69% Micro
24% Small
5% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
UK Civil Engineering Industry
UK Civil Engineering Industry Information
The civil engineering industry includes heavy constructions such as motorways, streets, bridges, tunnels, railways, airfields, harbours, industrial facilities and other major projects.
Active Businesses
25,348
Annual Sales
£57bn +
Employees
211,681
Economic Contribution
£16bn
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Location of Civil Engineering Companies
Civil Engineering Companies by Size
Largest Civil Engineering Companies
Turnover
J. Murphy & Sons Limited
£1.4bn
Civil Engineering Companies by Age
33% Young
26% Established
22% Startup
19% Mature
0% New
Oldest Civil Engineering Companies
Established
Ovivo Uk Limited
1909
Fastest Growing Civil Engineering Companies
33% Declining
25% Healthy
18% Rapid
16% High
8% Low
Fastest Growing Civil Engineering Companies
3yr CAGR
Civil Engineering Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Civil Engineering Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Civil Engineering Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Civil Engineering Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Civil engineering Industry Insights
There are 25,348 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £57 billion .
The Industry employs around 211,680 people and contributes £16 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Civil Engineering companies is London with 4,382 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 757.
The largest Civil Engineering company is Tarmac Trading Limited with a turnover of £2bn. 69% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
19% of the Civil Engineering Industry is made up of 19% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (33%) the oldest company is Trent Building Company,limited(the) founded in 1908.
Civil Engineering industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Van Oord Offshore Wind Uk Ltd. with a 3 year growth rate of 267%. Other fast growing companies include Rr Groundworks Limited (109%), Integrated Solutions Contracting Limited (106%) and Dig International Group Limited (91%).
The UK Civil Engineering Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.33x, Turnover multiple of 0.63x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.20x.
