET France 95 20.99 0 0 1129
235 221 CARILLION BTP * France 94 –9.34 0 0 841
235 273 GARBOLI-CONICOS Italy 94 31.63 1 1 ** 704
237 – SOGEA NORD-OUEST * France 93 17.07 0 – 730
238 227 RABOT-DUTILLEUL France 89 –7.05 15.46 3 611
238 251 BALDASSINI TOGNOZZI Italy 89 4.9 0 –1 ** 381
240 262 SECO/DGC * France 88 13.77 10.08 –1 1152
240 219 DESCHIRON * France 88 –17.27 0 – 384
242 266 CRYSTAL * France 87 14.24 15.91 1 –
242 235 STREIF * Germany 87 –4.35 0 – 1045
242 202 GRASSETTO * Italy 87 –25.6 7.63 2 416
245 252 CGST-SAVE * France 86 2.96 0 9 1674
245 278 CESI Italy 86 21.29 0 3 471
245 – CONSTRU. ABRANTINA Portugal 86 4 6.92 1 853
245 259 SCREG SUD-OUEST * France 86 0.47 0 2 979
249 – DV * France 85 77.15 0 3 ** 580
249 266 FAYAT ELECTRICITE * France 85 13.33 0 3 ** 1210
Top 300 contractors (251-300)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
249 280 MALET France 85 25.21 0 0 ** 1001
249 282 ITER Italy 85 29.73 0 1 ** 557
249 240 HERVE THERMIQUE France 85 –4.6 0 1 955
254 – EI GCC * France 84 –4.75 0.19 2 659
255 – CAMPENON BERNARD MEDITERRANEE * France 83 20.17 – 629  
256 – SACER ATLANTIQUE * France 82 11.74 0 2 875
256 – DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER France 82 – 0 –3 488
256 229 PERTUY * France 82 –13.99 9.66 0 667
259 265 BRÉZILLON * France 81 5.55 0 2 ** 801
259 – COLAS NORD PICARDIE * France 81 4.83 0 3 787
259 – COLAS RHONE-ALPES * France 81 5.2 0.16 2 932
262 – SPAC * France 80 7.33 0 1 1230
262 276 ORION Italy 80 12.71 0 0 ** 319
262 – GFC * France 80 – 0.53 0 569
265 290 COOPERATIVA DI COSTRUZIONI Italy 79 28.76 0 –1 ** 461
266 246 EIFFEL CONSTRUCTION METALLIQUE * France 78 –11.31 34.01 1 658
266 – EUROVIA ILE-DE-FRANCE * France 78 – 0 – 750
268 – CASTELLI Italy 77 23.14 8.6 –9 308
268 261 FEDERICI * Italy 77 7.31 63 1 ** 161
268 – EUROVIA CAL * France 77 26.86 0.48 – 616
268 282 SCREG OUEST * France 77 11.79 0 1 756
272 273 PREZIOSO France 75 5.55 43.4 3 1407
272 240 CEI ELECTROTEC Belgium 75 –15.5 0 – –
274 – NORPAC * France 74 –9.86 6.83 –1 704
274 294 SOCASO * France 74 27.53 0 – 60
274 – EJL ILE-DE-FRANCE * France 74 3.66 0 2 741
274 252 BAUDIN CHATEAUNEUF France 74 –11.08 5.65 –2 905
274 269 DOMOSERVICES MAINTENANCE * France 74 – 0 4 –
279 229 BAST-BAU Germany 73 –22.22 0 – 309
279 262 SATOM * France 73 –5.42 100 – 3465
279 291 BATEG * France 73 12.57 0 – 394
279 240 BENTO PEDROSO CONSTRUCOES Portugal 73 –17.78 16.78 5 417
279 – CME Portugal 73 37.8 0 4 1151
279 – CBC * France 73 –4.4 0 0 387
285 – GALERE Belgium 72 16.3 0 – –
286 271 PAB NORD * France 70 –2.72 0 2 ** 260
286 – EJL CENTRE-PAYS DE LOIRE * France 70 11.42 0 2 720
286 – SACER PARIS-NORD-EST * France 70 2.78 0.02 1 725
