Lucky seven for Bovis

Bovis scooped a wealth of new contracts last month, which put it in charge of work worth around £226 million in total. The work is spread over seven contracts, according to its returns for November's CJ50 table.

Contract Journal understands Bovis has secured a very substantial increase to its alliance work with BP on its petrol stations, though details are not yet clear. The firm has also bagged a £38 million contract to redevelop the former Mirror Group headquarters at Holborn Circus in London EC1 and has a £30.7 million contract to fit-out the new offices of Credit Suisse First Boston at Canary Wharf in London.

The redevelopment of the Mirror building is being undertaken by Alice Developments (Gemini Commercial Investments and Mirror Group Newspapers). The design, by architect Foster and Partners, will provide around 29,650m2 of office space. The site at 33 Holborn is to be known as Holborn Place.

The Credit Suisse First Boston building at 20 Columbus Courtyard includes 25,000m2 of internal space with two 7,500m2 securities trading floors. Designed by architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, it includes a link to Credit Suisse's existing offices at One Cabot Square. Construction of the building is being managed by Canary Wharf Contractors.