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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Founder operating in the Construction space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
John Finney
Founder and CEO of Isotropic Systems
John Finney is a satellite and telecoms industry veteran with over $2 billion in new revenue creation directly attributed to his leadership, he pioneered significant success for start-ups Huawei (founded Huawei in Europe) and O3b (founding employee and Chief Commercial Officer) along with other major leadership roles such as global business unit leader for Alcatel-Lucent. John has been identified as a Top 40 Executive by Global Telecoms Business three years in succession.
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About Isotropic Systems: Isotropic Systems, the leading multi-link satellite ground terminal provider, have created the world’s only antenna able to simultaneously connect with satellites in all orbits after demonstrating its multi-link terminal can connect to satellites in LEO, MEO and GEO orbits, simultaneously.
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Andy Hill
Founder & CEO of Hill Group UK
Hill’s founder and chief executive, Andy is a Chartered Builder by profession with more than 40 years’ experience in the construction and house building sector. He is well respected throughout London and the south east for the collaborative and partnership culture he has encouraged in the company since it was established 16 years ago. Andy has also served as a board member of three other companies – a director at 28, managing director at 30 and a main board director by the age of 33. Andy was responsible for running a £120m housing division of a £250m group and is currently part of the Cambridge Ahead team that focuses on addressing the shortage of supply of housing in the Cambridge region in the short and medium term. Andy has a lifelong love of sport and Hill now proudly sponsors Histon Football Club, Cambridge Rugby Club and many youth teams across the region
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About Hill Group UK: One of the leading developers in London and the south east of England delivering both private sale and affordable homes.
Jose Ojeda
Co-Founder & COO of 011h
Entrepreneur/Leader in tech
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About 011h: 011h specializes in sustainable building development
Zara Riahi
CEO & Founder of Contilio
CEO and Founder of Contilio, a cutting-edge deeptech startup that uses 3D vision, deep learning and BIM to turn construction site data into real-time, intelligent insights on project progress, performance KPIs and risks. 12 yrs global management, commercial, entrepreneurial and engineering experience driving growth and productivity for multi-nationals and startups in North America, Europe and Australia. Prior to Contilio, executed infrastructure (PE) and tech investments (VC/M&A deals) at UBS, London and Westpac, Australia and was lead engineer and project manager for billion dollar construction projects in North America. I sit on the board of an early-stage VC, have advised many CEOs and boards on growth, digital transformation and operations initiatives and was head of business development for a round-A Silicon Valley startup. MBA from London Business School, MASc in Earthquake Engineering (minored in advanced computational methods) from the University of British Columbia, Founder of LBS Construction & Infrastructure Club.
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About Contilio: 3D AI construction analytics platform that provides actionable intelligence in real-time, unlocking $Bn savings & automated payments.
Kevin Taylor
Chairman & Founder of McLaren Construction Group
Kevin Taylor is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the McLaren Group, which he established in 2001.
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About McLaren Construction Group: McLaren Construction Group operates companies in the construction and property industry.
Jules Coleman
Founder & CTO of RESI
A key figurehead in her native Ireland’s tech scene – and named in the Irish Independent’s ‘30 Under 30 Shaping Ireland’s Future’ list – Jules Coleman believes in taking a hands-on, direct approach to life and business. In 2012, wishing to set up her own business, Jules spent six weeks teaching herself to code from a paperback book version of Ruby on Rails by Michael Hartl. Two months later she quit her high-powered job as a management consultant and, along with friends Alex Depledge and Tom Nimmo, built and launched Hassle.com. The determined manner in which Jules went about setting up Hassle.com has helped to make her a sought after speaker and commentator on a range of topics including coding, tech education, startups, entrepreneurship and women in business. Since Jules coded and launched Hassle.com the online cleaner booking platform has received $6 million in Series A funding and expanded to France and Ireland. It’s been named startup of the Year in the Tech City News Elevator Awards and listed amongst the Top 10 UK Disruptive Tech Innovators by The Times. Prior to becoming co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Hassle.com, Jules spent seven years working at PWC, Accenture and IBM. Originally from the Republic of Ireland, Jules studied economics at University College Dublin.
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About RESI: RESI produces design packages for homeowners and property developers.
Silvano Geranio
Founder Director of Prestige
Silvano Geranio joined Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes as Founder Director in 2007.
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About Prestige: Prestige is a UK-based manufacturers of high quality park homes and lodges for the residential and leisure market.
