Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 80 contractors in the UK

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See below for Building’s ranking of the Top 80 contractors by contracting turnover.

The table, compiled by Filip Communications, is fully sortable by a range of metrics.

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2025 rank2024 rankCompanyContracting turnoverContracting Op profitYear endNo. employedHighest-paid director
Latest (£’000)Previous (£’000)Latest (£’000)Previous (£’000)LatestPreviousLatest (£’000)Previous (£’000)
1 1 Balfour Beatty 8,199,000 8,081,000 159,000 156,000 Dec-24 18,568 18,226 4,896 3,945
2 2 Laing O’Rourke 4,300,300 4,327,400 60,500 39,700 Mar-25 10,042 10,961    
3 6 Kier 4046500 1,907,800 113,700 103,100 Jun-25 10,361 10,218 4,313 3,843
4 4 Morgan Sindall 3371300 2,958,000 168,500 140,600 Dec-24 8,242 7,689 2,952 2,577
5 3 Keller 2,986,700 2,966,000 205,100 153,100 Dec-24 9,386 9,489 3,496 2,084
6 5 Bam 3 2,140,429 2,222,343 67,459 21,044 Dec-24     na na
7 8 Mace 2,098,307 1,734,750 14,466 77,755 Dec-24 7,326 6,906 1,119 1,976
8 15 Wates 2 1,938,036 1,169,237 -1,673 34,967 Dec-24 5,192 4,321 1,326 1,367
9 7 Galliford Try 4 1867200 1,772,800 39,700 13,000 Jun-25 7,928 6,270 2,844 1,951
10 13 VolkerWessels UK 5 1,318,591 1,213,397 44,144 36,161 Dec-24 3967 3,919 1,179 1,060
11 10 Costain 1,251,100 1,332,000 31,100 26,800 Jun-24 3,182 3,394 2,444 1,479
12 14 Wilmott Dixon 1,156,475 1,172,089 43,270 -16,733 Dec-24 1,921 1,998 816 398
13 11 Skanska 1,051,911 1,328,586 54,070 6,277 Dec-24 3,329 3,436 477 978
14 18 Winvic 1,017,190 958,772 28,207 18,923 Jan-24 687 552 193 231
15 19 Newarthill 998,489 927,828 -2,616 -101,239 Oct-24 2,016 2,263 410 375
16 16 John Graham 951,465 1,001,733 17,502 6,135 Mar-25 1,586 1,612 668 610
17 17 McLaren Construction 924,001 964,218 6,826 4,817 Jul-24 912 861 342 319
18   JRL Group 825,969 648,821 -33,915 -48,281 Dec-23 2,278 2,097 421 413
19   T Clarke 8 799,737 491,000 15,887 15,156 Mar-25 760 750 1,409 590
20 20 Equans Regeneration 783,059 905,677 -27,992 -35,987 Dec-24 2,546 3,015 254 314
21   NG Bailey 661,700 660,100 13,400 8,700 Feb-25 3,468 3,411 826 1,049
22   Sisk 624,907 474,985 5,825 -9,496 Dec-24 767 716 362 382
23   Keltbray 11 609,155 688,975 -1896 4,206 Oct-24 2,082 1,967 2,476 1,920
24   Tilbury Douglas 541,504 507,239 11,460 3,785 Dec-24 1268 1,227 553 696
25   TSL 497,576 296,655 26,582 9,819 Dec-24 252 193 248 180
26   McAleer & Rushe Contracts 491,506 426,379 13,233 8,735 Dec-24 384 358 336 350
27   Ferrovial Construction 490,747 482,935 7,082 -1,197 Dec-24 563 566 526 421
28   Lendlease Europe 9 469,184 486,832 na na Jun-25 1,102 1,202 774  
29   Severfield 450,913 463,465 -13,721 26,415 Mar-25 1,964 1,918 496 955
30   Glencar Construction 406,815 405,880 4,687 3,505 Sep-24 294 275 831 118
31   HG Construction 386,809 426,379 9,158 5,901 Dec-24 292 193 549 549
32   Bouygues 375,644 325,649 -46,924 -77,150 Dec-24 1,834 1,916 790 821
33   OHOB Holdings 332,721 294,437 19,192 19,770 Mar-25 200 211 1,343 1,256
34   Caddick Group 332,651 217,584 29,977 31,741 Aug-24 739 645 1,029 1,518
35   M&J Evans Construction 323,315 334,317 5,126 3,918 Dec-24 321 423    
36   Axis Europe 318,168 244,262 25,587 25,747 Mar-25 1,120 1,048 442 980
37   RGCM 312,952 198,050 4,570 1,938 Dec-24 119 116 491 278
38   Phoenix ME 295,275 170,175 10,288 7,180 Sep-24 420 373   1,267
39   Dalkia 285,456 267,584 na na Dec-24 4,064 4,019 652 883
40   Briggs & Forrester 271,583 212,480 4,432 2,581 Oct-24 822 812 345 268
41   Renaker Build 265,391 229,148 6,011 4,830 Oct-24 377 365    
42   Story Contracting 253,266 206,353 8,428 2,856 Mar-24 733 657 845 756
43   Dodd Group 249,436 206,744 5,442 3,095 Mar-25 1,109 977    
44   RG Carter Holdings 248,705 248,496 8,285 11,055 Dec-24 761 778 251  
45   BW Workplace Experts 244,980 200,116 5,583 2,645 Dec-24 238 220 728 578
46   Gilbert-Ash 235,662 262,844 3,786 1,119 Dec-24 187 200 425 435
47   Mount Anvil 15 227,591 252,193 9,922 18,481 Mar-25 207 210 608 532
48   Enerveo 218,400 256,700 2,800 -100 Mar-24 1,097 1,444 500 200
49   Esh Holdings 218,242 197,527 5,242 2,905 Dec-24 765 723 645 341
50   Henmead 215,349 161,649 4,941 1,116 Dec-24 2309 1,865 1,213 903
51   One Group Construction 203,151 166,777 11,510 5,307 Dec-24 560 543 242 239
52   EW Beard 198,652 179,940 3,375 2,994 Dec-24 339 314 975 880
53   Byrne Group 190,208 170,634 7,273 6,408 Jun-25 318 334 356 380
54   Tide Construction 187,148 197,199 4,217 6,782 Aug-24 39 40    
55   Morrisroe 186,566 218,864 812 -1,555 Oct-24 311 330    
56   John F Hunt 178,999 157,063 7,651 9,024 Mar-24 492 471 395 218
57   Mulalley & Company 19 172,528 193,300 1,181 3,075 Mar-24 505 529 226 229
58   Lindum Group 172,049 162,691 7,390 6,058 Nov-24 633 631 273 252
59   Red Construction Group 170,829 114,833 2,896 1,930 Mar-25 203 172 214 213
60   Domis Property Group 170,325 158,525 10,104 8,174 Apr-24 289 305 201 206
61   8Build 167,411 122,959 1,731 -1,597 Mar-25 £ 229 210 307 289
62   J Coffey 163,830 215,743 5,780 6,996 Sep-24 238 262 156 210
63   Higgins Group 18 163,826   2,216 -28,588 Jul-24 315 346 386 780
64   Speller Metcalfe 162,066 132,554 2,584 680 Mar-25 246 222 342 136
65   Statom Group 159,866 143,224 10,551 9,106 Nov-24 53 84 123 76
66   Jones Bros Ruthin 157,508 166,053 6,734 6,979 Mar-25 498 474 50 1,150
67   Chartway Group 20 149,100 157,421 22,161 10,037 May-24 284 267 333 245
68   Permasteelisa 146,197 132,772 -5,578 -11,776 Mar-24 89 85 800 251
69   Reds10 21 142,533 83,788 6,907 5,160 Mar-24 310 209 130 220
70   Seddon 137,617 154,439 2,077 1,587 Dec-24 491 487 334 254
71   CJ O’Shea 133,638 167,034 5,165 22,210 Mar-24 154 175 1,001 1,003
72   Cruden Holdings 22 132,264 119,022 -1,197 -14,443 Mar-24 £ 344 507 342 317
73   Watkin Jones 128500 207,711 3,566 -37,970 Sep-24 615 711 552 703
74   Collins Construction 124,092 145,337 44 428 Jun-24 150 167 383 345
75   Gallagher Group 122,079 113,169 14,417 11,981 Sep-24        
76   Base Build Services 119,217 122,837 3,746 4,746 Dec-24 30 29    
77   Knights Brown Construction 116,418 101,508 3,838 2,072 Mar-25 302 306 224 233
78   Curo Construction 108,304 156,810 1370 3,284 Sep-24 104 85 200 293
79   Stepnell Holdings 107,555 124,096 1,374 1,662 Mar-24 324 311 180 172
80   Ashe Group 105,786 87,029 7,347 3,809 Dec-24 136 126 364 362

