69% Micro
27% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
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
161,157
Annual Sales
£323bn +
Employees
877,085
Economic Contribution
£97bn
Tags
69% Micro
27% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
33% Young
29% Startup
20% Established
15% Mature
3% New
42% Declining
19% Rapid
16% Healthy
12% High
11% Low
Construction Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Construction Industry Valuation
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Construction Industry Valuation
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Construction Industry Valuation
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There are 161,157 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £323 billion .
The Industry employs around 877,085 people and contributes £97 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Construction companies is London with 44,897 and the fewest are located in North East England with 3,102.
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.
15% of the Construction Industry is made up of 15% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (33%) 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 Wates Developments Limited (194%), Fairview New Homes (South East) Limited (188%) 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 9.12x, Turnover multiple of 1.18x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.61x.