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CPA Construction Industry Statistics

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CPA Construction Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The cpa construction industry at a glance

Great Britain’s construction industry generated £139.1 billion of new work in 2025, while new orders rose 16.2% and employment reached 1.5 million workers.

£139.1bn[86]
New work value, 2025
16.2%[86]
New orders growth, 2025
1.5m[86]
Construction employees, Q3 2025
376,518[86]
Registered firms, Q3 2025
Market size
Construction new work in Great Britain was worth £139.1 billion at current prices in 2025, up 1.9% year on year. Total all-work construction activity, including repair and maintenance, was forecast by the Construction Products Association at £227.0 billion in 2026.[86][87]
Forecast & CAGR
The CPA forecast total construction output to increase 1.7% in 2026 and 3.3% in 2027, from £223.2 billion in 2025 to £234.6 billion in 2027. This implies an approximate 2.5% compound annual growth rate over 2025–2027.[87]
Market share & regions
England accounted for the main contribution to Great Britain’s construction employment growth in 2025, with employment increasing 2.8%; Wales rose 0.5%, while Scotland declined 5.9%. Great Britain had 1.5 million construction-related employees in Q3 2025.[86]
Segmentation
CPA forecasts for 2026 place new work at £52.1 billion for housing and £83.4 billion for other new work. Within other new work, infrastructure was forecast at £36.2 billion, commercial at £25.4 billion, public non-housing at £13.1 billion and industrial work at £8.6 billion.[87]
Key players & concentration
The industry is highly fragmented by business count: 376,518 VAT- and PAYE-registered construction firms were operating in Great Britain in Q3 2025. The available ONS release does not provide a reliable national revenue-concentration ratio for the largest contractors.[86]
Pricing
The all-work Construction Output Price Index recorded annual price growth of 2.2% in December 2025, indicating continued but moderate construction cost inflation at the end of the year.[86]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth in 2025 was supported by higher public and private infrastructure, private industrial, public non-housing and commercial orders, while private new housing was the only new-order sector to decline. CPA forecasts point to stronger growth in 2027, but housing demand, financing conditions and delivery capacity remain important constraints.[86][87]
Regulation
The Construction Products (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 8 January 2026. The UK government is also developing wider reforms covering testing and certification, product information and enforcement, while continuing to recognise CE marking for construction products under the transitional framework.[88][89]
Latest news
The latest ONS annual release, published on 23 October 2026, reported £83.3 billion of construction new orders in 2025, up 16.2%, alongside 1.5 million construction-related employees and 376,518 registered firms in Q3 2025.[86]
report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest cpa construction companies

Saint-Gobain leads with $50.2B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Saint-Gobain$50.2B
CRH$37.4B
Heidelberg Materials$23.2B
Holcim$17.7B
wienerberger$4.9B
Ibstock$472M
source-verifiedsaint-gobain.com · crh.com · heidelbergmaterials.com · holcim.com · annualreport.wienerberger.com · ibstock.co.uk2025

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Cpa Construction Industry

The leading companies in the cpa construction industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 cpa construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with operating margin 11.4%. CRH is the highest-ranked cement and concrete supplier at 9.1, with UK construction-materials operations including Tarmac.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in building materials

    Saint-Gobain

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Building materials

    Why we picked it: It supplies construction products across multiple material categories, with an operating margin of 11.4%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit saint-gobain.com ↗

  2. Leader in cement and concrete

    CRH

    IE

    Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Cement and concrete

    Why we picked it: Its UK construction-materials operations include Tarmac, backed by revenue growth 5.3% and operating margin 14.5%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit crh.com ↗

  3. Leader in aggregates

    Heidelberg Materials

    DE

    Ranked #3 · 8.8 · Aggregates

    Why we picked it: It is a major UK supplier of cement, aggregates and concrete, supported by 1.4% revenue growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit heidelbergmaterials.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the cpa construction industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Saint-Gobain

