What Clegg Food Projects does

Clegg Food Projects is a UK-headquartered specialist construction firm founded in 1980 and based in Nottingham, operating as a subsidiary of Clegg Group Ltd. The company designs and builds capital projects — including new builds, extensions, refurbishments, and relocations — for food, drink, and advanced manufacturing clients. Its service portfolio spans bakery, beverage, dairy, frozen, fresh produce, meat and poultry, milling and ingredients, convenience foods, warehousing and distribution, R&D laboratories, clean rooms, gigafactories, and industrial manufacturing facilities. Core technical capabilities include hygienic design, clean room construction, temperature-controlled environments (blast chilling, spiral freezers, automated cold stores), live-site construction coordination, and process equipment integration. The company operates a principal-contractor model with in-house design supported by partner architectural and engineering practices.

The business generates revenue through bespoke, project-based construction contracts typically structured as multi-year, fixed-price arrangements quoted individually against project scope. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct engagement of major UK and international household-name clients. Named customers span Greggs (more than 20 projects, near £100m cumulative), Molson Coors, Müller/NÖM, Co-op, Morrisons, Camden Town Brewery, Wells & Co, Fischer Farms, ITM Power, CMR Surgical, and Meggitt. More than 50% of food construction projects originate from repeat business, with a cumulative portfolio exceeding 350 completed projects over 40+ years.

Recent activity shows deliberate vertical expansion beyond food and drink into advanced manufacturing segments including aerospace (Meggitt, 440,000 sq ft Coventry fit-out), hydrogen energy storage (ITM Power gigafactory), surgical robotics (CMR Surgical), and vertical farming (Fischer Farms, world's largest at 25,000 sq m). Consecutive RoSPA President's Awards, ISO certification, Alcumus Safe Contractor accreditation, Ecovadis sustainability rating, and 15-year Campden BRI membership indicate a mature compliance and safety posture. The firm is privately held under Clegg Group Ltd. with no public revenue disclosure, no private equity or venture capital involvement identified, and evidence of an Employee Ownership Trust structure.

Name

Clegg Food Projects

Legal name

Clegg Food Projects

Website

https://cleggfoodprojects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clegg Food Projects is a Nottingham-based specialist construction firm founded in 1980 that designs and builds food, drink, and advanced manufacturing facilities for enterprise clients across the UK and internationally. It delivers turnkey projects spanning bakeries, breweries, cold stores, gigafactories, clean rooms, and vertical farms, with more than 350 completed projects and over 50% repeat business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food, Drink and Manufacturing Facility Construction

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Processing Plant Construction (IMAFADAH)

Keywords

• Food factory construction
• Drink facility construction
• Manufacturing capital projects
• Clean room construction
• Temperature-controlled facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction services for food, drink, and manufacturing facilities including new builds, extensions, expansions, refurbishments, and relocations. Revenue generated through fixed-price contracts and principal contractor arrangements.
2. Design and Engineering Services: Design services through in-house team and partner practices specializing in manufacturing and food/drink sector. Includes factory design, engineering, and construction project management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clegg Food Projects is a specialist contractor that designs and constructs capital projects — new builds, extensions, expansions, refurbishments and relocations — for food, drink and manufacturing facilities. Acting as principal contractor, it delivers hygienic, clean room, temperature-controlled and process-integrated facilities for sectors including bakery, beverage, dairy, meat and poultry, milling, convenience foods, frozen foods, fresh produce, warehousing and distribution, gigafactories, and advanced manufacturing, with end-to-end services from factory design through construction handover and aftercare.

Product overview

Clegg Food Projects is a specialist construction company offering design and build services for food, drink, and manufacturing facilities. Their portfolio spans bakery, beverage, convenience foods, dairy, fresh produce, frozen foods, meat and poultry, milling and ingredients, R&D laboratories, warehousing and distribution, car showrooms, and industrial manufacturing sectors. They provide services including clean room construction, gigafactory construction for energy storage, and advanced manufacturing facilities. The company operates as principal contractor and offers in-house design services through partner practices, serving clients nationally and internationally across all these sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bakery Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 350 completed projects with >50% repeat business rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clegg Group LtdcoreOthersClegg Food Projects is a subsidiary of Clegg Group Ltd. The parent company provides corporate oversight and includes sister company Clegg Construction which has expertise in BREEAM 'Excellent' standards that Clegg Food Projects leverages for sustainability-focused manufacturing projects.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Willmott Dixon: Major UK contractor with public and private sector presence, including industrial and food-related builds. Comparable as a broad UK incumbent competing for large capital projects, though with stronger focus on commercial and public sectors.
• Bowmer + Kirkland: Major UK-headquartered contractor delivering industrial, food, and logistics facilities nationwide. Comparable as a large-scale UK builder competing in the same industrial construction space, with similar large-project delivery capabilities.
• McLaren Construction Group: Privately-held UK construction group with significant industrial, food, and logistics facility work. Comparable as a mid-to-large UK contractor competing for similar industrial capital projects.
• Wates Group: One of the UK's largest privately-owned construction services groups with significant food, retail, and logistics facility work. Comparable as a major UK contractor that competes for large industrial and food-sector capital projects, but with broader portfolio across multiple sectors.
• Morgan Sindall Group: FTSE-listed UK construction and regeneration group with fit-out and construction arms serving industrial and commercial clients. Comparable as a broad UK contractor with relevant industrial and food-sector exposure through its construction services.
• RG Carter: Established East Anglian-based UK contractor with a strong food and drink manufacturing portfolio. Comparable as a regionally-anchored contractor competing for food and industrial projects, particularly in central and eastern England.
• Sir Robert McAlpine: Established UK contractor with extensive food processing, beverage, and industrial facility portfolio. Comparable as a major incumbent competing for large industrial capital projects, including food and drink manufacturing facilities.

Direct peers

• Stepnell: Mid-sized UK contractor with notable specialism in food, beverage, and rural sector construction. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized specialist contractor serving the same food manufacturing customer base with similar design-and-build capabilities.
• Clegg Construction: Sister company within the Clegg Group Ltd. conglomerate, providing general construction services. Directly comparable as a same-group construction business with overlapping client base, complementary capabilities (BREEAM/sustainability), and shared corporate infrastructure.
• Speller Metcalfe: Mid-sized UK contractor with a developed food, drink, and rural construction practice. Comparable as a similarly-sized specialist contractor targeting the same food manufacturing client base with comparable design-and-build service offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleggFoodP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clegg-food-projects

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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