McLaughlin & Harvey

What McLaughlin & Harvey does

McLaughlin & Harvey is a UK-based construction and civil engineering contractor operating under McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Ltd, founded in 1853 and headquartered in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, with 501–1,000 employees across six UK regional offices (Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, London, and Barrow-in-Furness). The company delivers projects across two main service lines: Construction (new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works across commercial, education, healthcare, and residential sectors) and Civil Engineering (port and harbour developments, river and coastal engineering, road and rail infrastructure, environmental improvements, bridges, restoration, and energy/renewables). It also operates dedicated sub-brands — Workspace for fit-out, Rocklyn for civil engineering services, and YouMatter for occupational health and wellbeing — and maintains a specialist Healthcare Construction division.

Revenue is generated primarily through fixed-price construction and civil engineering contracts with both public and private sector clients, with individual project values ranging from £3.6m to £98.5m. The company acquires the majority of its work through long-term public procurement frameworks, including SCAPE Scotland (up to £4bn), Pagabo (£1.6bn healthcare decarbonisation), Procure Partnerships, Crown Commercial Service, NHS SBS, City of London OJEU, and a Peel Ports construction framework worth up to £750m. Customers include the University of Edinburgh (seven or more repeat projects), Unilever, Etex, Rolls-Royce, BMW, Boeing, the Royal Air Force, the Ministry of Defence, PATRIZIA, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and the James Hutton Institute, among others. The company does not sell a software product or technology platform; its offering is professional construction and civil engineering services delivered through collaborative early-contractor-involvement models.

Name

McLaughlin & Harvey

Legal name

McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Ltd

Website

https://mclh.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

McLaughlin & Harvey is a UK construction and civil engineering contractor (founded 1853, 501–1,000 staff) delivering buildings, infrastructure, ports, and flood-protection projects for public sector bodies, universities, port operators, and enterprise clients via long-term procurement frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction & Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF), Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Construction services
• Civil engineering
• Building contracting
• Infrastructure construction
• Public sector frameworks

Headquarters

HQ city

Newtownabbey

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracts: Traditional construction contracting model delivering new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works projects across various sectors. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts with public and private sector clients, with projects ranging from £3.6 million to £53.6 million in contract value. The company also operates under construction framework agreements providing recurring revenue opportunities with public sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

McLaughlin & Harvey is a UK construction and civil engineering contractor delivering quality new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works across commercial, education, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing sectors, alongside design-and-construct civil engineering services covering port and harbour developments, river and coastal engineering, road and rail infrastructure, flood protection, bridges, and energy/renewables projects. Work is acquired through public procurement frameworks and competitive tenders, with individual contract values ranging from £3.6 million to £98.5 million.

Product overview

McLaughlin & Harvey is a UK construction and civil engineering contractor offering a unified portfolio of services rather than a modular software product. Its core offerings span Construction (new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works across commercial, education, healthcare, and residential sectors) and Civil Engineering (port and harbour developments, river and coastal engineering, road and rail infrastructure, flood protection schemes, bridges, and energy/renewables projects). The company also operates through specialized divisions including Healthcare (dedicated healthcare facility construction), Workspace (a sub-brand focused on workspace solutions via mclhworkspace.com), and Rocklyn (rocklyn.co.uk). Projects are delivered through various procurement frameworks including SCAPE, Crown Commercial Service, NHS SBS, Pagabo, and Procure Partnerships. McLaughlin & Harvey does not offer a software product or technology platform—their offerings are professional construction and civil engineering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Workspace: A sub-brand offering high-quality, innovative and cost-effective construction workspace solutions.
• YouMatter
• Rocklyn

Products and services

• Construction Services Quality, innovative and cost-effective construction services including new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works projects across commercial, education, healthcare, and residential sectors. Delivered for public and private sector clients typically through framework agreements or competitive tenders.
• Civil Engineering Services Design and construct civil engineering services spanning port and harbour developments, river and coastal engineering, road and rail infrastructure, environmental improvements, public realm and landscaping works, bridges, restoration, and energy and renewables projects.
• Healthcare Construction Dedicated construction services for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, community diagnostic centres, and healthcare infrastructure projects, delivered via frameworks including the Pagabo healthcare decarbonisation framework worth £1.6 billion.
• Workspace (McLaughlin & Harvey Workspace) A specialized sub-brand of McLaughlin & Harvey focused on workspace construction and fit-out solutions, operated via mclhworkspace.com.
• Rocklyn A sub-brand of McLaughlin & Harvey offering construction services, operated via rocklyn.co.uk.
• Framework Delivery Project delivery through public procurement frameworks including SCAPE Scotland, Crown Commercial Service, NHS SBS, Pagabo, Procure Partnerships, City of London OJEU, and Peel Ports, providing recurring revenue opportunities with public sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 78 apprentices supported on Usher Building project alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and strategic.

