Symons Construction Ltd

What Symons Construction Ltd does

Symons Construction Ltd is a privately held, West Cornwall-based general contractor that delivers building projects across the South West of England and beyond. Founded in 1990 and incorporated as a UK private limited company (Registration No. 8170587), the firm executes alterations, extensions, conversions, restorations, refurbishments, and new builds for domestic, commercial, industrial, and marine premises. It is headquartered at Unit 17, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St. Ives, and serves individual homeowners, local businesses, and commercial clients in healthcare, hospitality, retail, and office sectors.

Name

Symons Construction Ltd

Legal name

Symons Construction Ltd

Website

https://symonsconstruction.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Symons Construction Ltd is a West Cornwall-based general contractor executing alterations, extensions, refurbishments, restorations, and new builds for domestic, commercial, industrial, and marine clients across the South West of England. Heritage and listed-building work is a notable specialization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Domestic construction services
• Commercial building projects
• Heritage building renovation
• Marine civil construction
• Refurbishment and extensions

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Ives

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based construction services including alterations, extensions, conversions, restorations, refurbishments and new builds. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees for completed construction work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Symons Construction Ltd is a West Cornwall-based building contractor delivering alterations, extensions, conversions, restorations, refurbishments, and new builds across domestic, commercial, industrial, and marine premises. The firm has specialist capability in Grade II listed-building and conservation-area projects and serves both individual homeowners and commercial clients in healthcare, hospitality, retail, and offices. Revenue is generated through quote-based, one-time project fees tied to scope, materials, labor, and specifications.

Product overview

Symons Construction Ltd is a construction services company based in West Cornwall offering a unified suite of construction services rather than a software product platform. The company provides domestic, commercial, and industrial/civil construction services including alterations, extensions, conversions, restorations, refurbishments, and new builds. Specialized offerings include listed building renovation and marine construction works on harbours, quays, and piers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domestic Construction Services

Named customers5 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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConstructionlinecoreOthersConstructionline is a UK government certification scheme for construction contractors. Symons Construction displays the Constructionline logo, indicating they are a certified member of this procurement and supply chain management service.
• CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme)coreOthersCHAS is a leading health and safety assessment scheme for contractors. Symons Construction displays the CHAS logo, indicating they have been assessed and approved for health and safety competency in construction.
• Considerate ConstructorsminorOthersConsiderate Constructors is a UK construction industry initiative that promotes best practices. Symons Construction displays this logo, indicating commitment to considerate construction practices.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Willmott Dixon: Large UK national contractor delivering commercial, education, healthcare, leisure and residential projects. Overlaps with Symons in commercial construction and refurbishment but operates at a much larger scale and national footprint.
• Kier Group: Major UK infrastructure and buildings contractor active across public-sector frameworks, commercial construction and refurbishment. Comparable to Symons in commercial/industrial building activity but operating at national scale.
• Morgan Sindall: Major UK national contractor operating across construction, infrastructure and fit-out with a sizable regional presence. Comparable in end-service (general contracting, refurbishment, heritage) but at materially larger scale and breadth.
• Bowmer & Kirkland: UK national contractor delivering commercial, leisure, heritage and public-sector construction projects. Overlaps with Symons on heritage-sensitive and mixed-use commercial work, though at materially larger scale.
• Galliford Try: UK national construction group with significant building and infrastructure operations including commercial and public-sector work. Provides a comparable service set to Symons but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Midas Construction: South West England-based regional contractor delivering commercial, residential, healthcare and education projects of comparable size and scope. Highly comparable as a mid-sized SW contractor operating across multiple sectors in the same regional market.
• Knights Brown Construction: Dorset-based contractor with strong civil engineering, marine and coastal-infrastructure capability including harbours, quays and piers. Directly comparable to Symons' marine/industrial civil works on harbours and quays.
• Cocksedge Building Contractors: Suffolk-based regional contractor delivering commercial, residential and refurbishment projects of comparable size. Similar profile of multi-sector, mid-sized UK regional contractor.
• Speller Metcalfe: Worcestershire-headquartered regional contractor working across commercial, education, healthcare and heritage/refurbishment sectors. Comparable in scale and breadth of service offering to Symons, including heritage-sensitive work.
• Beard Construction: Swindon-based regional contractor with a strong track record in heritage, conservation and listed-building projects alongside commercial new builds. Directly comparable on the heritage/listed-building specialisation that differentiates Symons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/symons-construction-ltd

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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