69% Micro
27% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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
160,858
Annual Sales
£323bn +
Employees
888,205
Economic Contribution
£97bn
Tags
Location of Construction Companies
Construction Companies by Size
Largest Construction Companies
Turnover
Bdw Trading Limited
£5.2bn
Barratt Redrow Plc
£4.2bn
Morgan Sindall Group Plc
£4.1bn
Construction Companies by Age
33% Young
29% Startup
20% Established
15% Mature
2% New
Oldest Construction Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Construction Companies
42% Declining
19% Rapid
16% 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 160,858 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £323 billion .
The Industry employs around 888,205 people and contributes £97 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Construction companies is London with 44,721 and the fewest are located in North East England with 3,104.
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 9.62x, Turnover multiple of 1.20x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.65x.
