Top 30 Construction Companies South East 2027
Last updated: November 2026 | Source: Barbour ABI
The Top 30 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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Vistry Partnerships is Top Construction Company in South East
According to Barbour ABI planning data, Vistry Partnerships is the top construction company in the South East with 16 projects valued at £594m.
2nd place – Barratt Homes – 27 projects valued at £591m
3rd place – Galliford Try – 13 projects valued at £455m.
Key findings: top construction companies in South East
- The top 30 South East construction companies are working on 213 projects worth a combined £7bn.
- The top 5 contractors hold £2.4bn, or 34.9% of the table’s total value, across 73 projects.
- The largest main contractor by project value is Vistry Partnerships, with 16 projects worth £593m.
- The largest main contractor by project count is Barratt Homes, with 27 projects worth £591m.
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Top 30 Construction Companies South East 2026 League Table
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vistry Partnerships | South East | 16 | £ 593,650,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Barratt Homes | South East | 27 | £ 591,097,500 | View projects |
| 3 | Galliford Try Construction | South East | 13 | £ 455,488,800 | View projects |
| 4 | Giles Lane Investments Limited | South East | 1 | £ 418,000,000 | View projects |
| 5 | Morgan Sindall Group | South East | 16 | £ 385,247,508 | View projects |
| 6 | Taylor Wimpey | South East | 12 | £ 350,905,000 | View projects |
| 7 | J. Murphy & Sons Limited | South East | 1 | £ 340,000,000 | View projects |
| 8 | Cala Group | South East | 14 | £ 330,684,850 | View projects |
| 9 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | South East | 16 | £ 329,480,000 | View projects |
| 10 | The Berkeley Group | South East | 13 | £ 269,288,500 | View projects |
| 11 | Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited | South East | 1 | £ 250,000,000 | View projects |
| 12 | VolkerWessels UK | South East | 5 | £ 247,559,139 | View projects |
| 13 | Graham Construction Limited | South East | 7 | £ 236,167,312 | View projects |
| 14 | Crest Nicholson South | South East | 7 | £ 226,875,630 | View projects |
| 15 | Bellway Homes | South East | 12 | £ 194,240,000 | View projects |
| 16 | HB Villages Limited | South East | 1 | £ 180,000,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd | South East | 5 | £ 145,335,976 | View projects |
| 18 | Bloor Homes | South East | 7 | £ 142,620,000 | View projects |
| 19 | Hill Partnerships Limited | South East | 7 | £ 139,557,840 | View projects |
| 20 | Winvic Construction Limited | South East | 4 | £ 139,034,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Aylesford Heritage Limited | South East | 1 | £ 133,000,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Bennett Construction Ltd. | South East | 1 | £ 132,000,000 | View projects |
| 23 | McLaughlin & Harvey | South East | 2 | £ 114,111,091 | View projects |
| 24 | Dandara Limited Southern | South East | 2 | £ 105,640,000 | View projects |
| 25 | HG Construction | South East | 2 | £ 101,625,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Bargate Homes Limited | South East | 2 | £ 101,000,000 | View projects |
| 27 | Wilten Construction Limited | South East | 3 | £ 97,292,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Trinity Homes (UK) Limited | South East | 4 | £ 82,502,156 | View projects |
| 29 | Ferrovial Construction UK & Ireland | South East | 1 | £ 80,000,000 | View projects |
| 30 | Beard Construction | South East | 10 | £ 79,485,935 | View projects |
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vistry Partnerships | South East | 16 | £ 593,650,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Barratt Homes | South East | 27 | £ 591,097,500 | View projects |
| 3 | Galliford Try Construction | South East | 13 | £ 455,488,800 | View projects |
| 4 | Giles Lane Investments Limited | South East | 1 | £ 418,000,000 | View projects |
| 5 | Morgan Sindall Group | South East | 16 | £ 385,247,508 | View projects |
| 6 | Taylor Wimpey | South East | 12 | £ 350,905,000 | View projects |
| 7 | J. Murphy & Sons Limited | South East | 1 | £ 340,000,000 | View projects |
| 8 | Cala Group | South East | 14 | £ 330,684,850 | View projects |
| 9 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | South East | 16 | £ 329,480,000 | View projects |
| 10 | The Berkeley Group | South East | 13 | £ 269,288,500 | View projects |
| 11 | Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited | South East | 1 | £ 250,000,000 | View projects |
| 12 | VolkerWessels UK | South East | 5 | £ 247,559,139 | View projects |
| 13 | Graham Construction Limited | South East | 7 | £ 236,167,312 | View projects |
| 14 | Crest Nicholson South | South East | 7 | £ 226,875,630 | View projects |
| 15 | Bellway Homes | South East | 12 | £ 194,240,000 | View projects |
| 16 | HB Villages Limited | South East | 1 | £ 180,000,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd | South East | 5 | £ 145,335,976 | View projects |
| 18 | Bloor Homes | South East | 7 | £ 142,620,000 | View projects |
| 19 | Hill Partnerships Limited | South East | 7 | £ 139,557,840 | View projects |
| 20 | Winvic Construction Limited | South East | 4 | £ 139,034,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Aylesford Heritage Limited | South East | 1 | £ 133,000,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Bennett Construction Ltd. | South East | 1 | £ 132,000,000 | View projects |
| 23 | McLaughlin & Harvey | South East | 2 | £ 114,111,091 | View projects |
| 24 | Dandara Limited Southern | South East | 2 | £ 105,640,000 | View projects |
| 25 | HG Construction | South East | 2 | £ 101,625,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Bargate Homes Limited | South East | 2 | £ 101,000,000 | View projects |
| 27 | Wilten Construction Limited | South East | 3 | £ 97,292,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Trinity Homes (UK) Limited | South East | 4 | £ 82,502,156 | View projects |
| 29 | Ferrovial Construction UK & Ireland | South East | 1 | £ 80,000,000 | View projects |
| 30 | Beard Construction | South East | 10 | £ 79,485,935 | 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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- Vistry Partnerships
- Barratt Homes
- Galliford Try Construction
- Giles Lane Investments Limited
- Morgan Sindall Group
- Taylor Wimpey
- J. Murphy & Sons Limited
- Cala Group
- Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited
- The Berkeley Group
By project value: Vistry Partnerships, with £594m across 16 projects. Barratt Homes is close behind at £591m. Vistry and Barratt are both housebuilders. Among traditional main contractors, Galliford Try Construction leads with £455m.
By project count: Barratt Homes, with 27 projects worth £591.10m. Among traditional main contractors, Morgan Sindall Group leads with 16 projects.
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.
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