Karakusevic Carson Architects becomes top UK construction company with projects reaching £4.1bn
We’ve curated the Barbour ABI data to bring you the top 100 construction companies within the UK. This includes the top contractors, architects and clients by total value of projects across a 12-month period.
The latest data sees Karakusevic Carson Architects and Mae LLP Architects take the top two positions, with project values of £4.1bn and £3.5bn respectively. These companies are followed by Morgan Sindall Plc in third place at £2.1bn.
Top Construction Companies 2024
Regional Tables: London | South East | South West | East of England | East Midlands | West Midlands | Northern Ireland | North West | Wales | Yorkshire & the Humber | North East | Scotland
| Position | Company | Role | Number of Projects | Value | See All Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karakusevic Carson Architects | Architect | 10 | £4,119,822,275 | See all projects |
| 2 | Mae LLP Architects | Architect | 3 | £3,519,000,000 | See all projects |
| 3 | Morgan Sindall Plc | Contractor | 155 | £2,159,866,793 | See all projects |
| 4 | Allford Hall Monaghan Morris | Architect | 14 | £1,503,450,000 | See all projects |
| 5 | Sir Robert McAlpine | Contractor | 29 | £1,413,957,500 | See all projects |
| 6 | Royal BAM | Contractor | 57 | £1,372,832,192 | See all projects |
| 7 | Willmott Dixon | Contractor | 96 | £1,334,359,231 | See all projects |
| 8 | Galliford Try | Contractor | 65 | £1,299,451,477 | See all projects |
| 9 | Kier | Contractor | 88 | £1,275,755,096 | See all projects |
| 10 | AHR Building Consultancy Limited | Architect | 46 | £1,258,076,147 | See all projects |
| 11 | Department For Education | Client | 195 | £1,225,102,153 | See all projects |
| 12 | Mace | Contractor | 17 | £1,184,427,304 | See all projects |
| 13 | Wates | Contractor | 55 | £1,085,211,779 | See all projects |
| 14 | Bowmer & Kirkland | Contractor | 50 | £1,028,414,737 | See all projects |
| 15 | Balfour Beatty | Contractor | 52 | £943,860,070 | See all projects |
| 16 | Corstorphine & Wright | Architect | 38 | £847,102,486 | See all projects |
| 17 | Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios | Architect | 14 | £769,195,312 | See all projects |
| 18 | Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners Limited | Architect | 4 | £760,902,000 | See all projects |
| 19 | McLaren | Contractor | 12 | £759,585,500 | See all projects |
| 20 | Vinci | Contractor | 45 | £750,006,292 | See all projects |
| 21 | BDP | Architect | 27 | £741,639,778 | See all projects |
| 22 | Sheppard Robson | Architect | 11 | £728,268,767 | See all projects |
| 23 | UMC Architects | Architect | 25 | £694,654,000 | See all projects |
| 24 | Glencar | Contractor | 26 | £680,610,500 | See all projects |
| 25 | RG Group | Contractor | 7 | £667,750,000 | See all projects |
| 26 | Lendlease | Contractor | 8 | £661,749,039 | See all projects |
| 27 | Howells | Architect | 6 | £642,800,000 | See all projects |
| 28 | Buckley Gray Yeoman Architects Limited | Architect | 7 | £639,276,000 | See all projects |
| 29 | Hill Partnerships | Contractor | 22 | £628,565,048 | See all projects |
| 30 | Tilbury Douglas | Contractor | 50 | £626,315,277 | See all projects |
| 31 | Winvic | Contractor | 21 | £607,232,885 | See all projects |
| 32 | ISG | Contractor | 56 | £605,699,663 | See all projects |
| 33 | McLaughlin & Harvey | Contractor | 13 | £600,050,413 | See all projects |
| 34 | Gensler Associates | Architect | 4 | £501,110,000 | See all projects |
| 35 | PRP Architects | Architect | 18 | £495,516,491 | See all projects |
| 36 | Drax Power | Client | 3 | £490,000,000 | See all projects |
| 37 | Bouygues | Contractor | 8 | £488,898,133 | See all projects |
| 38 | Argent Group | Client | 4 | £475,000,000 | See all projects |
| 39 | Stephen George & Partners | Architect | 20 | £467,005,060 | See all projects |
| 40 | Robertson | Contractor | 39 | £454,119,038 | See all projects |
| 41 | HTA Design Llp | Architect | 12 | £451,275,467 | See all projects |
| 42 | McAleer & Rushe | Contractor | 8 | £451,272,000 | See all projects |
| 43 | Skanska | Contractor | 9 | £446,500,000 | See all projects |
| 44 | Caddick | Contractor | 29 | £442,226,478 | See all projects |
| 45 | Asif Khan | Architect | 1 | £437,000,000 | See all projects |