Building materials · FR

9.2
2

CRH

Cement and concrete · IE

9.1
3

Heidelberg Materials

Aggregates · DE

8.8
4

Holcim

Aggregates · CH

8.7
5

James Hardie Industries

Fibre-cement siding · IE

8.5
6

Soprema

Roofing, waterproofing and insulation systems · FR

8.5
7

wienerberger

Bricks, roof tiles, pipes and building-envelope products · AT

8.3
8

ROCKWOOL

Stone wool insulation and acoustic systems · DK

8.0
9

Forterra

Bricks, blocks and precast concrete products · GB

8.0
10

Ibstock

Bricks and masonry products · GB

7.5

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the cpa construction industry. In Cpa Construction Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cpa-construction-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology coverage emphasizes adoption rates for AI and cloud, plus measured gaps in analytics, blockchain, and RPA.

AI in the cpa construction industry

  • 1.7% of Michigan construction job postings required AI skills in 2025, up from 0.6% in 2023.[1]
  • 23% of U.S. construction firms used AI for estimating in 2026.[2]
  • 61% of U.S. construction firms used AI or planned to increase AI investment in 2026.[2]
  • 16% of U.S. construction firms used AI for recruitment, training or other human-resources functions in 2026.[2]
  • 20% of U.S. construction firms used AI for design or preconstruction in 2026.[2]
  • 45% of U.S. construction firms used AI for office and administrative functions in 2026.[2]

Automation in the cpa construction industry

  • 56% of capital-project and infrastructure organizations reported no blockchain use in 2025, while 21% reported full deployment.[3]
  • 11% of engineering and construction businesses used blockchain in 2024, while 25% had no plans to use it.[4]
  • 56% of capital-project and infrastructure organizations reported no robotics-process-automation use in 2025, while 21% reported full deployment.[3]
  • 5% of engineering and construction businesses used 3D printing in 2024, while 33% had no plans to use it.[4]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[5]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[4]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[4]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[6]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[6]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[4]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[3]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[3]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[3]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[7]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 30% planned to adopt big data and Internet-of-Things technologies within 12 months in 2025.[3]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[8]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[9]
  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[7]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[10]

Blockchain in the cpa construction industry

  • 21% of capital-project and infrastructure organizations reported full blockchain deployment in 2025.[3]
  • 23% of capital-project and infrastructure organizations reported blockchain pilots or partial deployment in 2025.[3]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data model and governance friction show up in cross-system work and heavy prep time before analysis in 2026.

Business intelligence in the cpa construction industry

  • 58% of surveyed Canadian construction firms used construction-specific platforms to obtain performance visibility in 2022.[11]
  • 44% of surveyed Canadian construction firms used business-intelligence presentation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or SPSS in 2022.[11]
  • 21% of surveyed Canadian construction managers rated their business-performance visibility as very high in 2022.[11]
  • 90% of surveyed Canadian construction managers believed their businesses had performance visibility in 2022.[11]
  • 65% of surveyed Canadian construction firms used manual tools such as spreadsheets to achieve performance visibility in 2022.[11]
  • 71% of construction businesses generated actionable data insights at least weekly or daily in Deloitte’s 2023 construction survey.[7]

Data analytics in the cpa construction industry

  • 30% of construction businesses reported supply-chain issues as one of their top challenges in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[7]
  • 38% of Australian construction businesses were already using BIM in 2024, while 29% planned future implementation.[4]
  • 47% of construction businesses generated weekly insights from administrative or supplier data in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[7]
  • 30% of Australian construction businesses were already using artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2024, while 39% planned implementation.[4]
  • 55% of construction businesses obtained insights from project information and progress at least weekly in Deloitte’s 2023 survey.[7]
  • 21% of Australian construction businesses were already using digital twins in 2024, while 33% planned implementation.[4]

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[12]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[13]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[14]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[14]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[15]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[13]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[15]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[16]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[17]

KPIs in the cpa construction industry

  • 51% of surveyed subcontractors ranked estimate accuracy among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]
  • 20% of surveyed general contractors ranked safety among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]
  • 74% of surveyed subcontractors ranked revenues and profitability among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]
  • 72% of surveyed general contractors ranked revenues and profitability among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]
  • 26% of surveyed general contractors ranked customer satisfaction among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]
  • 10% of surveyed subcontractors ranked customer satisfaction among their top three KPIs in 2022.[18]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth narratives tie to global construction CAGR and deal activity, with subcontractor M&A at 366 transactions in 2025.