286 – DUMEZ ILE-DE-FRANCE * France 70 4.92 0 – 431
290 286 INTRAFOR * France 68 4.62 0 – 650
290 291 SCREG NORD-PICARDIE * France 68 6.78 0 1 729
290 288 BOCCARD France 68 8.12 16.62 1 974
290 282 OLIN-LANCTUIT * France 68 2.42 0 –1 436
294 – SACER SUD-EST * France 67 0.15 0 1 769
294 – SPIE THERMATOME * France 67 131.39 0 1 –
294 – YVES COUGNAUD France 67 18.06 2.06 12 620
297 – ECOP Portugal 66 25 0 1 874
297 – CONTACTO Portugal 66 0.46 0 0 392
299 – LOUIS DE WAELE * Belgium 65 71.93 0 1 396
300 – SPIE DROUARD * France 64 108.37 0 1 –
Top 200 materials producers (1-100)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
1 1 SAINT-GOBAIN France 15 119 28.79 0 1200 164 698
2 2 LAFARGE France 6936 7.42 78.53 4042 ** 70 945
3 3 SCHNEIDER * France 5519 9.92 82.43 639 67 500
4 4 WOLSELEY United Kingdom 5505 15.66 75.59 306 28 582
5 5 RMC GROUP United Kingdom 4705 6.68 74.79 277 34 870
6 – CRH United Kingdom 4445 29.23 71.72 419 36 665
7 8 HEIDELBERGER ZEMENT Germany 4209 63.32 75 371 38 327
8 7 PILKINGTON United Kingdom 2707 –0.07 48.65 52 30 900
9 60 LAFARGE CIMENTS * France 2388 10.28 0 648 ** 32 238
10 10 ITALMOBILIARE Italy 2378 12.46 67.2 172 20 519
11 11 ITALCEMENTI * Italy 2244 12.85 0 142 18 086
12 9 BLUE CIRCLE United Kingdom 2231 –3.14 55.88 195 18 637
13 77 LAFARGE BETONS & GRANULAT * France 2109 2.71 0 164 –
14 13 HANSON United Kingdom 1921 5.22 62.25 316 21 800
15 12 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES * France 1828 –7.59 0 194 ** –
16 26 ETEX Belgium 1762 50.37 0 121 25 000
17 24 IMERYS * France 1722 39.88 0 146 9933
18 19 VALENCIANA DE CEMENTOS Spain 1669 15.7 65 142 ** 10 164
19 – LAFARGE REDLAND * United Kingdom 1572 –21.8 72.32 148 12 715
20 20 CIMENTS FRANCAIS * France 1562 13.65 56.4 241 12 864
21 16 READYMIX * Germany 1560 6.52 17.99 43 9966
22 18 LEGRAND France 1515 5.68 65.44 204 23 300
23 21 BPB INDUSTRIES United Kingdom 1506 6.24 61.55 226 –
24 27 DYCKERHOFF Germany 1447 24.41 45.79 125 11 395
25 14 CARADON United Kingdom 1390 –10.05 67.43 26 15 651
26 22 TARMAC United Kingdom 1351 4.38 28.77 153 11 260
27 25 CBR * Belgium 1326 11 0 169 –
28 23 MEYER * United Kingdom 1281 2.24 24.91 62 9564
29 28 BUDERUS Germany 1150 0.11 33 104 9565
30 – SKW-MBT Germany 1016 21.7 75 – 7407
31 31 GLAVERBEL * Belgium 995 18.98 0 42 12 841
32 34 PFLEIDERER Germany 947 17.48 0 2 10 000
33 33 AGGREGATES INDUSTRIES United Kingdom 934 11.99 49.62 97 6910
34 – GLYNWED United Kingdom 878 –13.5 60.33 95 10 400
35 48 TRAVIS PERKINS United Kingdom 874 40.31 0 75 5830
36 35 SIG United Kingdom 841 5.72 41.06 42 4599
37 37 LAFARGE MATERIAUX DE SPECIALITES * France 795 7.48 0 76 5000
38 38 CRISTALERIA ESPANOLA * Spain 794 16 17 175 8407
