8build back in the black as fixed-price pivot pays-off

Fit-out specialist 8build has bounced back into profit after shifting its focus to faster-moving, fixed-price contracts and securing a series of high-profile airport jobs.
The London-based contractor delivered a £2.2m pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2025, swinging from a £1.2m loss last time out.
Turnover jumped just over a third to £167m as the business moved away from long, drawn-out PCSA deals towards lump-sum and design-and-build contracts that convert to site more