Notes

1 Barratt Redrow: Barratt acquired Redrow in August 2024
2 Wates: Drop in profit due to one-off charge for company pension scheme. Also note that the group does not break down operating profits by division
3 Bam: Figures combine the results of Bam Construct and Bam Nuttall
4 Galliford Try: 2024 results restated
5 VolkerWessels UK: Does not break down its operating profit by division
6 Hill Holdings: Previous year figures are for 15 months
7 Miller Homes: The firm bought St Modwen in February 2025
8 T Clarke: Latest figures are for 15 months, compared to 12 months for previous year
9 Lendlease Europe: The firm does not break down operating profits for housing so the figure is not comparable
10 UL Intermediate: Previous year figure for eight months; growth due to acquisitions in water and property services sector as well as organic growth. Loss due to winding-down costs for new homes business, restructuring and refinancing costs
11 Keltbray: Loss due to £18m penalty for cover bidding in the demolition industry
12 OCU Group: Increase in turnover due to 10 acquisitions in 2023 and 2024
13 FM Conway: The business was acquired by Vinci in January 2025
14 Volt Topco: Growth due to first full year of trading after firm bought Sureserve Group in July 2023
15 Mount Anvil: Current results for 15 months
16 Emcor: Firm was acquired by OCS this year, with the deal expected to be completed at the end of 2025
17 St Modwen: Company was acquired by Miller Homes in February 2025. 
18 Higgins Group: The firm does not break down operating profits for housing so the figure is not comparable
19 Mulalley: Firm has not posted new figures since last year
20 Chartway Group: Previous year figures adjusted
21 Reds10: Firm has not posted new figures since last year
22 Cruden: No new financial results issued since last year

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