• Maraen Port of NiggmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2026Awarded £30 million construction contract for Eastern Inner Dock Quay (EIDQ) project - 172,000 sq ft heavy-duty quay with roll-on/roll-off capability. Supported by £10m grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
• PATRIZIAmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Partnered with PATRIZIA investment manager for £50 million Pinners Hall redevelopment in London's financial district. Working with architects Stiff + Trevillion, Quartz (PM), Gardiner & Theobold (QS), and Montagu Evans (planning).
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Built E-7 Wedgetail facilities at RAF Lossiemouth for Boeing and Royal Air Force. Official naming ceremony for Aden Wing operations building. Part of UK's next-generation airborne early warning and control programme.
• IHEEM & NextGen Healthcare NetworkstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2026Supported partnership between Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) and NextGen Healthcare Network (NGHN) to foster collaboration and develop future leaders in NHS estates and healthcare construction in UK. Also supported by WSP and Turner & Townsend.
• Stornoway PortmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026Appointed as contractor for Deep Water South port expansion project in Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Funded by £2.3 million from HIE plus £463,917 from Stornoway Port. Project aims to position Stornoway as strategic hub for floating offshore wind.
• Peel Ports GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2025Peel Ports Group, the UK's second-largest port operator, appointed McLaughlin & Harvey as contractors into its new construction framework covering a major programme of construction works across UK and Ireland sites, worth up to £750 million.
• SCAPE ScotlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple projects delivered via SCAPE Scotland Framework including University of Edinburgh Engineering Forum, Usher Building, and James Hutton Institute. SCAPE Scotland is a major public sector procurement framework worth up to £4 billion.
• PagabocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed to Pagabo healthcare decarbonisation framework worth £1.6 billion for delivering NHS and healthcare facility decarbonisation projects.
• Procure PartnershipscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed to Infrastructure lots of the expanded Procure Partnerships Framework for public sector construction projects.
• City of London CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFramework partner for Major Construction Works under City of London OJEU Compliant framework. Projects include New Bridge Street refurbishment and Annexe Building conversion.
• Crown Commercial ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed as supplier on Crown Commercial Service framework for public sector construction works.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Bowmer + Kirkland: Privately held UK construction contractor of comparable size with a similar portfolio across commercial, education, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Closely comparable business model (main contractor, framework-driven, repeat institutional clients) and private ownership structure make it a near-direct UK peer.
• Sir Robert McAlpine: Privately held UK contractor with comparable heritage (founded 1869), portfolio of major commercial, infrastructure, and civil engineering projects, and family ownership. Highly comparable in scope and customer mix.
• Willmott Dixon: Privately held UK contractor with strong focus on education, healthcare, and public sector frameworks. Comparable size and business model, with significant overlap on university and NHS work via similar procurement frameworks.
• Graham Construction: Northern Ireland-headquartered construction and civil engineering contractor of comparable size and heritage, operating across the UK and Ireland in building and infrastructure. Direct regional peer with overlapping customer base.
• Farrans Construction: Northern Ireland-based construction and civil engineering contractor with similar portfolio mix across commercial, education, healthcare, and infrastructure. Closely comparable regional peer with overlapping client base.
• John Sisk & Son: Ireland-headquartered, family-owned construction and civil engineering contractor operating across the UK. Similar portfolio of public sector, commercial, and infrastructure projects makes it a closely comparable peer.
• Wates Group: Privately held UK construction and property services group with comparable portfolio across commercial, education, and public sector frameworks. Similar size, private ownership, and customer mix position it as a direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan Sindall Group: UK-listed construction and regeneration group with significant overlap in education, healthcare, and infrastructure work via public frameworks. Larger and listed, but a direct competitor on many of the same tenders.
• Bam Construct (Royal Bam): UK arm of Royal Bam Group, active in building and civil engineering including education, commercial, and infrastructure. Larger and internationally backed, but directly comparable in sector mix and customer base.
• Kier Group: UK-listed construction and infrastructure services group with comparable portfolio across highways, utilities, buildings, and public sector frameworks. Larger and listed, but a direct competitor on many of the same framework opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mclaughlin-&-harvey-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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