39 43 LAPEYRE * France 771 18.85 16.74 82 7495
40 41 BUZZI UNICEM Italy 768 17.42 0 150 3936
41 52 KORAMIC BUILDING PRODUCTS Belgium 669 23.93 91.03 67 7638
42 39 HEYWOOD WILLIAMS United Kingdom 662 –4.01 55.6 46 5200
43 42 HEPWORTH United Kingdom 651 –1.5 53 76 6213
44 52 VICAT France 647 20.11 39.43 0 –
45 – OBOURG ORIGNY * France 620 94.92 0 67 ** 3485
46 62 IDEAL STANDARD * Italy 619 53.98 0 18 7108
47 50 URALITA Spain 617 7.5 34 43 5577
48 – MARLEY * United Kingdom 605 –9.15 54.69 98 8182
49 44 CASE FRANCE * France 600 –7.41 54.71 19 2834
50 102 LAFARGE PLATRES * France 563 27.61 0 82 3661
51 46 VAILLANT Germany 558 –1.17 54.66 32 5130
52 55 VILLEROY & BOCH Germany 550 8.06 55.98 17 10 130
53 58 ROCA Spain 510 9.6 52 40 ** 4245
54 56 FRIEDRICH GROHE Germany 505 6.68 64.28 62 5728
55 51 GERRESHEIMER GLAS * Germany 495 –10.05 60.77 27 7145
56 59 PLETTAC Germany 492 12.16 52.74 –32 6182
57 45 DALMINE Italy 481 21.85 53 –21 3772
58 61 OTIS * France 455 12.85 0.02 79 5663
59 56 CATERPILLAR FRANCE * France 418 –11.58 92.77 11 ** 2200
60 – GRAFTON United Kingdom 409 45.04 0 25 2626
61 65 LEGRIS INDUSTRIES France 407 7.77 64 29 5672
61 64 BPB PLACO * France 407 7.63 0 – 2535
63 – BSS GROUP United Kingdom 406 18.84 0 9 2434
64 70 MANITOU BF France 404 18.35 54.19 44 2034
65 68 CALCIA * France 392 8.33 0.01 86 1500
66 73 RMC FRANCE * France 386 12.99 0 26 1885
67 66 VEGLA VEREINIGTE GLASWERKE * Germany 364 0.55 39.06 9 4053
68 – KINGSPAN United Kingdom 352 44.4 32.83 39 2449
69 79 GRUPPO RIELLO Italy 346 – 45.9 31 2343
70 71 IRIS CERAMICA Italy 341 2.24 75 36 ** 3000
71 75 BTICINO * Italy 331 6.76 21.48 80 2828
71 40 GLUNZ * Germany 331 –50.49 53.98 –27 4389
73 – PORCELANOSA Spain 330 17.4 0 11 ** 2983
74 76 PLACOPLATRE LAMBERT * France 324 5.79 8.37 24 ** 1435
75 17 KNAUF France 322 7.93 0 – 2366
76 83 ARENA SERVICES * France 308 20.92 0 –4 130
77 81 STO Germany 300 10.17 35.16 14 2633
78 84 MERLONI TERMOSANITARI Italy 291 15.84 64.89 13 2957
79 80 ZARDOYA OTIS Spain 290 3.8 21.7 70 4752
80 – PORTLAND Spain 279 39 0 91 722
80 85 MARSHALLS United Kingdom 279 9.69 0 41 2966
82 96 MAPEI Italy 274 20.82 0 18 1972
83 87 LIEBHERR-FRANCE * France 264 6.82 74.87 7 1114
84 100 FENWICK-LINDE * France 261 23.81 0 – –
85 88 FERALPI SIDERURGICA Italy 260 6.7 45.4 7 1006
85 86 ANGLIAN GROUP United Kingdom 260 2.54 0 27 3726
87 93 GRUNZWEIG & HARTMANN * Germany 257 8.94 3.59 29 1251
88 90 ALSEN * Germany 254 5.75 0 25 1562
89 – CEMENTOS MOLINS Spain 249 14.3 0 46 ** 1978
89 151 RICCHETTI CERAMICHE Italy 249 117.86 0 10 2762
91 99 OTIS ITALIA * Italy 244 15.8 20.5 26 2902
92 94 SCHWENK Germany 241 3.1 0 – 1500