| 46 | Julian Harrap Architects | Architect | 1 | £437,000,000 | See all projects |
| 47 | Stanton Williams | Architect | 1 | £437,000,000 | See all projects |
| 48 | GMI | Contractor | 19 | £433,404,000 | See all projects |
| 49 | Farrans | Contractor | 7 | £426,850,556 | See all projects |
| 50 | GRAHAM Construction | Contractor | 20 | £422,985,924 | See all projects |
| 51 | Ardmore | Contractor | 6 | £420,250,000 | See all projects |
| 52 | Stride Treglown Limited | Architect | 36 | £418,739,141 | See all projects |
| 53 | Ryder Architecture | Architect | 23 | £411,095,693 | See all projects |
| 54 | Gloucestershire County Council | Client | 8 | £408,260,000 | See all projects |
| 55 | Scott Brownrigg Limited | Architect | 6 | £406,062,500 | See all projects |
| 56 | Shed KM | Architect | 6 | £404,675,700 | See all projects |
| 57 | LS Lavington Street | Client | 1 | £400,000,000 | See all projects |
| 58 | VolkerWessels | Contractor | 13 | £387,507,513 | See all projects |
| 59 | Land Securities Group | Client | 3 | £386,000,000 | See all projects |
| 60 | HOK International Limited | Architect | 2 | £380,000,000 | See all projects |
| 61 | Multiplex Europe | Contractor | 5 | £371,955,000 | See all projects |
| 62 | Assael Architecture Limited | Architect | 4 | £363,873,500 | See all projects |
| 63 | Higgins | Contractor | 6 | £360,912,500 | See all projects |
| 64 | RPS Group Plc | Architect | 17 | £358,050,000 | See all projects |
| 65 | Stiff & Trevillion Architects Limited | Architect | 9 | £357,424,000 | See all projects |
| 66 | FCC Environment | Client | 1 | £350,000,000 | See all projects |
| 67 | Laing O’Rourke | Contractor | 6 | £348,690,000 | See all projects |
| 68 | Faulkner Browns | Architect | 9 | £338,000,000 | See all projects |
| 69 | BAE Systems | Client | 7 | £331,529,150 | See all projects |
| 70 | Foster & Partners | Architect | 4 | £322,600,000 | See all projects |
| 71 | Arcus Consultancy Services (Glasgow) | Architect | 7 | £322,450,000 | See all projects |
| 72 | Falconer Chester Hall Architects | Architect | 8 | £308,335,000 | See all projects |
| 73 | Metropolitan Workshop | Architect | 3 | £306,939,000 | See all projects |
| 74 | London Borough of Hackney | Client | 14 | £301,044,581 | See all projects |
| 75 | Ellison Oxford | Client | 2 | £300,600,000 | See all projects |
| 76 | Medical Architecture | Architect | 4 | £300,195,000 | See all projects |
| 77 | Alcemi | Client | 1 | £300,000,000 | See all projects |
| 78 | London Square | Contractor | 1 | £300,000,000 | See all projects |
| 79 | Michael Sparks Associates | Architect | 17 | £299,335,250 | See all projects |
| 80 | Jon Matthews Architects | Architect | 3 | £295,630,000 | See all projects |
| 81 | Pollard Thomas & Edwards Architects | Architect | 11 | £282,804,716 | See all projects |
| 82 | Allies & Morrison | Architect | 5 | £275,000,000 | See all projects |
| 83 | First Panattoni | Client | 5 | £274,400,000 | See all projects |
| 84 | Hawkins Brown Architects | Architect | 8 | £270,550,000 | See all projects |
| 85 | Capita Group | Architect | 9 | £269,945,988 | See all projects |
| 86 | RED | Contractor | 14 | £268,532,500 | See all projects |
| 87 | The Harris Partnership | Architect | 32 | £268,448,200 | See all projects |
| 88 | London Borough of Ealing | Client | 7 | £268,149,169 | See all projects |
| 89 | Bennetts Associates Architects | Architect | 4 | £263,900,000 | See all projects |
| 90 | Cumbria County Council | Client | 32 | £263,813,114 | See all projects |
| 91 | JRL | Contractor | 4 | £263,300,000 | See all projects |
| 92 | Bond Bryan Architects | Architect | 29 | £263,176,017 | See all projects |
| 93 | Aja Architects | Architect | 19 | £262,487,820 | See all projects |
| 94 | Gilling Dod Architects | Architect | 19 | £254,158,421 | See all projects |
| 95 | London Borough Of Haringey | Client | 8 | £251,056,107 | See all projects |
| 96 | Cushman and Wakefield | Architect | 1 | £250,000,000 | See all projects |
| 97 | Logic Architecture | Architect | 1 | £250,000,000 | See all projects |
| 98 | High Speed Two (HS2) | Client | 25 | £248,500,000 | See all projects |
| 99 | Ruff Architects | Architect | 1 | £245,000,000 | See all projects |
| 100 | TP Bennett Llp | Architect | 13 | £241,736,548 | See all projects |
(Source: Barbour ABI, updated February 2024)
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