{"id":772401,"date":"2026-09-16T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/772401\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:28:22","slug":"me-super-league-emerges-as-ng-bailey-takes-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/772401\/","title":{"rendered":"M&E super league emerges as NG Bailey takes top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

The independent contractor jumped from third to first after lifting turnover 18% to \u00a3707m, knocking last year\u2019s leader TClarke down to third.<\/p>\n

EDF-owned Dalkia held second place with turnover up 8% to \u00a3656m, just \u00a31m ahead of TClarke on \u00a3655m.<\/p>\n

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\nWates-owned SES completed the breakaway pack after revenue surged 27% to \u00a3590m.<\/p>\n

The gang of four are now operating in a league of their own, with a near \u00a3200m gap back to fifth-placed Dornan Engineering.<\/p>\n

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But Dornan proved the big mover in this year\u2019s rankings.<\/p>\n

Turnover leapt 77% from \u00a3222m to \u00a3392m, catapulting the contractor from 11th to fifth.<\/p>\n

Private equity-owned Phoenix ME also kept up its rapid rise, climbing one place to sixth after growing turnover 24% to \u00a3378m.<\/p>\n

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The latest Building Engineering Services Association Top 30 UK M&E Contractors report puts combined turnover among the ranked firms at \u00a36.8bn against \u00a36.2bn previously.<\/p>\n

BESA said the wider sector had shown strong resilience after collective turnover among leading firms recovered from \u00a34.7bn following the pandemic to more than \u00a36bn.<\/p>\n

Data centres and wider digital infrastructure are leading the charge, alongside healthcare, defence, energy transition and work driven by the Building Safety Act.<\/p>\n

Office construction and fit-out are also maintaining a steady workload, while the looming handback of PFI healthcare assets is expected to create a major refurbishment and retrofit market.<\/p>\n

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Gokhan Hassan, managing director of GHCS and GH Engage, which carried out the financial research, said: \u201cSince recovering from Covid in 2022\/23 the collective turnover figure has risen from \u00a34.7bn to more than \u00a36bn which coincides with the explosion of the mission critical sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

BESA warned that fixed-price contracts, project delays and inflation were still squeezing margins and cash flow.<\/p>\n

Contractors are responding by becoming more selective, targeting longer-term markets and clients willing to bring M&E specialists into projects earlier.<\/p>\n

BESA chief executive officer David Frise said: \u201cThis is an exciting time for our industry.<\/p>\n

There is great demand out there for high-quality building engineering work and the challenge of turning opportunity into business success is also driving companies to be more innovative.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new ranking also includes several fresh entrants, including Bancroft at 20, MCS at 21 and Price Building Services at 24.<\/p>\n

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