93 90 CAPE INDUSTRIES United Kingdom 239 –2.16 18.19 9 5231
94 – FELS Germany 235 –1.8 20 22 2252
95 95 BONNA SABLA * France 233 1.96 20.4 7 3001
96 104 SAMSE France 230 13.12 0.61 10 1714
97 – FERROLI Italy 225 18.32 60 19 1794
98 – HORNOS IBERICOS ALBA Spain 222 10.4 0 12 ** 1404
99 109 FINANCO Italy 221 14.7 7 33 1464
100 104 SDECC * France 219 7.53 62.42 25 1377
Top 200 materials producers (101-200)
Rank
2000		 Rank
1999		 Company Country Turnover
1998/99 £m		 Change in
turnover %		 1998/99
turnover
abroad %		 Pre-tax
profit
1999 £m		 Number of
employees
101 97 ROUX COMBALUZIER SCHINDLER * France 218 1.11 23.83 7 3591
102 108 SOPREMA France 217 12.21 35.13 12 1861
103 92 NORCROS United Kingdom 208 –13.64 39.6 10 3089
104 – LAFARGE ASLAND * Spain 206 – 0 128 752
105 120 UNIBETON * France 202 28.92 0 2 640
105 97 ETERNIT Germany 202 –6.42 5 5 2327
107 127 SICLI * France 198 38.48 9.21 10 3414
108 102 GERFLOR * France 196 –5.84 61.73 – –
109 125 GEWISS Italy 192 29.39 37.4 26 2177
110 – SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE * France 189 –1.03 0 19 ** –
111 109 HANSA METALLWERKE Germany 184 –4.2 49.1 4 2077
112 – SPI France 183 – 32.2 –7 –
113 117 DEUTAG * Germany 180 10.08 0 – 1390
114 – ATLAS COPCO FRANCE HOLDING * France 176 –0.28 0 – 980
115 – UNILAND Spain 172 28 0 23 ** 1315
116 124 INDUSTRIELLE DE TUILES * France 170 13.31 7.87 – 1909
117 114 GLAVERBEL FRANCE * France 164 –0.79 40.27 3 1189
118 126 CARRIER * France 159 10.15 0 – –
119 131 POTAIN * France 158 12.86 0 – 2558
120 131 HAGER ELECTRO France 155 11.05 0 10 ** 2500
121 121 ISOVER SAINT-GOBAIN * France 153 1.26 0 14 1005
122 128 ANNELIESE * Germany 152 7.48 5.22 23 1094
123 138 STILL ET SAXBY * France 149 15.22 20.23 3 988
124 129 AKZO NOBEL COATINGS * France 148 5.35 12.32 14 1001
125 121 SCHINDLER * France 145 –3.65 4.87 4 2369
125 – PASSAVANT ROEDIGER* Germany 145 –4.76 40 1 1400
127 113 DE DIETRICH THERMIQUE * France 143 –15.46 28.42 16 1370
128 141 ORSA BETONS * France 140 12.95 0 4 ** 447
129 136 FLORIM Italy 138 2.8 73 7 1206
130 – HORMICEMEX Spain 135 16 0 5 ** 498
131 – TE * France 128 – 82.81 2 1326
132 140 WESTAG & GETALIT Germany 126 1.06 12.57 8 1432
133 147 ASCENSEURS KONE * France 121 3.87 2.33 28 1809
133 143 SERIBO France 121 –0.1 29.25 8 1487
135 139 WERU Germany 119 –5.73 8.4 10 1419
136 148 FICHET BAUCHE * France 118 1.73 43.3 5 1631
136 148 RECTICEL FRANCE * France 118 1.6 6.45 1 1276
138 154 RDB Italy 116 5.6 1 1 1768
138 159 CIAT France 116 12.6 43.15 9 1593
138 – FCB France 116 – 90.24 3 475
141 150 CERBERUS * France 115 0.02 10.61 5 1661
142 164 HONDA EUROPE POWER EQUIPMENT * France 113 42.69 0 2 –
142 157 GSM * France 113 6.32 0 9 776