Growth in the cpa construction industry

  • Global construction is projected to expand at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2030.[9]
  • The 148 Construction Supply 150 companies excluding Home Depot and Lowe’s increased revenue by 0.7% in 2024.[19]
  • RPM International’s Construction Products Group represented 38% of company sales in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • RPM International’s Construction Products Group generated US$2.8 billion in fiscal-year 2025 sales.[20]
  • Construction Supply 150 companies that expanded through acquisitions or greenfield openings reported 1.6% sales growth in 2024.[19]
  • The global construction market is expected to grow from US$11.39 trillion in 2024 to US$16.11 trillion in 2030.[9]

Differentiation in the cpa construction industry

  • Builders FirstSource reported approximately 2,700 sales representatives providing product advice, cost-reduction guidance and energy-efficiency recommendations in 2025.[21]
  • RPM International’s Construction Products Group comprised 11 named brands spanning construction, restoration and building-envelope systems in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • Builders FirstSource offered turnkey framing and shell-construction packages as part of its customer proposition in 2025.[21]
  • Armstrong World Industries reported that its commercial-products differentiation rests on product quality, broad product range, design capabilities, service, innovation and brand recognition in 2025.[22]

Mergers and acquisitions in the cpa construction industry

  • Subcontractor M&A volume rose 38.6% year over year to 366 transactions in 2025.[23]
  • Sponsor-backed construction-services transactions reached 237 in 2025, up 41.4% year over year.[23]
  • Subcontractor transactions represented 65.1% of construction-services M&A activity in 2025, compared with 55.8% in 2024.[23]
  • 562 construction-services M&A transactions were announced or closed in 2025, up 18.2% from 2024.[23]
  • Private-equity construction M&A increased 30.9% year over year to 305 transactions in 2025.[23]
  • Construction-services M&A included 68 platform formations in 2025, up 4.6% year over year.[23]

Strategic partnerships in the cpa construction industry

  • 66% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies were actively trying to reduce their number of suppliers or service providers in 2023.[24]
  • 72% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies identified direct suppliers among their most strategic partners in 2023.[24]
  • 11% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies identified competitors or peers among their most strategic partners in 2023.[24]
  • 47% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies identified digital-solution providers among their most strategic partners in 2023.[24]
  • 5% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies reported none of the listed partner categories as strategic in 2023.[24]
  • 100% of surveyed construction-and-machinery companies identified digital-solution providers and direct suppliers among their most strategic partners in 2023.[24]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints appear as skills and retention issues, with 1.5 million construction-related employees in Great Britain (Q3 2025).

Hiring in the cpa construction industry

  • 57% of U.S. construction firms identified insufficient workers or subcontractors as a major concern for 2026.[2]
  • 87% of U.S. construction firms with salaried openings said those roles were at least as hard to fill as a year earlier in 2026.[25]
  • 338,000 workers were hired by U.S. construction employers during August 2024.[26]
  • 94% of U.S. construction contractors reported an opening for hourly craft workers on June 30, 2024.[26]
  • 73% of U.S. contractors planned to hire in 2026 despite uneven demand.[25]

Employee retention in the cpa construction industry

  • 83% of U.S. construction contractors reported at least some turnover among new field employees during their first 90 days in 2026.[27]
  • 18% of surveyed construction firms tracked retention as a DEI metric in 2024.[11]
  • 13.6% was the employee-turnover rate among surveyed U.S. construction firms in 2023.[11]
  • 13.2% was the employee-turnover rate among surveyed U.S. construction firms in 2024.[11]
  • 14% of U.S. construction firms reported having no retention strategy for new field employees in 2026.[27]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[28]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[30]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]
  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[9]
  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[15]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[29]

