68% Micro
27% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
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
157,067
Annual Sales
£322bn +
Employees
869,717
Economic Contribution
£100bn
Tags
Location of Construction Companies
Construction Companies by Size
Largest Construction Companies
Turnover
Bdw Trading Limited
£5.2bn
Taylor Wimpey Uk Limited
£4.3bn
Morgan Sindall Group Plc
£4.1bn
Construction Companies by Age
35% Young
28% Startup
21% Established
16% Mature
0% New
Oldest Construction Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Construction Companies
43% Declining
19% Rapid
15% Healthy
12% High
10% 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 157,067 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £322 billion .
The Industry employs around 869,717 people and contributes £100 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Construction companies is London with 43,385 and the fewest are located in North East England with 3,003.
The largest Construction company is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited with a turnover of £10bn. 68% 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 (35%) 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 London Square (Walton-on-thames) Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 237%. Other fast growing companies include Legal & General Affordable Homes (Development 2) Limited (234%), Wates Developments Limited (194%) and Moda Living (Great Charles Street) Limited (181%).
The UK Construction Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.85x, Turnover multiple of 0.98x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.42x.
