Top 30 Construction Companies East of England 2027
Last updated: November 2026 | Source: Barbour ABI
The Top 30 Construction Companies East of England 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.
Balfour Beatty is Top Construction Company in East of England
According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction company in the East of England is Balfour Beatty with 6 projects valued at £39bn.
2nd place – Laing O’Rourke – 2 projects valued at £38.1bn
3rd place – Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy Joint Venture – 1 project valued at £38bn
Key findings: top construction companies in the East of England
- The top 30 East of England construction companies are working on 199 projects worth a combined £119.9bn.
- The top 5 contractors hold £116.2bn, or 97% of the table’s total value, across 44 projects (22% of all projects).
- The largest main contractor by project value is Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited, with 6 projects worth £38.6bn.
- The largest main contractor by project count is Barratt Homes, with 19 projects worth £544m.
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Top 30 Construction Companies East of England 2027 League Table
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited | East of England | 6 | £ 38,553,025,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 38,150,000,000 | View projects |
| 3 | Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy Joint Venture | East of England | 1 | £ 38,000,000,000 | View projects |
| 4 | Kier Group | East of England | 16 | £ 920,148,047 | View projects |
| 5 | Barratt Homes | East of England | 19 | £ 544,400,000 | View projects |
| 6 | Bellway Homes | East of England | 15 | £ 330,455,000 | View projects |
| 7 | Bowmer & Kirkland Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 307,694,799 | View projects |
| 8 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | East of England | 11 | £ 293,485,000 | View projects |
| 9 | Morgan Sindall Group | East of England | 18 | £ 287,714,236 | View projects |
| 10 | CubicWorks Limited | East of England | 1 | £ 250,000,000 | View projects |
| 11 | Hill Partnerships Limited | East of England | 14 | £ 208,795,000 | View projects |
| 12 | Taylor Wimpey | East of England | 9 | £ 206,290,000 | View projects |
| 13 | Crest Nicholson South | East of England | 6 | £ 160,960,000 | View projects |
| 14 | Bloor Homes | East of England | 10 | £ 149,150,000 | View projects |
| 15 | Dandara Eastern | East of England | 5 | £ 135,167,500 | View projects |
| 16 | Countryside Homes | East of England | 6 | £ 129,770,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Vistry Partnerships | East of England | 5 | £ 120,540,000 | View projects |
| 18 | R G Carter Cambridge Limited | East of England | 9 | £ 108,800,000 | View projects |
| 19 | McLaren Construction Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 102,965,500 | View projects |
| 20 | Barhale Limited | East of England | 3 | £ 98,600,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Pentaco Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 96,475,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Costain Group Plc | East of England | 5 | £ 93,852,025 | View projects |
| 23 | Hopkins Homes Limited | East of England | 4 | £ 85,915,000 | View projects |
| 24 | Croudace Homes Limited (Letchworth) | East of England | 2 | £ 80,800,000 | View projects |
| 25 | Ryan Group | East of England | 1 | £ 80,000,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Galliford Try Construction | East of England | 3 | £ 79,733,664 | View projects |
| 27 | Morris Homes (North) Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 78,510,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Wavensmere Homes Limited | East of England | 1 | £ 77,000,000 | View projects |
| 29 | The Berkeley Group | East of England | 2 | £ 76,375,000 | View projects |
| 30 | Denbury Homes Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 75,030,000 | View projects |
| Position | Contractor | Region | Number of Projects | Total Value | View Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited | East of England | 6 | £ 38,553,025,000 | View projects |
| 2 | Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 38,150,000,000 | View projects |
| 3 | Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy Joint Venture | East of England | 1 | £ 38,000,000,000 | View projects |
| 4 | Kier Group | East of England | 16 | £ 920,148,047 | View projects |
| 5 | Barratt Homes | East of England | 19 | £ 544,400,000 | View projects |
| 6 | Bellway Homes | East of England | 15 | £ 330,455,000 | View projects |
| 7 | Bowmer & Kirkland Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 307,694,799 | View projects |
| 8 | Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited | East of England | 11 | £ 293,485,000 | View projects |
| 9 | Morgan Sindall Group | East of England | 18 | £ 287,714,236 | View projects |
| 10 | CubicWorks Limited | East of England | 1 | £ 250,000,000 | View projects |
| 11 | Hill Partnerships Limited | East of England | 14 | £ 208,795,000 | View projects |
| 12 | Taylor Wimpey | East of England | 9 | £ 206,290,000 | View projects |
| 13 | Crest Nicholson South | East of England | 6 | £ 160,960,000 | View projects |
| 14 | Bloor Homes | East of England | 10 | £ 149,150,000 | View projects |
| 15 | Dandara Eastern | East of England | 5 | £ 135,167,500 | View projects |
| 16 | Countryside Homes | East of England | 6 | £ 129,770,000 | View projects |
| 17 | Vistry Partnerships | East of England | 5 | £ 120,540,000 | View projects |
| 18 | R G Carter Cambridge Limited | East of England | 9 | £ 108,800,000 | View projects |
| 19 | McLaren Construction Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 102,965,500 | View projects |
| 20 | Barhale Limited | East of England | 3 | £ 98,600,000 | View projects |
| 21 | Pentaco Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 96,475,000 | View projects |
| 22 | Costain Group Plc | East of England | 5 | £ 93,852,025 | View projects |
| 23 | Hopkins Homes Limited | East of England | 4 | £ 85,915,000 | View projects |
| 24 | Croudace Homes Limited (Letchworth) | East of England | 2 | £ 80,800,000 | View projects |
| 25 | Ryan Group | East of England | 1 | £ 80,000,000 | View projects |
| 26 | Galliford Try Construction | East of England | 3 | £ 79,733,664 | View projects |
| 27 | Morris Homes (North) Limited | East of England | 2 | £ 78,510,000 | View projects |
| 28 | Wavensmere Homes Limited | East of England | 1 | £ 77,000,000 | View projects |
| 29 | The Berkeley Group | East of England | 2 | £ 76,375,000 | View projects |
| 30 | Denbury Homes Limited | East of England | 7 | £ 75,030,000 | 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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- Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited
- Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited
- Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy Joint Venture
- Kier Group
- Barratt Homes
- Bellway Homes
- Bowmer & Kirkland Limited
- Persimmon Homes (East Yorkshire) Limited
- Morgan Sindall Group
- CubicWorks Limited
By project value: Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited, with £38.6bn across 6 projects. Laing O’Rourke is next at £38.2bn.
By project count: Barratt Homes, with 19 projects worth £544m. Among traditional main contractors, Morgan Sindall Group leads with 18 projects, followed by Kier Group with 16.
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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