Upskilling in the cpa construction industry

  • 4% of construction companies had access to workforce business-intelligence data but did not use it in 2024.[31]
  • 49% of construction companies reported using no business-intelligence or other data for workforce planning and management in 2024.[31]
  • 10% of construction companies said they would use workforce business-intelligence data if it were available in 2024.[31]
  • 35% of construction companies reported using workforce-planning or management business-intelligence data in the 2024 Workforce Survey.[31]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction and heavy industry, the average employee eNPS was +24 in the 2026 benchmark.[32]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[33]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[32]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Rewards received the lowest reported driver score at 6.95 out of 10 in 2026.[32]
  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[33]

DEI in the cpa construction industry

  • 8% was the female-workforce goal for the Signia Hotel construction project in Indianapolis.[34]
  • 57% of surveyed construction firms reported tracking no DEI-related metrics in 2024.[11]
  • 44% of New York City construction workers were Hispanic in 2024.[35]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Acquisition and retention behavior shows strong emphasis on personalization at first contact in 2026 (65%).

Customer experience in the cpa construction industry

  • 90% of UK construction and building-trade companies rated personalization important at first contact in 2026.[36]
  • 91% of UK building-trade companies said phone contact drives conversion in 2026, compared with 69% of consumers who said telephone contact met expectations.[36]
  • 2,000 UK construction and home-service consumers were surveyed on customer communications experience in 2026.[36]
  • 65% of UK construction and building-trade consumers rated personalization important at first contact in 2026.[36]
  • 17% of UK construction and building-trade consumers said they expected a response within seconds in 2026.[36]

Customer retention in the cpa construction industry

  • 31.1% of UK clients said repeat contracts resulted in a lower-than-usual retention percentage in the construction industry.[37]
  • 61 UK construction-sector respondents participated in the survey of retention practices.[37]
  • 80% was the reported average customer retention rate for construction and engineering companies in the CustomerGauge benchmark.[38]
  • 34.4% of UK clients said long-term construction contracts resulted in a lower-than-usual retention percentage.[37]
  • 57.4% of UK construction clients said long-term contract duration made no difference to the retention percentage held.[37]

Customer acquisition in the cpa construction industry

  • 40% of US contractor purchases were made online in the 2021 contractor loyalty survey.[39]
  • 43% of US residential construction customers cited trust as the number-one reason for selecting a construction firm.[40]
  • 45.9% of building companies identified generating quality leads as their biggest challenge in the 2024 SORCI report.[41]
  • 72% of US contractors participated in loyalty marketing programs in the 2021 contractor survey, supporting acquisition and channel preference.[39]
  • 45.4% of building companies used a CRM to follow up leads automatically in the 2023 SORCI data.[41]

Customer loyalty in the cpa construction industry

  • 72% of contractors participated in at least one loyalty marketing program in the 2021 US contractor survey.[39]
  • 49% of contractors reported increased purchase frequency after joining a loyalty or incentive program.[42]
  • 49% of contractors said joining a brand loyalty program increased their decision to purchase that brand over others.[43]
  • 43% of contractor loyalty-program participants used programs offered by independent retailers in the 2021 US survey.[39]
  • 39% of contractors reported increased purchasing volume after joining a loyalty or incentive program.[42]

Lead generation in the cpa construction industry

  • 6.5% of building companies publishing one blog article annually achieved contract markups of at least 33%.[41]
  • 45.4% of building companies used automated CRM lead follow-up in the 2023 SORCI data.[41]
  • 66.5% of building companies published no blog articles during the year covered by the 2024 SORCI report.[41]
  • 81% of construction end-buyers gave promotional products to current customers, according to ASI’s 2024 construction survey.[44]
  • 45.9% of building companies named generating quality leads as their biggest challenge in the 2024 SORCI report.[41]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Product information sharing still depends on PDFs, with 75% of UK construction-product manufacturers relying on them in 2026.

