What McPhillips does

McPhillips (Wellington) Limited is a privately held UK construction and civil engineering contractor headquartered in Telford, Shropshire, founded in 1964 and operating for 61 years. The company delivers integrated building and civil engineering projects across three core service lines: Housing Infrastructure (roads, sewers, drainage and groundworks for residential developments), Building (commercial, residential, retail, hotel, leisure, education and care facilities), and Civil Engineering (highways, bridges, junctions, drainage, culverts, canals, earthworks, demolition and land remediation). Projects are delivered through both traditional and design-and-construct methods, with a technical toolkit that includes AI-equipped drone surveys for volumetric site measurement and material reuse strategies achieving 85% on-site recycling.

The firm serves both public and private sector clients across the Midlands, Northwest England and Mid & North Wales, with named anchor customers including Herefordshire Council (£100m highways framework, 2026), Severn Trent Water (over £80m of AMP3/AMP4 water infrastructure), Dogs Trust (multiple rehoming centres), Taylor Wimpey (residential schemes up to £12m), Travelodge (£5.7m hotel build), Chester Zoo, Harper Adams University, and Wyre Forest District Council. Revenue is generated through fixed-price construction contracts ranging from £100,000 to over £30 million per project, secured via competitive tendering and framework agreements. The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales GTM with no intermediaries, leveraging an in-house workforce of 240+ employees (including skilled operatives), an owned plant fleet, and a 150+ apprentice training pipeline established in 1996.

McPhillips holds ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001, CHAS, Constructionline and Real Living Wage accreditations, has earned 27 consecutive RoSPA Gold safety awards, reports 91% customer satisfaction, and is recognised as Shropshire's largest construction company. Over the past five years the firm has delivered 140+ projects totalling £300m+ in contract value, contributing to a cumulative £1bn+ in project value across its 61-year history. The operating model relies on repeat public-sector frameworks and developer relationships rather than open-market distribution, embedding high switching costs and long-tenured client engagements.

Name

McPhillips

Legal name

McPhillips (Wellington) Limited

Website

https://mcphillips.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

McPhillips is a 61-year-old Telford-based construction and civil engineering contractor delivering highways, building, and infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients across the Midlands and Northwest England, with 240+ staff and over £1bn of cumulative project value.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Telford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracts: McPhillips generates revenue primarily through fixed-price construction contracts for public and private sector clients. Projects are secured via competitive tendering or framework agreements, with revenue recognized upon project completion. The company delivers complex building and civil engineering projects ranging from £170,000 to over £100 million in contract value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

McPhillips is an integrated building and civil engineering contractor that delivers highways, bridges, drainage, sewers, canals, earthworks, groundworks, demolition and land remediation works alongside commercial, residential, education, leisure, retail and care facility building projects. It serves public sector clients (local authorities, councils) and private sector clients (housing developers, commercial developers, charities) across the Midlands, Northwest England and Mid & North Wales through both traditional and design-and-construct delivery models, with contracts typically ranging from £100,000 to over £100 million.

Product overview

McPhillips is a Telford-based construction company offering three core service lines: Housing Infrastructure (groundworks and infrastructure for residential developments), Building (commercial and residential construction including offices, warehouses, retirement villages, retail, leisure, and educational facilities), and Civil Engineering (highways, bridges, drainage, culverts, and infrastructure schemes). The company delivers projects through traditional and design-and-construct approaches, serving public and private sector clients across the Midlands, Northwest England, and Mid & North Wales since 1964.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Infrastructure

Quantifiable outcome

• 27 consecutive RoSPA Gold awards for health and safety
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FinningcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 June 2026Strategic partnership for Cat equipment supply. McPhillips added its first Cat mini excavators to its fleet, strengthening the partnership with Finning as the Cat dealer.
• Untold LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUntold Living operates the 24-hour on-site care at the Newport Retirement Village. McPhillips is the main contractor for this £20 million development comprising 61 apartments and 15 bungalows scheduled to open in September 2026.
• Shropshire Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership to operate the McPhillips Community Fund, launched to mark the company's 60th anniversary. The fund has awarded grants totalling £18,000 to local organisations supporting positive mental health and community wellbeing across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
• Rise Construction FrameworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial business framework investing profits into community initiatives that help tackle poverty and deprivation. During the past 10 years, Rise has generated over £100 million worth of social return on investment and directly supported over 100,000 individuals.
• Telford CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for McPhillips' in-house apprenticeship scheme operating as a two-year sandwich course alternating between college education and on-site practical experience. The college also hosts a McPhillips-built groundworks training centre.
• Mates in MindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity working to improve mental health across the construction industry. McPhillips is a proud supporter, having hosted a charity football tournament raising over £3,000 for the organisation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bowmer + Kirkland: Bowmer + Kirkland is a privately held UK building and civil engineering contractor with comparable size and direct overlap in commercial building, public sector, and infrastructure delivery — the closest size and business-model match to McPhillips.
• Speller Metcalfe: Speller Metcalfe is a West Midlands-based privately held construction contractor of similar size competing directly with McPhillips on education, leisure, commercial, and civil engineering projects across the same regional catchment.
• McLaren Construction: McLaren Construction is a privately held UK contractor delivering building, civil engineering, and infrastructure projects of comparable scale, overlapping on commercial, residential, and public sector frameworks where McPhillips competes.
• John Sisk & Son: John Sisk & Son is a privately held international contractor with strong UK building and civil engineering operations of similar scale and ownership profile, competing on commercial and infrastructure projects.

Broad incumbents

• Willmott Dixon: Willmott Dixon is a large UK building and refurbishment contractor with strong public sector and framework exposure, competing for the same council and developer projects McPhillips targets across the Midlands and Northern England.
• Wates Group: Wates is a large national UK contractor with residential, commercial, and public sector capabilities directly competing for local authority frameworks and large infrastructure schemes in McPhillips' core geography.
• Morgan Sindall: Morgan Sindall's construction and infrastructure division operates regional contracting businesses across the UK, directly competing with McPhillips on highways, public realm, and framework tenders in the Midlands.
• Kier Group: Kier's infrastructure and highways services operate nationally and compete in regional framework tenders for council highways and public realm schemes where McPhillips is also active.
• Balfour Beatty: Balfour Beatty is one of the largest UK infrastructure contractors with highways, utility, and civil engineering capabilities that compete for the same public sector frameworks and large infrastructure work McPhillips pursues regionally.

Regional players

• Rea Valley Construction: Rea Valley is a West Midlands-based contractor of comparable size operating in adjacent geographies (Shropshire, Staffordshire), competing directly with McPhillips on local commercial and infrastructure tenders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcphillipsltd

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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