Kent County Council is Top Company in Construction in South East
We’ve curated the Barbour ABI data to bring you the top companies in construction in the South East region. This includes the top contractors, architects and clients by total value of projects across a 12-month period.
The latest data for the top companies in construction in the South East shows client Kent County Council with 47 projects with a total value of £1.1bn. Second place is architect Farrells with three projects valued at £871m. In third place is the client Folkstone and Hythe District Council with six projects valued at £858m.
Top Construction Companies 2025
Regional Tables: United Kingdom | London | 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 | Total Value | Company ID | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County Council | Client | 47 | £ 1,131,087,976 | 2060616 | View project |
| 2 | Farrells | Architect | 3 | £ 870,600,000 | 100034 | View project |
| 3 | Folkestone and Hythe District Council | Client | 6 | £ 858,013,766 | 200332 | View project |
| 4 | Pegasus Group | Architect | 18 | £ 771,735,700 | 5315438 | View project |
| 5 | Crest Nicholson South | Client | 19 | £ 755,518,130 | 2065460 | View project |
| 6 | Taylor Wimpey | Client | 31 | £ 741,730,000 | 3362169 | View project |
| 7 | The Berkeley Group | Client | 14 | £ 704,273,500 | 3194436 | View project |
| 8 | Vistry Partnerships | Client | 34 | £ 611,530,000 | 2009784 | View project |
| 9 | HGP Architects | Architect | 22 | £ 606,604,500 | 3227133 | View project |
| 10 | Squire and Partners | Architect | 3 | £ 539,623,000 | 108347 | View project |
| 11 | Countryside Properties (UK) Limited | Client | 5 | £ 535,520,000 | 2029037 | View project |
| 12 | JTP | Architect | 20 | £ 487,797,000 | 2090832 | View project |
| 13 | Oxfordshire County Council | Client | 35 | £ 481,163,866 | 100584 | View project |
| 14 | OSP Architecture | Architect | 36 | £ 480,220,000 | 102430 | View project |
| 15 | Faulkner Browns | Architect | 5 | £ 477,976,000 | 3114776 | View project |
| 16 | Aecom | Architect | 10 | £ 477,300,000 | 3136150 | View project |
| 17 | Clague Architects | Architect | 43 | £ 473,847,165 | 105376 | View project |
| 18 | Church Lukas Architectural Design | Architect | 2 | £ 463,000,000 | 2060435 | View project |
| 19 | University of Kent | Client | 8 | £ 459,090,000 | 646220 | View project |
| 20 | British Land Corporation Plc | Client | 2 | £ 456,523,000 | 627301 | View project |
| 21 | Pinewood Studios Group | Client | 1 | £ 450,000,000 | 3171645 | View project |
| 22 | Southern Water Services Limited | Client | 14 | £ 441,348,000 | 3138459 | View project |
| 23 | Barratt Homes | Client | 32 | £ 439,472,500 | 4963174 | View project |
| 24 | Ministry of Justice | Client | 15 | £ 425,186,952 | 1123093 | View project |
| 25 | Runnymede Borough Council | Client | 4 | £ 421,727,500 | 200856 | View project |
| 26 | Bellway Homes | Client | 30 | £ 420,625,900 | 2032445 | View project |
| 27 | Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited | Client | 2 | £ 419,687,500 | 5003089 | View project |
| 28 | Omega Architects | Architect | 13 | £ 418,764,630 | 1118644 | View project |
| 29 | Giles Lane Investments Limited | Contractor | 1 | £ 418,000,000 | 5513307 | View project |
| 30 | Portsmouth City Council | Client | 40 | £ 405,564,399 | 3363706 | View project |
(Source: Barbour ABI, updated October 2025)
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