Whitehouse Construction

What Whitehouse Construction does

Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited is a UK-based, privately held civil engineering contractor headquartered in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Founded in 1977 and now in its second generation of family ownership, the company operates as an SME with 101-250 employees delivering projects typically valued between £500 and £5m to enterprise and government clients primarily across the Greater Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire). Core revenue is generated through competitive tendering and multi-year framework agreements for standalone and framework-led civil engineering projects, with documented engagements spanning utilities (National Grid Electricity Distribution, Severn Trent Water), environmental protection (Environment Agency), aviation (Birmingham Airport), healthcare (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust), chemical manufacturing (Croda Europe), and local government (Derby City Council).

The company's service portfolio has two lines: Civil Engineering Services and Property Flood Resilience (PFR). The civil engineering line delivers works in complex and sensitive built environments including high-voltage substations, NHS hospitals, food and beverage manufacturing facilities, airports, and educational campuses. The PFR line has been progressively built over the past 15 years and includes survey, supply, and installation of flood mitigation measures (flood doors, barriers, automatic airbricks), underpinned by a wholly owned in-house UPVC flood door manufacturing facility. The company also directly employs delivery teams on a PAYE basis and operates a wholly owned plant fleet, both of which are cited as giving it control over quality, scheduling, and cost. It holds triple ISO accreditation for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, and has contributed to the development of the National Code of Practice for Property Flood Resilience.

Go-to-market is enterprise field sales: tenders, framework bids, and direct appointments with blue-chip enterprises and public sector bodies. Distribution is exclusively regional across the Greater Midlands. Marketing is conservative B2B (website, case studies, direct phone/email, organic social). Pricing is not publicly disclosed as projects are tendered individually. Revenue, ownership transitions, headcount growth, and formal expansion plans are not disclosed in public sources.

Name

Whitehouse Construction

Legal name

Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited

Website

https://whitehouseconstruction.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Whitehouse Construction is a privately held UK civil engineering contractor in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, delivering projects ranging from £500 to £5m for enterprise and public sector clients across the Greater Midlands, with specialist capability in Property Flood Resilience and in-house flood door manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Construction

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Property flood resilience
• Infrastructure construction
• Flood door manufacturing
• Utility civils frameworks

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashbourne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Project Delivery: Project-based civil engineering contracts ranging from £500 to £5m. Revenue is generated through delivering standalone projects and framework agreements with clients in the public and private sectors. The company provides civil engineering solutions and property flood resilience services on a per-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Whitehouse Construction is a UK civil engineering contractor delivering standalone and framework-led infrastructure projects valued at £500 to £5m for enterprise and public-sector clients across the Greater Midlands. The firm specialises in complex, sensitive built environments including food manufacturing facilities, NHS hospitals, high-voltage substations, airports, and educational campuses, while separately delivering Property Flood Resilience (PFR) survey, supply, and installation services supported by an in-house UPVC flood door manufacturing facility.

Product overview

Whitehouse Construction operates as a civil engineering SME delivering two core service lines: Civil Engineering Services (standalone and framework-led projects ranging from £500 to £5m) and Property Flood Resilience (PFR) solutions. The company manufactures flood doors in-house through its wholly owned facility, which differentiates its PFR offering. Civil engineering projects span complex environments including food manufacturing, hospitals, high-voltage substations, airports, and natural settings, while PFR services include survey, supply and installation of flood mitigation measures such as flood doors, flood barriers, and automatic airbricks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Standalone and framework-led civil engineering project delivery for enterprise and public-sector clients across the Greater Midlands, with project values ranging from £500 to £5m. Specialises in complex, safety-critical built environments including food and beverage manufacturing, vehicle manufacturing, NHS hospitals, high-voltage electricity substations, educational campuses, airports (including airside works) and highways/walkways. Provides both design-and-build capabilities and reactive emergency response.
• Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Survey, supply and installation of Property Flood Resilience measures for flood risk management authorities and at-risk property owners. Scope includes flood doors, flood barriers, and automatic airbricks delivered under national framework agreements. Backed by in-house manufacturing of flood doors in a wide range of colours, styles and finishes, and informed by the firm's involvement in developing the National Code of Practice for PFR.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivering circa 150 schemes annually for National Grid Electricity Distribution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Balfour Beatty: Tier-one UK infrastructure contractor in power, utilities and civils; a broad incumbent whose framework work overlaps with Whitehouse's segment at the top end.
• VolkerStevin: UK civil engineering contractor active in flood and coastal defence, water and infrastructure; overlaps in both civils and flood-resilience work though larger and national.
• Galliford Try: Large UK construction and infrastructure group covering highways, water and building; overlapping civils capabilities but far broader portfolio than Whitehouse's niche.
• Kier Group: Major UK infrastructure and construction contractor delivering utilities, highways and frameworks; competes for similar public/utility work at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Story Contracting: Regional UK civil engineering and rail/infrastructure contractor delivering framework and standalone civils, closely matching Whitehouse's model and client base.
• J. Murphy & Sons: UK utility and civil engineering contractor delivering electricity, water and gas infrastructure, comparable in utility-framework civils delivery though larger in scale.
• Barhale: UK civil engineering contractor specialising in water, utilities and infrastructure frameworks; directly comparable in delivering utility civils for clients like Severn Trent and National Grid.
• North Midland Construction (NMCN): Midlands-based civil engineering and utilities contractor working on water and infrastructure frameworks, overlapping directly in geography and service lines.

Regional players

• Esh Group: UK regional construction and civil engineering contractor serving utilities and public sector in northern England, similar SME-to-mid civils profile in a different territory.

Emerging players

• UK Flood Barriers: Specialist supplier and installer of property and community flood defence products, directly comparable to Whitehouse's Property Flood Resilience and flood door business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WhitehouseLtd

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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