82% Micro
16% Small
2% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
UK Construction Services Industry Information
The specialised construction industry includes specialised trades such as pile-driving, foundation work, carcass work, concrete work, brick laying, stone setting, scaffolding, roof covering, building finishing and completion activities.
Active Businesses
245,056
Annual Sales
£160bn +
Employees
938,114
Economic Contribution
£44bn
Tags
82% Micro
16% Small
2% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
30% Young
27% Established
27% Startup
13% Mature
3% New
36% Declining
21% Healthy
18% Rapid
16% High
9% Low
Construction Services Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Construction Services Industry Valuation
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Construction Services Industry Valuation
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Construction Services Industry Valuation
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There are 245,056 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £160 billion .
The Industry employs around 938,113 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Construction Services companies is London with 48,101 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 3,932.
The largest Construction Services company is Balfour Beatty Group Limited with a turnover of £4.1bn. 82% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
13% of the Construction Services Industry is made up of 13% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (30%) the oldest company is Campbell Smith & Company Limited founded in 1896.
Construction Services industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Baywa R.e. Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 200%. Other fast growing companies include Newwaves Solutions Limited (132%), Myco Contracts Limited (126%) and Mcdermott Marine Construction Limited (108%).
The UK Construction Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.61x, Turnover multiple of 0.98x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.36x.