Alex Siljanovski
Founder & CEO of BaseStone
Alex is a Chartered engineer with extensive civil industry experience. Specialising in rail, transportation, water, ports, mechanical & electrical systems, energy and building services sectors – all enhanced by multidisciplinary project management experience.
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About BaseStone: BaseStone is a mobile and web application built for construction teams to access, capture and communicate information.
David Mitchell
Founder & CEO of XYZ Reality
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About XYZ Reality: XYZ Reality is disrupting the Construction Industry with a unique Augmented Reality solution able to reduce project costs by up to 20%
Umar Ahmed
Co-Founder and COO of XYZ Reality
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About XYZ Reality: XYZ Reality is disrupting the Construction Industry with a unique Augmented Reality solution able to reduce project costs by up to 20%
Marwan Field
Co Founder of Skrap
Marwan Field is the co-founder of Skrap.
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About Byoot, Skrap, Skraps: Construction hire, made simple. Order waste services, bulky materials, and plant hire – anytime, anywhere.
Hussain Hilli
Founder & COO of Skrap
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About Byoot, Skrap: Construction hire, made simple. Order waste services, bulky materials, and plant hire – anytime, anywhere.
Ahmed Rao
Founder of Skrap
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About Skrap: Construction hire, made simple. Order waste services, bulky materials, and plant hire – anytime, anywhere.
Felix Neufeld
Co-Founder and CEO of Disperse.io
Felix Neufeld is a co-founder and CEO at Disperse.
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About Disperse.io: Disperse.io is a VC-backed artificial intelligence construction startup focused on improving on-site productivity.
Darren Lester
Founder & CEO of SpecifiedBy
Founder at SpecifiedBy
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About SpecifiedBy: SpecifiedBy helps architects, designers and specifiers to make informed decisions about building products
Joan Figuerola Hurtado
Co-Founder & CTO of SpecifiedBy
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About SpecifiedBy: SpecifiedBy helps architects, designers and specifiers to make informed decisions about building products
Jade Cohen
Co-Founder of Qualis Flow
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About Qualis Flow, WASHable International: Qflow is a cloud-based tool that automates the capture, digitisation and analysis live construction data.
Brittany Harris
CEO & Co-Founder of Qualis Flow
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About EcoSwell, Institution of Civil Engineers, Qualis Flow, Royal Academy of Engineering: Qflow is a cloud-based tool that automates the capture, digitisation and analysis live construction data.
Dev Amratia
Co-Founder and CEO of nPlan
CEO of nPlan. Worked as head of Emerging Sectors @UK Government. Project Manager on several megaprojects @Shell. Antarctic Explorer. Aerospace Engineer
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About nPlan: Artificial Intelligence to provide schedule certainty for projects, by highlighting risk and suggesting optimal execution paths.
Raunaq Bose
CTO, Co-Founder of Humanising Autonomy
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About Humanising Autonomy: Humanising Autonomy is building the global standard for human machine interactions.
Maya Pindeus
Co-Founder, CEO of Humanising Autonomy
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About Humanising Autonomy: Humanising Autonomy is building the global standard for human machine interactions.
Leslie Nooteboom
Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder of Humanising Autonomy
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About Humanising Autonomy: Humanising Autonomy is building the global standard for human machine interactions.
Linden Dover
Co-Founder & COO of Weaver.build
Linden is responsible for the overall commercial delivery of Weaver. He has experience in high-end construction and development coupled with commercial roles at onefinestay. He is passionate about forming teams of highly qualified people to enable a streamline processes.
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About Weaver.build: Weaver.build is a contractor marketplace for home renovations
Darren Nelson
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Carnell Support Services
Darren founded Carnell in 1992. The business was at first involved in the installation of high voltage electricity cables, diversifying into the provision of communication services for the Highways sector. Darren has led the business’ development through innovation and customer focused service. With his entrepreneurial spirit, and willingness to invest in technology he has developed a range of specialist products and services, which include the patented STONEmaster and STABLEdrain processes. The business’ commitment to Health and Safety excellence is driven by Darren’s hands on approach and passionate commitment to continuous improvement and innovation. Darren continues to be the driving force behind the Carnell brand.
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About Carnell Support Services: Carnell provide maintenance and support services that help ensure safety and efficiency for the UK’s highway infrastructure.
Tom Carr
Co-Founder of Verto Homes
Proactive, motivated and entrepreneurial, Tom is an expert in residential property development and brokerage. With over a decade’s experience in the industry, he knows the domestic and overseas markets well and understands the complexities of working in multiple jurisdictions. With several high quality developments under his belt, Tom has developed a wide range of residential property development skills. These include site acquisition, design, development, sales and marketing strategy and implementation. At Verto Homes, Tom’s focus is on sales and marketing. He’s also involved at the design and planning stages of every Verto Homes project.
