£7.0bn
£XXX.Xm
25,460
1,526
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The industry relies on public sector investment towards maintaining and expanding electricity and telecommunications infrastructure. The essential nature of this infrastructure ensures a consistent stream of work repair and maintenance work. At the same time, the government has pumped significant funds into the energy value chain in pursuit of decarbonisation objectives, boosting opportunities in the renewable energy generation market. Over the five years through 2024-25, revenue is slated to fall at a compound annual rate of 2.2% to £7 billion.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £7.0bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Balfour Beatty Group Ltd | 407.4 | |
Morgan Sindall Group plc | 338.2 | |
Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Ltd | 219.5 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Constructing electricity generating capacity , Erecting and maintaining power transmission lines and Erecting and maintaining communications infrastructure . Constructing electricity generating capacity is the largest segment of the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK.
Renewables generate demand for infrastructure construction
Contractors in the Electricity and Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction industry construct distribution lines for electricity and telecommunications providers and the buildings and structures integral to these systems. The sector covers the construction of civil engineering infrastructure for long-distance and urban communication and power lines. Contractors also repair and maintain this infrastructure.
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SIC 42.22 - Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK
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The market size of the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £7.0bn in 2024.
There are 1,526 businesses in the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 8.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been declining at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction market in United Kingdom are Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, Morgan Sindall Group plc and Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Ltd
Constructing electricity generating capacity and Erecting and maintaining power transmission lines are part of the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Balfour Beatty Group Ltd.
The level of competition is high and steady in the Electricity & Telecommunications Infrastructure Construction in the UK industry in United Kingdom.