Marketing in the cpa construction industry

  • 7% of construction professionals reported referrals as a benefit achieved from advertising in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]
  • 65.5% of construction professionals used trade print as an advertising activity in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]
  • 48.3% of construction professionals used event marketing as an advertising activity in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]
  • 55.3% of construction professionals spent less than $25,000 annually on advertising in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]
  • 31% of construction professionals rated trade print their most effective advertising tactic in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]

Digital marketing in the cpa construction industry

  • 13% of building companies using CRM selected Buildertrend in the 2023 SORCI data.[41]
  • 75% of UK construction-product manufacturers still relied on PDFs to share product information in 2026.[46]
  • 12.1% of building companies using CRM selected HubSpot in the 2023 SORCI data.[41]
  • 12.1% of building companies using CRM selected Houzz Pro in the 2023 SORCI data.[41]
  • 40% of building-industry professionals who used social media followed manufacturers or suppliers, according to Farnsworth Group research.[47]

Branding in the cpa construction industry

  • 93% of construction end-buyers said they would recommend promotional products to similar companies in 2024.[44]
  • 66% of construction end-buyers said promotional products were very important to their company’s marketing strategy in 2024.[44]
  • 69% of construction end-buyers gave promotional products to prospects in ASI’s 2024 survey.[44]
  • 81% of construction end-buyers gave promotional products to current customers in ASI’s 2024 survey.[44]
  • 80% of construction end-buyers gave promotional products to employees in ASI’s 2024 survey.[44]

Social media in the cpa construction industry

  • 72.4% of construction professionals used social media as an advertising activity in the Construction Marketing Association survey.[45]
  • 33% of building-industry professionals said they were extremely likely to follow or continue following a manufacturer or supplier on social media.[47]
  • 25% of building-industry professionals who followed manufacturers or suppliers wanted new-product information most from social media.[47]
  • 43.5% of building companies said they never posted on Facebook in the 2024 SORCI report.[41]
  • 91% of building-industry professionals using social media accessed it at least once each workday.[47]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 52% said social media generated the highest number of quality leads in the previous 12 months in 2024.[48]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[48]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[49]
  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[50]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[48]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational execution risks concentrate on estimating quality and manual coordination across systems, with 61% citing inaccurate or incomplete estimating.

Process optimization in the cpa construction industry

  • 52% of construction professionals in the US, Canada, UK and Australia said manual processes such as data entry negatively affected productivity in 2022.[51]
  • 87% of construction professionals in the US, Canada, UK and Australia manually entered data between systems in 2022.[51]
  • 22.1% of US builders still used spreadsheets for estimating in 2026.[52]
  • 87% of mid-sized construction firms with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion rated operational efficiency and profitability highly important in 2025–2026.[53]
  • 31.5% of US builders did not use dedicated takeoff software in 2026.[52]

Operational efficiency in the cpa construction industry

  • 61% of construction project managers identified inaccurate or incomplete estimating as a top execution concern in 2026.[54]
  • 74% of construction executives identified schedule and logistics as a top risk to profit goals in 2026.[54]
  • 52% of construction contractors identified operational efficiency as a top strategic priority in 2026.[55]
  • 45% of construction contractors were piloting or actively implementing artificial intelligence in 2026.[55]
  • 90% of construction firms reported having a defined company operating method, but only 24% used it consistently in 2026.[54]

Quality management in the cpa construction industry

  • 1.06% of contract value was attributed to non-conformance costs on a £1.45 billion infrastructure road project analyzed in 2024.[56]
  • 50% of non-conformances on a £1.45 billion infrastructure road project required remedial rework in 2024.[56]
  • 56% of construction companies applying quality assurance and quality control systematically kept rework below 5% of budget in 2025.[57]
  • 43% of recorded non-conformance cases involved rework across 125 infrastructure projects in a 2026 study.[58]
  • 60% of construction companies applying quality assurance and quality control systematically reported margins above 3% in 2025.[57]