144 160 CHAFFOTEAUX & MAURY * France 112 9.97 43.9 8 1061
145 119 SOMFY * France 111 – 0 – 791
145 166 POMAGALSKI France 111 15.94 0 4 ** 650
147 153 ACOME France 110 –0.42 36.06 3 1061
147 156 CICH * France 110 2.82 26.12 8 1050
149 177 PIGEON ENTREPRISES France 107 21.28 0 2 1225
150 161 THYSSEN ASCENSEURS * France 105 4.03 15.2 17 1570
151 171 ROUGIER France 104 11.17 0 3 ** 2195
152 167 FAYAT MATERIELS DE TP * France 102 8.51 0 3 ** 730
152 161 ONDULINE * France 102 1.29 80.98 9 793
152 161 KERAMAG * Germany 102 0.4 16.9 17 594
155 172 ROCKWOOL ISOLATION * France 100 8.43 23.04 5 673
155 173 VIESSMANN * France 100 9.57 52.22 5 796
155 177 LAFARGE COUVERTURE * France 100 13.12 5.82 16 958
155 179 SIPLAST * France 100 14.01 47.37 9 520
159 194 CEMENTIR * Italy 98 27.07 0 30 623
159 173 BDI France 98 8.47 1.82 7 –
161 175 LAFARGE ALUMINATES * France 97 8.16 0 14 ** 353
162 194 LAFARGE GRANULATS VAL-DE-SEINE * France 96 25.75 0 – –
163 181 GME SANITAIRE ET MATERIAUX * France 95 10.46 0.62 9 –
164 – MERLIN GERIN ALPES * France 94 – 0 14 497
165 167 GANTOIS France 93 –0.69 19.17 1 1746
165 – ATLAS COPCO ITALIA Italy 93 118 3.6 5 337
167 167 PPM * France 92 –3.05 0 – 284
168 – FISHER ROSEMOUNT * France 90 – 53.56 2 571
168 – SDECCI * France 90 – – 4 –
168 179 SOFTAL * France 90 2.1 10.1 7 458
171 – ANOFLEX France 88 – 40.26 –4 –
172 184 POMPES SALMSON * France 87 3.26 56.53 4 763
173 – TRYBA France 86 17.01 0 – 820
173 – MANNESMANN DEMATIC France 86 – 17.79 2 474
173 175 FERCO INTERNATIONAL * France 86 –3.51 0 6 1035
173 197 LENNOX * France 86 12.91 46.55 0 1034
177 190 NICOLL * France 84 6.45 13.67 – 1051
178 186 POLYREY * France 82 0.2 45.74 5 803
179 181 VETROTEX FRANCE * France 81 –5.49 0 5 706
179 – WAVIN * France 81 18.29 13.46 – 577
181 190 SICAME France 80 1.75 51.69 4 1270
181 189 CROUZET AUTOMATISMES France 80 0.54 57.61 7 –
183 – VOLVO CE * France 79 14.15 2.27 – 114
183 200 MEGNIEN France 79 6.25 0 3 687
185 190 SAREL * France 78 –0.94 34.87 9 730
185 – ICI PAINTS FRANCE France 78 – 1.74 3 388
185 – ALDES AERAULIQUE * France 78 14.48 18.95 8 785
188 197 ATLANTIC France 77 2.08 4.84 14 5
189 – DANFOSS MANEUROP * France 76 5.1 78.81 2 528
190 – BUBENDORFF France 75 4.17 0 – –
191 – QUEGUINER MATERIAUX France 74 6.67 1.24 2 855
191 – CARRIERES DU BOULONNAIS France 74 11.52 23.17 6 731
193 186 VILLEROY ET BOCH FRANCE * France 73 –10.44 0 0 1141
193 – PARKER HANNIFIN RAK France 73 – – 3 –
195 197 MAEC France 72 –5.21 0 – 1080
196 – IRB * France 71 11.91 2.63 17 583
196 – TARKETT SOMMER * France 71 3.68 0 – –
198 – CHAUVIN ARNOUX France 70 7.69 0 – 1250
198 – ETERNIT * France 70 –3.28 6.04 3 729
200 – SIKA * France 68 4.93 0 6 517