69% Micro
26% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Construction Industry
UK Construction Industry Information
The building construction industry includes general construction, new builds, repairs, additions and alterations of homes, office buildings, shops and other public and utility buildings.
Active Businesses
160,053
Annual Sales
£313bn +
Employees
793,256
Economic Contribution
£62bn
Tags
Location of Construction Companies
Construction Companies by Size
Largest Construction Companies
Turnover
Barratt Redrow Plc
£4.2bn
Bdw Trading Limited
£4.1bn
Morgan Sindall Group Plc
£4.1bn
Construction Companies by Age
36% Young
25% Startup
22% Established
16% Mature
0% New
Oldest Construction Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Construction Companies
41% Declining
19% Rapid
17% Healthy
12% High
11% Low
Fastest Growing Construction Companies
3yr CAGR
Construction Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Construction Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Construction Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Construction Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Construction of buildings Industry Insights
There are 160,053 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £313 billion .
The Industry employs around 793,256 people and contributes £62 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Construction companies is London with 44,639 and the fewest are located in North East England with 3,064.
The largest Construction company is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited with a turnover of £11.5bn. 69% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
16% of the Construction Industry is made up of 16% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (36%) the oldest company is B.l.holdings Limited founded in 1856.
Construction industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Laing O'rourke Holdings Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 1063%. Other fast growing companies include Terra Nova Developments Limited (199%), Wates Developments Limited (194%) and Reef Group Limited (192%).
The UK Construction Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.40x, Turnover multiple of 0.94x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.58x.