Supply chain in the cpa construction industry

  • 58% of contractors reported significant supply-chain disruptions during the year covered by the 2024 Canadian contractor survey.[6]
  • 41% of US construction firms accelerated purchases after winning contracts in 2024.[2]
  • 77% of Canadian contractors used alternative suppliers to avoid supply-chain disruptions in 2024.[6]
  • 62% of Canadian contractors accelerated purchasing to avoid supply-chain disruptions in 2024.[6]
  • 54% of Canadian contractors stockpiled materials to avoid supply-chain disruptions in 2024.[6]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[5]
  • 30% of costs in Australian infrastructure construction flowed to external construction services in 2025.[5]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[5]
  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[59]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[5]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and cost-pressure context includes moderate construction cost inflation of 2.2% in December 2025.

Pricing strategy in the cpa construction industry

  • 73% of US subcontractors modified estimating and pricing practices in response to supply-chain cost fluctuations in 2024.[18]
  • 41% of US construction firms reported project postponements or cancellations because of reduced funding availability in 2024.[2]
  • 41% of US general contractors used purchase agreements to lock in prices against supply-chain fluctuations in 2024.[18]
  • 25% of US subcontractors treated supply-chain cost fluctuations as scope changes and increased project prices in 2024.[18]
  • 43% of US construction firms reported project postponements or cancellations because of rising construction or insurance costs in 2024.[2]

Cost reduction in the cpa construction industry

  • $11,000 was the estimated annual cost of unused digital tools for the average construction firm in the 2026 US survey.[60]
  • 3.4% was the reported late-2025 increase in costs for steel and specialized construction equipment in the US profitability report.[61]
  • 4%–4.3% was the reported increase in US construction pay rates in the 2026 profitability report.[61]
  • 93% of US construction decision-makers surveyed in 2026 agreed that technology was the best defense against rising costs.[60]
  • 25% of US construction businesses would close after two or three inaccurate bids, according to a 2026 survey cited in construction process coverage.[62]

Profitability in the cpa construction industry

  • $525,424 was construction-industry revenue per full-time employee in the 2026 Construction Financial Benchmarker.[63]
  • 92% of construction firms with the highest forecasting rigor hit their budgeted profit objectives in 2026.[54]
  • 75% of global construction companies identified operational efficiency and profitability as a strategic priority for 2025–2026.[53]
  • 47% of construction companies without systematic QA/QC reported margins above 3% in 2025.[57]
  • 34% was the net balance of US construction contributors expecting profit margins to improve over the next 12 months in Q2 2024.[64]

Financial planning in the cpa construction industry

  • 70% of US construction-monitor contributors cited skills shortages as a factor holding back activity in Q2 2024.[64]
  • 92% of construction firms with the highest cost-to-complete forecasting rigor hit their budgeted profit objectives in 2026.[54]
  • 54% of US construction-monitor contributors cited financial constraints as a factor holding back activity in Q2 2024.[64]
  • 57% of construction and architecture-and-engineering firms identified cash-flow management as a top priority in 2026.[65]
  • 66% of US construction-monitor contributors cited material costs as a factor holding back activity in Q2 2024.[64]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Digital twin demand appears in client deliverables, including as-built BIM models at 53.1% of top-three demand.

Product development in the cpa construction industry

  • 72% of UK construction-product manufacturers cited awareness of Product Data Templates in 2017, while 70% cited the NBS BIM Object Standard.[66]
  • 69% of specifiers required BIM content in the 2019 NBS National BIM Report, indicating demand for digitally enabled construction-product development.[66]
  • 25% of UK construction-product manufacturers referenced Uniclass 2015 in their product-information work in 2017.[66]
  • 68% of UK construction-product manufacturers were aware of and using BIM in 2017, supporting digital product-development workflows.[66]
  • 73% of construction product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for at least some products in 2025, while 22% offered them for all products, according to a UK industry survey.[66]