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About Verto Homes: Experienced developers, building 20 Zero Carbon Smart homes that generate their own energy.
Richard Pearce
Co-Founder of Verto Homes
Richard Pearce is Co-Founder at Verto Homes.
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About Verto Homes: Experienced developers, building 20 Zero Carbon Smart homes that generate their own energy.
Ken Ritson
Group Managing Director and Co-Founder of EDS HV Group
Ken Ritson is Group Managing Director. Ken is responsible for installation contracts and services/project management within EDS. Ken started his career with a UK Electricity Company and progressed to a Training & Development Engineer. In 1993 he joined a UK contracting firm as Contracts Manager, and formed EDS in 1994. As a founder member of EDS Ken has a vast experience from installation, training and development through management of multi-million pound companies. Ken’s practical, commercial, business and industry knowledge has left him well placed to deliver solutions to clients in the most challenging situations.
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About EDS HV Group: EDS HV Group engages in the design and installation of wind farm construction projects.
Joseph Daniels
CEO and Founder of Project Etopia
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About Project Etopia: Project Etopia is a creating more economical and environmental developments through technological advancements.
Paul Green
Co-Founder, Director and Chief Science Officer of IOTICS
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About IOTICS: Enabling ecosystems of secure data interactions with digital twins
Marc Vlessing
Co-Founder & CEO of Pocket
Marc has a background in City corporate finance, company management and venture capital. Marc brings management, marketing and strategic direction to Pocket. Marc is also chairman of ProVen Growth & Income VCT Plc.
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About Pocket: Pocket is a pioneering private property developer delivering affordable homes in London.
Paul Harbard
Founder and Finance Director of Pocket
Paul is a Chartered Accountant and was Finance Director of Peabody Trust for twelve years. Paul has a wealth of experience in public sector housing and brings a strong operational and practical construction perspective to Pocket Living.
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About Pocket: Pocket is a pioneering private property developer delivering affordable homes in London.
Paul Heming
Co-Founder of C-Link
Paul Heming is the Co-Founder of C-Link.
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About C-Link: C-Link is a platform for developers and main contractors, designed to streamline the process of subcontract procurement.
Christopher Barber
Co-Founder and Director of C-Link
Christopher Barber is the Director and Co-Founder of C-Link.
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About C-Link: C-Link is a platform for developers and main contractors, designed to streamline the process of subcontract procurement.
Romill Bettany
Co-Founder and Engineering Director of Modulous
Romill Bettany is the co-founder and engineering director at Modulous.
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About Modulous: Redefining the design & delivery of affordable, sustainable & smart homes by leveraging disruptive digital technologies
Matthew Pryor
Founder of Toppesfield
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About Toppesfield: Toppesfield is an independent surfacing company.
Daniel Azougy
CEO & Founder of Tropic By the Sea
Daniel Azougy has the experience and strategies to turn businesses around, even those that have underperformed or are insolvent. He has developed his approach to giving companies a second chance through a proven three-part strategy. First, Azougy helps clients cut their budgets and drive down expenses that can eat up the company’s resources. Second, he urges a restructuring of the workforce and suggests ways to improve efficiency. Third, Azougy works together with clients to find ways to improves services and products and to drive demand. Daniel Azougy’s Tropic by the Sea business development consulting service was created through Daniel Azougy’s experience as a civil litigation attorney. Through his work in law, he was able to see how and why businesses end up in difficulty and to find solutions to mend the situation. Before attending law school at Tel Aviv University, he served in the Golani Brigade in the Israel Defense forces. His family emigrated from Morocco to Israel when he was seven years old and settled in Ashdod. Daniel Azougy travels often from Israel to the United Kingdom to meet with managers and to create solutions to improve business strategies. He is well-versed in issues faced by companies and clients in the U.K and in Israel. He was instrumental in overseeing the purchase of nursing homes in the U.K, and has worked on behalf of clients who want to see financial improvement for themselves and their firms. With his many years of experience, his solid grasp of intricacies of the global economy and success in turning around businesses, Daniel Azougy is able to give advice that can transform a company. Individuals and businesses can face financial headwinds at any time, but often the solution is not difficult to implement if one has the expertise to turn a company around. Daniel Azougy has that expertise.
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About Tropic By the Sea: Business man, Daniel Azougy’s leading construction project on Ashdud, Israel coastline.
