To get you familiar with the major players in the industry, we've compiled a list of the largest and in the UK based on the information available from the various online and media sources.

industry in the has been severely impacted by the pandemic situation. Residential and commercial construction sectors are going to be worst affected though infrastructure construction sector is expected to maintain growth momentum, supported by public spending.

According to Research and Markets analysis, the construction industry in United Kingdom is expected to record a Compound annual growth rate
of 8.5% to reach GBP 236.8 billion by 2024. The residential construction industry in value terms increased at a Compound annual growth rate of 2.9% during 2015-2019. The commercial building construction market in value terms is expected to record a CAGR of 7.6% over the forecast period. The infrastructure construction was estimated to be GBP 54.2 billion in 2019, posting a CAGR of 4.9% during review period.

 

Top construction companies in the UK are:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. They finance, develop, build and maintain innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins daily life, supports communities and enables economic growth. Balfour Beatty teams operate across the full infrastructure life cycle, combining world-class investments capability and leading construction and support services to deliver large, nationally critical complex infrastructure through to local and regional projects right at the heart of local communities.

Morgan Sindall Group plc is on of the largest construction companies in the UK. They are headquartered in London employing around 6,700 employees and operating in the public, regulated and private sectors. Morgan Sindall Group is a construction company and regeneration group operating in the public and commercial sectors. It operates through six divisions of construction and infrastructure, fit out, property services, partnership housing, urban regeneration and investments.

Galliford Try is a leading UK construction business employing 3,000 people across the country. The company was created in 2000 through a merger of Try Group plc, founded in 1908 in London, and Galliford plc, founded in 1916. They are focused on the building, highways and environment markets.

Kier Group is a leading UK construction and infrastructure services company. Its purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. The Group invests, builds and maintains the UK's essential assets and infrastructure with c.85% of Group revenue from Government, quasi-Government or regulated industries. The Construction segment delivers for both the public and private sectors through local bases and offers national coverage for our clients and customers. The key sectors served include education, health, justice and defence.

Mitie Group PLC (standing for Management Incentive Through Investment Equity) is a British strategic outsourcing and energy services company. It provides infrastructure consultancy, facilities management, property management, energy and healthcare services. It has a head office at The Shard in London and more than 200 smaller offices throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke is a privately owned, internationally focussed engineering company based in the UK . They operate an integrated business model comprising the full range of engineering, construction and asset management services delivering single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations. Across key business sectors they design, procure, manage, construct, refurbish and maintain commercial offices, data centres, industrial facilities and science and research centres. Laing O'Rourke is at the forefront of the design and delivery of power infrastructure, transport projects, power infrastructure, mining and resources infrastructures. Their infrastructure businesses offer the full range of specialist engineering, construction and asset management expertise.

Barratt Developments plc is one of the largest residential property development companies in the United Kingdom operating a network of over 30 divisions. It was founded in 1958 as Greensitt Bros. but control was later assumed by Sir Lawrie Barratt. It was originally based in Newcastle upon Tyne but is now located in Coalville. Barratt Developments PLC owns three consumer brands: Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London and one commercial business brand Wilson Bowden.

Interserve's origins date back to 1884 when brothers Edmund and Augustus Hughes formed London and Tilbury Lighterage Company Limited, which specialised in transferring cargo between vessels. Between 1930 and 1950, the business diversified by moving into waste disposal and purchasing a civil engineering firm. Formerly know as Tilbury Group, Interserve offers advice, design, construction and support services for society's infrastructure and provide a range of equipment and expertise across a range of services. From initial concept through design and construction into ongoing aftercare and services delivered directly to citizens, they work in true partnership – often throughout the entire project life cycle.

Mace Group Ltd, commonly known as Mace, is a global consultancy and construction firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, employing approximately 5,000 people, across five continents. Mace's is mainly involved in the following sectors: Programme and project management, Cost consultancy, Construction delivery, Facilities management. Additional services include health and safety management, sustainability consultancy, contracts and dispute management, social inclusion programmes, investment and Building Information Modelling (BIM), supply chain training and site logistics.

 

 

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