Product lifecycle in the cpa construction industry

  • 48.4% of construction professionals ranked dashboards showing connected real-time asset data among the top three client-demanded digital-twin deliverables.[64]
  • 53.1% of construction professionals ranked as-built BIM models among the top three digital-twin deliverables demanded by clients.[64]
  • 32.0% of construction professionals identified gathering data for future investment decisions as a digital-twin use during operations.[64]
  • 23.8% of construction professionals identified reducing waste and improving built-asset sustainability as a digital-twin use.[64]
  • 51.7% of construction professionals identified improving asset performance and the owner’s bottom line as a digital-twin use during operations.[64]

After-sales in the cpa construction industry

  • 53.7% of construction professionals identified better maintenance and renewal decisions as a digital-twin use during asset operations.[64]
  • 0.4% to 2% of civil-infrastructure construction cost is spent annually on maintenance over the infrastructure life cycle.[67]
  • 22% of construction-product manufacturers offered BIM or digital objects for all products in 2025, enabling richer handover and service information.[66]
  • 46.9% of construction professionals ranked digital assets for various work processes among the top three digital-twin deliverables demanded by clients.[64]
  • 23.8% of construction professionals identified reducing waste and improving sustainability during asset operation and maintenance as a digital-twin use.[64]

Value proposition in the cpa construction industry

  • 52% of architects said they specify or select only manufacturers with above-average sustainability credentials in a 2025 NBS survey.[66]
  • 46% of US construction businesses cited cost control and reduced leakage as a key benefit of managed-repair-program participation in 2026.[68]
  • 46% of construction professionals said they specify or select only manufacturers with above-average sustainability credentials, according to a 2025 NBS survey.[66]
  • 33% of US construction businesses cited higher policyholder satisfaction as a key benefit of managed-repair-program participation in 2026.[68]
  • 40% of US construction businesses cited faster claim cycle times as a key benefit of managed-repair-program participation in 2026.[68]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability compliance and safety show measurable outcomes, including Holcim’s 98% sites with zero lost-time injuries in 2024.

Sustainability in the cpa construction industry

  • 65,000 people worked for Holcim in 2024 as the company embedded sustainability across climate, circularity, nature and people pillars worldwide.[69]
  • 95% of CRH relevant locations in or near sensitive biodiversity areas had biodiversity-management plans in place in 2024.[70]
  • 600 European CRH locations held ISO 50001 certification in 2024.[70]
  • 20% of surveyed construction-product merchants reported having environmental product declarations for some product portfolios in 2024.[71]
  • 20% of Holcim’s construction-demolition materials were recycled in 2024, measured against 2023 performance.[69]

ESG in the cpa construction industry

  • 76% of construction companies in PwC’s 2024 analysis offered low-carbon products or services.[3]
  • 33% of construction-company revenue was projected to be associated with climate transition in 2025 in PwC’s sector analysis.[3]
  • 16.4 was Holcim’s Sustainalytics ESG risk rating in 2025, placing it in the low-risk category.[69]
  • 28% of construction-company revenue was associated with climate transition in 2024 in PwC’s sector analysis.[3]
  • 42% of construction-company revenue was projected to be associated with climate transition in 2030 in PwC’s sector analysis.[3]

Ethics in the cpa construction industry

  • 2.3% of VINCI training hours covered ethics and vigilance in 2025.[72]
  • 47% of surveyed Victorian architects identified unclear roles and responsibilities as a factor compromising professional compliance.[73]
  • 23% of surveyed Victorian architects rated firm support for compliance with professional obligations as fair or poor.[73]
  • 71% of surveyed Victorian architects identified commercial pressure from clients or builders as a factor compromising professional compliance.[73]
  • 47% of surveyed Victorian architects identified limited time or capacity as a factor compromising professional compliance.[73]

CSR in the cpa construction industry

  • 9.4% was the probability that an environmental initiative reduced water consumption in the construction-company CSR study.[67]
  • 17.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions were estimated to have been avoided by Saint-Gobain solutions sold in 2024 across 81 countries.[74]
  • 98% of Holcim sites reported zero lost-time injuries in 2024.[69]
  • 42% of Holcim countries reported zero lost-time injuries in 2024.[69]
  • 25% was the average probability that an environmental initiative disclosed by construction companies reduced environmental impacts in the study.[67]

