The UK’s top 10 demolition contractors

Fortunes were mixed for demolition specialists in this year’s index, while an admission of historical bid rigging hit a number of the sector’s big names. Aggregate turnover was relatively flat year-on-year, although seven of the top 10 contractors reported a rise. Pre-tax profit grew slightly… The post The UK’s top 10 demolition contractors appeared first on Construction News.

The UK’s top 10 concrete contractors

Concrete became the specialism with the lowest margins across the seven index categories, having boasted the second-highest in the 2021 edition. The median average margin for the top specialists tumbled from 3.7 per cent to just 1.15 per cent in this year’s index, in what… The post The UK’s top 10 concrete contractors appeared first on Construction News.

The UK’s top 10 ground engineering contractors

This year’s index shows a healthy picture for the ground engineering sector, largely underpinned by the ramping-up of HS2. A strong bounceback from last year’s COVID-blighted index saw turnover fall at just three firms, while profit was up at all eight of the contractors that… The post The UK’s top 10 ground engineering contractors appeared first on Construction News.

The UK’s top 10 scaffolding contractors

Scaffolding firms have rebounded from the pandemic-driven downturn with rises in revenue and profit. The sector had the highest median average pre-tax margin of any of the seven specialisms in the CN Specialists Index 2022, at 6.6 per cent. This was up a remarkable 4.9… The post The UK’s top 10 scaffolding contractors appeared first on Construction News.

The UK’s top 10 M&E contractors

The average margin in the M&E sector has improved slightly in this year’s index, but is still among the smallest of the seven specialist categories. “[While] there has been a huge amount of change in the industry, I think the companies that have succeeded are… The post The UK’s top 10 M&E contractors appeared first on Construction News.