"…to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations."
- Founded: 1852 – UK's oldest Tier One contractor
- 2024 Turnover: £1.2 billion
- Geography: Offices and projects across England and Wales
- Awards: Five-time winner of UK's most prestigious business awards
- 3 Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- 2 King's Awards for Enterprise
Recent Recognition
- Jason Hunt, Project Director, named CIOB's Construction Manager of the Year 2025 for leading the Bristol Beacon project
Why We're Different: Workplace Excellence
Recognition as Best Employer
- 4th place – Financial Times Best Companies (Europe's top 1,000)
- Construction's best big company – Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025
- Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality – The Times 2024
Professional Accreditations
- Platinum – The 5% Club (over 10% of people in earn-and-learn schemes)
- Platinum – Investors in People (Construction business)
- Gold – Investors in People (Interiors business)
Longevity, loyalty and commitment of our people
- Nearly 700 of our people have over ten years’ service
- Over 11,000 years of combined service for our customers
- 110 centuries of collective experience, knowledge, and commitment to our customers.
Our People Commitment
- Vision: "Career of a lifetime" – developing skills, experience, and personal growth
- Goal: Gender parity across management levels by 2030
- Mission: To be the UK's best contractor to work for
Environmental Leadership: Now or Never Strategy
Brilliant Buildings Targets
- 2030: All new buildings and major refurbishments achieve net zero operational carbon
- 2030: Buildings future-climate ready, optimising health and wellbeing
- 2040: All buildings delivered with net zero embodied carbon
- 2040: Supply chain achieves net zero operational carbon
Better Planet: 2030 Commitments
- Zero-carbon company without offsetting
- Zero direct emissions from operations (100% electric fleet, renewable energy only)
- Zero avoidable waste generation
- 50% reduction in construction water usage
- Environmental net gain on all projects
- 100,000 trees planted supporting communities and climate action
Environmental Progress to Date
- 57% reduction in absolute carbon emissions since 2018 baseline
- 84% reduction in carbon emissions relative to turnover since 2010
- 18% cut in energy intensity relative to turnover since 2023
- 82 projects completed embodied carbon assessments
- 238 supply chain partners have net zero plans aligned with our 2040 ambitions
Social Impact: Building Better Communities
2024 Social Value Delivery
- £5.3 million spent with social businesses
- £410 million social return on investment generated
- 100% of social value plans co-created with customers
- 3,000 people supported through social mobility programmes
- 92% of beneficiaries report high programme impact
Team Engagement in Social Value
- 80% of our people participated in social value activities
- 14,500 hours of employee time donated to local causes