Top 30 Construction Companies North East 2027
Last updated: November 2026 | Source: Barbour ABI
The Top 30 Construction Companies North East League Table shows you the top contractors working across the region in an easy-to-use interactive table. All company rankings are sourced directly from our leading Construction Project Leads Platform.
The top contractors league tables rank main contractors by the total value of the contract awards they have won. Only projects with a start date falling between six months before and six months after the dataset date are counted towards a contractor’s ranking. This dataset covers April 2026 to April 2027. Discover the biggest contractors shaking up the UK industry in our table below.
ESH Group is Top Construction Company in North East
According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction company in the North East is ESH Group with 10 projects valued at £317m.
2nd place – Taylor Wimpey – 13 projects valued at £316m
3rd place – Persimmon Homes – 12 projects valued at £260m
Key findings: top construction companies in the North East
- The top 30 North East construction companies are working on 119 projects worth a combined £3.3bn.
- The top 5 contractors hold £1.3bn, or 39% of the table’s total value, across 39 projects (33% of all projects).
- The largest main contractor by project value is ESH Group, with 10 projects worth £317m.
- The largest main contractor by project count is Taylor Wimpey, with 13 projects worth £316m.
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Top 30 Construction Companies North East 2027 League Table
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESH Group | North East | 10 | £ 317,040,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Taylor Wimpey | North East | 13 | £ 315,535,000 | View projects |
| 3 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | North East | 12 | £ 260,067,000 | View projects |
| 4 | Wates Construction Limited | North East | 3 | £ 203,668,177 | View projects |
| 5 | Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited | North East | 1 | £ 200,000,000 | View projects |
| 6 | Stantec | North East | 1 | £ 175,000,000 | View projects |
| 7 | MJ Gleeson Group PLC | North East | 9 | £ 164,980,000 | View projects |
| 8 | Tilbury Douglas | North East | 2 | £ 162,013,684 | View projects |
| 9 | Bellway Homes | North East | 7 | £ 159,420,000 | View projects |
| 10 | BAM Construction | North East | 4 | £ 133,721,721 | View projects |
| 11 | Miller Homes | North East | 5 | £ 124,840,000 | View projects |
| 12 | Story Contracting Limited | North East | 2 | £ 102,820,000 | View projects |
| 13 | Barratt Homes | North East | 3 | £ 100,280,000 | View projects |
| 14 | Morgan Sindall Group | North East | 6 | £ 74,761,994 | View projects |
| 15 | Strata Group (Yorkshire) Limited | North East | 2 | £ 72,420,000 | View projects |
| 16 | Berkeley DeVeer | North East | 3 | £ 71,300,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Robertson Group Limited | North East | 5 | £ 69,524,141 | View projects |
| 18 | Enviromena | North East | 1 | £ 61,900,000 | View projects |
| 19 | Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd | North East | 3 | £ 53,059,520 | View projects |
| 20 | Vistry North East | North East | 4 | £ 52,670,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Keepmoat Homes Limited | North East | 3 | £ 51,480,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Hall Construction Services Limited | North East | 5 | £ 50,500,000 | View projects |
| 23 | Pimlico Homes | North East | 1 | £ 50,000,000 | View projects |
| 24 | Caddick Construction Limited | North East | 2 | £ 49,000,000 | View projects |
| 25 | McLaughlin & Harvey | North East | 3 | £ 49,000,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Mott MacDonald Group Limited | North East | 3 | £ 48,200,000 | View projects |
| 27 | Retaining UK Limited | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Amethyst Homes Limited | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 29 | Charles Church Yorkshire | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 30 | OnPath Energy | North East | 3 | £ 39,220,000 | View projects |
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESH Group | North East | 10 | £ 317,040,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Taylor Wimpey | North East | 13 | £ 315,535,000 | View projects |
| 3 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | North East | 12 | £ 260,067,000 | View projects |
| 4 | Wates Construction Limited | North East | 3 | £ 203,668,177 | View projects |
| 5 | Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited | North East | 1 | £ 200,000,000 | View projects |
| 6 | Stantec | North East | 1 | £ 175,000,000 | View projects |
| 7 | MJ Gleeson Group PLC | North East | 9 | £ 164,980,000 | View projects |
| 8 | Tilbury Douglas | North East | 2 | £ 162,013,684 | View projects |
| 9 | Bellway Homes | North East | 7 | £ 159,420,000 | View projects |
| 10 | BAM Construction | North East | 4 | £ 133,721,721 | View projects |
| 11 | Miller Homes | North East | 5 | £ 124,840,000 | View projects |
| 12 | Story Contracting Limited | North East | 2 | £ 102,820,000 | View projects |
| 13 | Barratt Homes | North East | 3 | £ 100,280,000 | View projects |
| 14 | Morgan Sindall Group | North East | 6 | £ 74,761,994 | View projects |
| 15 | Strata Group (Yorkshire) Limited | North East | 2 | £ 72,420,000 | View projects |
| 16 | Berkeley DeVeer | North East | 3 | £ 71,300,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Robertson Group Limited | North East | 5 | £ 69,524,141 | View projects |
| 18 | Enviromena | North East | 1 | £ 61,900,000 | View projects |
| 19 | Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd | North East | 3 | £ 53,059,520 | View projects |
| 20 | Vistry North East | North East | 4 | £ 52,670,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Keepmoat Homes Limited | North East | 3 | £ 51,480,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Hall Construction Services Limited | North East | 5 | £ 50,500,000 | View projects |
| 23 | Pimlico Homes | North East | 1 | £ 50,000,000 | View projects |
| 24 | Caddick Construction Limited | North East | 2 | £ 49,000,000 | View projects |
| 25 | McLaughlin & Harvey | North East | 3 | £ 49,000,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Mott MacDonald Group Limited | North East | 3 | £ 48,200,000 | View projects |
| 27 | Retaining UK Limited | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Amethyst Homes Limited | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 29 | Charles Church Yorkshire | North East | 1 | £ 40,000,000 | View projects |
| 30 | OnPath Energy | North East | 3 | £ 39,220,000 | View projects |
How are these tables ranked?
The top contractors league tables are ranked by total contract award value won by the main contractor. The projects that influence the ranking have a start date from 6 months back through to 6 months forward.
How to use this league table
Top construction companies are ranked by value by default, but you have several ways to customise your view:
- Number of results: Use the display toggle to show between 10 and all 100 companies at once.
- Project value: Click the value column to switch between highest and lowest.
- Search: Use the search bar in the upper right hand corner of the table to search for project names, values, start dates, or positions.
- Number of projects: Click the number of projects column to switch between the highest and lowest project count for each company
- Alphabetical sorting: Click the project name, sector, or location columns to sort A–Z or Z–A.
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- ESH Group
- Taylor Wimpey
- Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited
- Wates Construction Limited
- Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited
- Stantec
- MJ Gleeson Group PLC
- Tilbury Douglas
- Bellway Homes
- BAM Construction
By project value: ESH Group, with £317m across 10 projects. Taylor Wimpey is very close at £316m.
By project count: Taylor Wimpey, with 13 projects worth £316m.
A tier 1 contractor is the main contractor appointed directly by the client to deliver a construction project, taking overall responsibility for programme, cost, quality and safety. It manages the supply chain beneath it, appointing and coordinating the tier 2 subcontractors and tier 3 suppliers who carry out the specialist works.
No, it is ranked by the value of total projects reported on Barbour ABI’s Construction Project Leads Platform.
The League Tables produced by Barbour ABI are updated on a quarterly basis.
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