Top 25 Construction Companies South East 2026

Last updated: August 2026

The Top 25 Construction Companies South 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.

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MTX Contracts Limited is Top Construction Company in South East

According to Barbour ABI planning data, MTX Contracts Limited is the top construction company in the South East with three projects valued at £2bn.

2nd place – Vistry Partnerships – 20 projects valued at £440m

3rd place – Giles Lane Investments Limited – one project valued at £418m.

Top 25 Construction Companies South East 2026 League Table

Position Company Name Number of Projects Total Value View Projects
1 MTX Contracts Limited 3 £ 2,027,822,965 View projects
2 Vistry Partnerships 20 £ 440,025,000 View projects
3 Giles Lane Investments Limited 1 £ 418,000,000 View projects
4 Barratt Homes 21 £ 386,630,000 View projects
5 Bellway Homes 17 £ 386,406,000 View projects
6 Taylor Wimpey 15 £ 332,860,000 View projects
7 Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited 16 £ 305,725,000 View projects
8 Countryside Properties (UK) Limited 3 £ 304,820,000 View projects
9 The Berkeley Group 13 £ 279,631,000 View projects
10 Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited 1 £ 250,000,000 View projects
11 Hill Partnerships Limited 12 £ 241,945,000 View projects
12 Cala Group 17 £ 207,224,850 View projects
13 Crest Nicholson South 5 £ 203,375,630 View projects
14 Bloor Homes 9 £ 198,930,000 View projects
15 Mace Limited 2 £ 178,000,000 View projects
16 Galliford Try Construction 4 £ 161,466,500 View projects
17 Wates Construction Limited 6 £ 160,306,971 View projects
18 Morgan Sindall Group 11 £ 144,150,348 View projects
19 Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited 8 £ 139,774,793 View projects
20 Chartway Group Limited 6 £ 138,060,000 View projects
21 Dandara Limited Southern 3 £ 122,640,000 View projects
22 Graham Construction Limited 7 £ 119,274,200 View projects
23 Kier Group Plc 17 £ 115,469,207 View projects
24 Walter Lilly and Co Limited 5 £ 113,683,003 View projects
25 Bowmer & Kirkland Limited 3 £ 112,761,676 View projects
Position Company Name Number of Projects Total Value View Projects
1 MTX Contracts Limited 3 £ 2,027,822,965 View projects
2 Vistry Partnerships 20 £ 440,025,000 View projects
3 Giles Lane Investments Limited 1 £ 418,000,000 View projects
4 Barratt Homes 21 £ 386,630,000 View projects
5 Bellway Homes 17 £ 386,406,000 View projects
6 Taylor Wimpey 15 £ 332,860,000 View projects
7 Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited 16 £ 305,725,000 View projects
8 Countryside Properties (UK) Limited 3 £ 304,820,000 View projects
9 The Berkeley Group 13 £ 279,631,000 View projects
10 Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited 1 £ 250,000,000 View projects
11 Hill Partnerships Limited 12 £ 241,945,000 View projects
12 Cala Group 17 £ 207,224,850 View projects
13 Crest Nicholson South 5 £ 203,375,630 View projects
14 Bloor Homes 9 £ 198,930,000 View projects
15 Mace Limited 2 £ 178,000,000 View projects
16 Galliford Try Construction 4 £ 161,466,500 View projects
17 Wates Construction Limited 6 £ 160,306,971 View projects
18 Morgan Sindall Group 11 £ 144,150,348 View projects
19 Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited 8 £ 139,774,793 View projects
20 Chartway Group Limited 6 £ 138,060,000 View projects
21 Dandara Limited Southern 3 £ 122,640,000 View projects
22 Graham Construction Limited 7 £ 119,274,200 View projects
23 Kier Group Plc 17 £ 115,469,207 View projects
24 Walter Lilly and Co Limited 5 £ 113,683,003 View projects
25 Bowmer & Kirkland Limited 3 £ 112,761,676 View projects

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.
  • 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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