Highways UK

What Highways UK does

Highways (UK) Ltd (trading as Highways UK) is a privately held, UK-focused civil engineering contractor founded in 2011 and headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The company delivers design, construction, and maintenance services for highways, groundworks, car parks, and outdoor estate projects, with specialisation in Section 278 and Section 38 highways works for new developments and retail openings. It serves local authorities, councils, major retailers (notably Tesco), NHS trusts, housing developers, and other private sector organisations, positioning itself as an extension of the client's team and emphasising on-time, on-budget delivery with minimal disruption in live environments.

The operating model combines a small central team — handling project management, in-house design, and client engagement — with a vetted UK-wide network of professional contractors who execute the physical works. In-house design capabilities span full 3D geometric design, 3D surveys, production and design drawings, vehicle swept path analysis, quantity surveying, and preparation of legal agreements with local highways officers. Recent service-line enhancements include the ability to incorporate EV charging points into outdoor estate projects. Maintenance is offered under planned, preventative, and reactive contracts across both the public and private sectors.

Revenue is generated through three streams: one-off project work (civil engineering and construction services), recurring maintenance contracts, and professional design services. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific with no publicly disclosed tiers. Distribution is direct, enterprise-field-sales-led targeting UK councils, retailers, NHS trusts, and developers, with delivery via the contractor network. The company is GDPR-compliant, holds licensed waste-carrier registration with the Environment Agency (Reg CBDU61304), and operates exclusively within the United Kingdom with no reported external institutional investors.

Name

Highways UK

Legal name

Highways (UK) Ltd

Website

https://highwaysuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Highways (UK) Ltd is a privately held UK civil engineering contractor founded in 2011 that delivers design, construction, and maintenance services for highways, groundworks, car parks, and outdoor estate works for local authorities, retailers (including Tesco), NHS trusts, and housing developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Highway Construction Services

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Highway & Roadway Construction (Highways, Arterials, Streets) (IMAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Roadside Structures & Ancillary Works (Noise Barriers, Lighting, Guardrails, Fencing) (IMAFAEAJ), Roadside Vegetation & Right-of-Way (ROW) Management (TLAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Highways construction
• Groundworks contracting
• Car park construction
• Outdoor estate maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Welwyn Garden City

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering and Construction Services: Project-based revenue from highways, groundworks, car park construction, roadworks, and other civil engineering projects for public and private sector clients
2. Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing maintenance agreements covering planned, preventative and reactive maintenance services for private and public sector clients
3. Design Services: In-house design services including 3D geometric design, surveys, drawings, vehicle swept path analysis, quantity surveying, and legal agreement preparation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Highways UK is a UK civil engineering and construction firm that designs, builds and maintains highways, roadworks, car parks and outdoor estates for public and private sector clients. Services span Section 278 and Section 38 highways works, groundworks, new car park construction, EV charging point installation, and ongoing planned, preventative and reactive maintenance. The company combines in-house design capabilities (3D geometric design, 3D surveys, vehicle swept path analysis, quantity surveying, legal agreement preparation) with a UK-wide network of vetted contractors to deliver projects nationwide.

Product overview

Highways UK is a civil engineering and construction company offering a unified end-to-end service for outdoor estate and highways projects. The core offering comprises three interconnected service areas: Outdoor Estate Works (car parks, external areas with EV charging capability) and Highways and Groundworks Projects (roads, foundations, s278/s38 works). These are supported by three service modules: Design Services (3D design, surveys, QS, legal agreements), Construction Services (road/car park construction, drainage, lighting), and Maintenance Services (planned, preventative, reactive). The company operates exclusively in the UK market, serving local authorities, retailers (Tesco), NHS trusts, housing developers, and other organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outdoor Estate Works Full project management service covering design, planning, construction and post-works maintenance for outdoor estates including car parks and external areas, with the capability to incorporate EV charging points. Served to retailers, businesses, local authorities and other organisations.
• Highways and Groundworks Projects Civil engineering services specialising in highways and roadworks projects, including Section 278 (s278) and Section 38 (s38) works, providing foundations, stability and solid platforms for construction projects. Delivered for local authorities and housing developers across the UK.
• Design Services In-house design capabilities including full 3D geometric design, 3D surveys, production and design drawings, vehicle swept path analysis, quantity surveying, and legal agreement preparation/negotiation with local highways officers.
• Construction Services Construction delivery covering road construction, car park construction, paving, drainage, lighting, highways structures, lining and landscaping, delivered through a network of professional contractors across the UK.
• Maintenance Services Planned, preventative and reactive maintenance contracts for private and public sector clients covering roads, pavements, car parks and outdoor estates to ensure safety and prolong infrastructure life.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered on-time and on-budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network of Professional ContractorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHighways UK has established professional relationships with multiple professional contractors across the UK. This network enables the company to confidently undertake civil engineering projects nationwide, in a timely and cost-efficient manner. The contractors are vetted and approved, forming a core part of service delivery capability.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kier Group: Kier Group is a leading UK infrastructure services and construction group with significant highways, utilities, and civil engineering activity, including local authority framework contracts. It is comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same local authority and developer highways work.
• Amey: Amey is a major UK infrastructure services and highways maintenance contractor operating across local authority and central government networks. It is comparable as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping highways operations, maintenance, and Section 278/38 capabilities in the same UK market.
• Tarmac (CRH): Tarmac is a major UK construction materials and contracting business with highways surfacing, paving, and infrastructure services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping road construction and surfacing capabilities in the UK market.
• Morgan Sindall: Morgan Sindall is a major UK construction and infrastructure group with significant highways, civils, and infrastructure services operations. It is comparable as a broad incumbent operating across UK highways and civil engineering, including work for local authorities and developers.
• Balfour Beatty: Balfour Beatty is one of the UK's largest infrastructure groups with significant highways, road construction, and civil engineering operations. It is comparable as a broad incumbent delivering road, bridge, and highways maintenance services across the UK, though at vastly greater scale than Highways UK.

Direct peers

• O'Brien Contractors: O'Brien Contractors is a UK civil engineering and highways contractor delivering groundworks, roads, drainage, and Section 278/38 works for developers, retailers, and local authorities. It is directly comparable as a similarly sized specialist civil engineering firm competing in the same UK project segments.
• VolkerHighways: VolkerHighways is a UK highways maintenance, civil engineering, and infrastructure services contractor serving local authorities. It is directly comparable as a specialist UK highways contractor with overlapping service lines (maintenance, scheme delivery, Section 278/38).
• Jackson Civil Engineering: Jackson Civil Engineering is a UK civil engineering contractor specialising in highways, bridges, drainage, and groundworks for public and private clients. It is directly comparable as a similarly sized UK civil engineering firm delivering highways and infrastructure projects to local authorities and developers.
• Ringway Jacobs: Ringway Jacobs is a UK-focused highways services provider delivering term maintenance contracts and civil engineering for local authorities. It is directly comparable as a UK highways-focused contractor operating in the same customer segments (councils, public sector) with similar end-to-end delivery capabilities.
• Carnell Group: Carnell Group is a UK highways and infrastructure services provider focused on highways maintenance, vehicle restraint systems, and civils for local authority and strategic road clients. It is directly comparable as a specialist UK highways services contractor in similar customer and project segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HighwaysUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/HighwaysUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/highways-uk-limited/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/highways.uk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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