James Weston
Founder/Sales Director of Teletower
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About Teletower: Teletower provides alternative to fixed scaffolding, podiums, and other mobile access towers.
Graham Henderson
Founder & CEO of Snagr
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About Snagr: Snagr is designed to monitor the progress of complex projects.
Riccardo Chiarelli
Co-Founder & Head of Product of Mela Works
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About Mela Works: Mela is a conversational platform for collaboration and cost control in construction and beyond.
Daniel Emmerson
Co-Founder & Joint CEO of OpenAsset
Co-Founder of meterfy and OpenAsset.
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About Meterfy, OpenAsset: OpenAsset is the only DAM solution built around projects, properties, and people.
Ben Treleaven
Co-Founder & Managing Director of ISO Spaces
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About ISO Spaces: ISO Spaces are modular space specialists with a full in house design and engineering team.
Gregg Curtis
Co Founder and Director of ISO Spaces
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About ISO Spaces: ISO Spaces are modular space specialists with a full in house design and engineering team.
Kevin Robinson
Founder of Home Fixed
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About Home Fixed: Home Fixed delivers a wide range of home repair projects.
William Makant
Co-Founder and CEO of Plumis
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About Plumis: Intelligence in the fabric of every building
Yusuf Muhammad
Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer (CDO) of Plumis
Yusuf is a co-inventor of Automist. He has an Honours Masters degree in Engineering and a double Masters in Innovation Design Engineering. He has won numerous design awards for a host of innovations across a number of industries including the James Dyson Award, the Toyota IQ Design Challenge & Transport Design of the Year by the Design Museum to name a few. He also starred in the BBC 2 Show ‘The Big Life Fix’.
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About Plumis: Intelligence in the fabric of every building
Samuel Hunt
Co-Founder / CEO of Materials Market
Samuel Hunt Co-Founder / CEO at Materials Market.
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About Materials Market: Materials Market is an online platform that connects customers and suppliers of building materials in a competitive marketplace.
David Greenberg
CEO & Founder of Eave
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About Eave: Eave (formerly EarTex) is a startup developing the next generation of hearing protection and communication technology.
Jasmin Ward
Co-Founder of Cribber
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About Cribber: Cribber is a communication platform.
Martyn Lucas
Founder, MD of Carapace Slate
Forever inspired by Scrapheap Challenge, Martyn is the founder/MD of Carapace. Jack of all trades and master of one (Robotics), Martyn started the company in his bedroom, overseeing everything from business strategies and raising funds to building machinery-on-a-shoestring and product development. Since then, with Martyn at the helm, the company has grown from strength to strength and there doesn’t seem to be a mutiny in the pipeline….yet!
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About Carapace Slate: Carapace Slate is a revolutionary, snap-fit roof tile set to make huge waves within the construction sector.
Fr Ro
Founder & CEO of Promeasure
Inventor, Founder and CEO of Promeasure.
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About MisterChef: Technological innovation for the construction industry
Mark Randall
Founder and Managing Director of IOR Group
Mark is the founder and Managing Director of IOR. His prime focus is on IOR’s strategic vision while nurturing client relationships. A graduate from Loughborough University, Mark has 30 years’ experience in the office services market, with in-depth knowledge of workplace and its impact on staff health, wellbeing and productivity. Mark is a member of the British Council for Offices (BCO),the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) and the Association of Interior Specialists (AIS). Loves: Radical cheese
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About IOR Group: IOR Group provider of interior designing services intended for offices.
Neeral Shah
Founder and CEO of YardLink
Neeral Shah is the Founder and CEO at YardLink.
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About YardLink: YardLink is a B2B procurement platform for the construction industry
Ioannis Pavlakis
Founder of Metis Seagrass
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About Metis Seagrass: Metis Seagrass creates eco surfaces for healthy interiors.
Garry Mautner
CEO & Founder of Spannr
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About Spannr: Spannr is a B2B professional network for trades to connect to help share work, tools & advice and recruit & train their workforce.
Jacqueline Mautner
Director & Co-Founder of Spannr
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About Spannr: Spannr is a B2B professional network for trades to connect to help share work, tools & advice and recruit & train their workforce.
Stephen Robinson
Founder of Renewable Civils And Maintenance
Founder at Renewable Civils And Maintenance
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About Renewable Civils And Maintenance: Build and Maintenance of Wind Farms
Martin Horne
Founder of Renewable Civils And Maintenance
Founder at Renewable Civils And Maintenance
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About Renewable Civils And Maintenance: Build and Maintenance of Wind Farms