Circular economy in the cpa construction industry

  • 8 million tonnes of construction-demolition materials were recycled by Holcim in 2025.[69]
  • 25% was the recycled asphalt pavement content in CRH’s U.S. asphalt operations in 2024.[70]
  • 1,127 tonnes of Kingspan company waste went to landfill in 2024.[75]
  • 93.2% of CRH extractive sites had reclamation plans implemented in 2024.[70]
  • 30 million tonnes, or 10% of Holcim’s materials consumed excluding fuels, came from reused or recycled sources in 2025.[69]

Carbon footprint in the cpa construction industry

  • 7 CCUS projects were in execution at Holcim in 2024.[69]
  • 2,823,018 tonnes of total greenhouse-gas emissions were reported by James Hardie for calendar 2024.[76]
  • 8 million tonnes per year was Holcim’s planned 2030 production capacity for net-zero cement from CCUS projects.[69]
  • 4% was Holcim’s 2024 reduction in CO2 emissions per net sales compared with 2023.[69]
  • 9,466 tonnes of Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions were Kingspan’s 2024 target, compared with 11,570 tonnes actual emissions.[75]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International revenue shares remain high for major groups, with 67% of European construction groups’ aggregate revenues from outside home countries in 2025.

Globalization in the cpa construction industry

  • 67% of European construction groups’ aggregate revenues came from outside their home countries in 2025.[9]
  • 86.6% of Strabag’s construction-company sales were international in 2025, totaling US$18.320 billion.[85]
  • 81.5% of Skanska’s construction-company sales were international in 2025, totaling US$14.687 billion.[85]
  • 77.7% of Acciona’s construction-company sales were international in 2025, totaling US$17.771 billion.[85]
  • 58.7% of Vinci’s construction-company sales were international in 2025, totaling US$49.536 billion.[85]

Supplier management in the cpa construction industry

  • 29% of U.S. builders identified quality or brand preference as the most important influence on material-purchasing decisions in 2026.[52]
  • 82% of U.S. builders reported purchasing lumber or framing directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[52]
  • 35% of U.S. builders identified supplier relationships as the most important influence on material-purchasing decisions in 2026.[52]
  • 27% of U.S. builders reported purchasing roofing directly rather than through subcontractors in 2026.[52]
  • 21% of U.S. builders identified price as the most important influence on material-purchasing decisions in 2026.[52]

Distribution channels in the cpa construction industry

  • 63% of Armstrong World Industries’ consolidated net sales went to building-materials distributors in 2025.[22]
  • Nearly 7% of Armstrong World Industries’ consolidated net sales came from home-center customers in 2025.[22]
  • More than 10% of Armstrong World Industries’ consolidated gross sales came from The Home Depot in 2025.[22]
  • More than 10% of Armstrong World Industries’ consolidated gross sales came from Lowe’s in 2025.[22]
  • 83% of Construction Supply 150 members’ revenues came from professional home builders and remodelers in 2024.[19]

Key questions about the cpa construction industry

What is the CPA construction market size in Great Britain in 2025?
Great Britain’s construction industry generated £139.1 billion of new work in 2025.
How fast does construction output grow in the CPA forecast for 2026?
The CPA forecast output increases 1.7% in 2026, from £223.2 billion in 2025.
Which companies lead the cpa construction industry?
Saint-Gobain leads Gitnux's 2026 cpa construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.2, with operating margin 11.4%. CRH is the highest-ranked cement and concrete supplier at 9.1, with UK construction-materials operations including Tarmac.
Where do technology shifts show up in construction-company operations by 2026?
In 2026, 45% of construction contractors were piloting or implementing artificial intelligence.
How fragmented is the market by business count in Great Britain?
Great Britain had 376,518 VAT- and PAYE-registered construction firms operating in Q3 2025.
What compliance change affects construction products starting in 2026?
The Construction Products (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 8 January 2026.
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