As we look back at our performance in 2022, we are proud of how far we have come. We inevitably have more work to do in the final phase of our 2026 Business Strategy, but overall we are ahead of plan and in several areas we are now evaluating how we can re-balance our targets to stretch ourselves further.
The built environment has always had a clear social purpose running through it.
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Engines
Together, we find a way to unleash the potential within every place, project and person.
Key numbers
2022 was another strong year for the Consult business.
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Over the last three years the business has achieved significant and continuous growth, and the last year has proved to be no exception - reporting turnover of £500m and £37.4m profit in 2022 (37% increase on 2021) – and a 22% increase in headcount.
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our ENGINES
Project
2022 was a stand-out year for our construction business despite the economic challenges that impacted the whole industry.
Having begun the year with 73% of the budget secured, we achieved growth in several sectors, and revenues of £1.378bn (71% of Mace Group’s revenue).
The Forge
Construct Revenue
Project
£1.38bn
£1.47bn
£1.23bn
2022
2021
2020
Consult
Construct
With hybrid working patterns taking root in 2022, the need for people-focused, activity-based office design became firmly cemented as the key focus for corporate real estate leaders.
In response, our Operate engine continued to evolve its offer to successfully support the changing dynamics of the office space however, despite the market beginning to settle down, the fall out of Covid-19 continued to impact our facilities management business with revenue falling to £88m (2021: £110m).
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Operate Revenue
Project
£88m
£110m
£115m
2022
2021
2020
Operate
As a rapidly growing global business with ambitious plans for the future, we are focused on modernising and evolving our ways of working so that our people can build careers that exceed their own expectations, are supported to perform to their best, and feel a clear sense of purpose and empowerment in whichever role they hold.
Our focus for 2022 has been on evolving both the culture of the business and the support we can give through development and tools to set our people up for success in a business of significant size and geographical reach.
Grow together
Deliver distinctive value
Mace has long been built on the foundation of finding a better way – one that is safer, more efficient & more cost-effective. Not only with the goal of creating a more resilient and sustainable business, but also enabling our people to help drive wider benefits for the suppliers, partners & communities we work with.
2022 saw us continue to implement this solution-focused mindset, publishing our new Innovation Strategy v2.0: Speed and Scale, and with the most significant piece of legislation affecting the UK construction industry in a generation to become law – the Building Safety Act gave us the opportunity to renew our focus and investment in innovation to help create a safer, more productive, and digitally-driven industry.
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CEO STATEMENT
Headcount
636
828
996
2022
2021
2020
Headcount
1,531
1,500
1,551
2022
2021
2020
Headcount
4,614
3,866
2,616
2022
2021
2020
Accelerate the built environment’s response to the climate emergency
Create opportunities for our people, clients, partners and communities
Transform the industry through well governed solutions that offer added value
Delivering sustainable growth for collective outcomes
Client satisfaction
2026 target
2022 performance
86.5%
Achieve a client satisfaction score
of 85%
Timber
2026 target
100%
Procure 100% of our timber from responsible sources
2022 performance
R&D investment
2026 target
3.0%
Invest 3.5% of turnover in research and development
2022 performance
Our commitment to good governance is why we are so firmly committed to transforming how our industry operates.
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Year in Review
2022
Strong under-lying performance through record pre-tax profits and strong growth in key global hubs.
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As a purpose-driven organisation we create true value that stretches far beyond the boundaries of our business.
2022 at a glance
£2.1bn
Total Group Turnover
£38.4m
Group pre-tax profit
6,586
Group headcount
£536m
Value to Society
0.06%
Accident Frequency rate
£48m
R&D investment
0.03%
0.06%
0.07%
2022
2021
2020
£682m
£536m
£474m
2022
2021
2020
£57m
£48m
£48m
2022
2021
2020
7,271
6,526
5,824
2022
2021
2020
£49.5m
£38.3m
£19.7m
2022
2021
2020
£1.94bn
£1.9bn
£1.7bn
2022
2021
2020
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ENVIRONMENTAL
To improve productivity, health and safety, and reduce the potentially negative impacts of our industry, we know we must effectively invest in innovations, new approaches and technologies and ensure they are rolled out across our global business, and wider, to have maximum impact.
SOCIAL
GOVERNANCE
Our 2026 Business Strategy and ESG Strategy are intrinsically linked. Both are built around our purpose, ‘to redefine the boundaries of ambition’ and are shaped by our business priorities.
Creating opportunities for communities to thrive and supporting economic stability, construction remains one of the most impactful industries around the world today.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Group Chairman and Chief Executive
Pay gap
2026 target
ENVIRONMENTAL
11.2%
Reduce the gender pay gap by 10%
each year
2022 performance
Engagement
2026 target
84%
As a responsible business, we recognise that we have a hugely important role to play within society.
The value we generate isn’t just recognised through revenue and profit, but through the opportunities we create and the legacy we leave behind – both for our own people, our industry and the communities we work within.
Achieve a colleague engagement
score of 85%
2022 performance
Accident frequency rate
2026 target
0.03
Reduce the accident frequency
rate to 0.04
2022 performance
Corporate carbon
2026 target
ENVIRONMENTAL
7%
Reduce corporate carbon footprint by 10% each year
2022 performance
Client carbon
2026 target
1.14m
The built environment plays a hugely important role in tackling climate change and by working together, we have a real opportunity to make a difference.
For change to happen at the rate it is needed, the emphasis has to be on taking a collaborative approach and looking beyond the boundaries of your own carbon emissions. The time for individual action is over. Something far greater is needed.
Save 1 million tonnes of client carbon by 2026
2022 performance
Biodiversity
2026 target
54.3ha
Deliver 500 hectares of biodiversity gain
biodiversity gain
reduction in carbon
emissions
tonnes CO2e
2022 performance
SOCIAL
GOVERNANCE
£57m invested in 2022
Value to society
2026 target
£682m
Deliver £700m of value to society each year
2022 performance
data aligned to tax year 2021/22
AFR
Our
purpose
ESG
ambition
To redefine the boundaries of ambition
Creating impact through sustainable and ethical growth
Business priorities
What this means for our ESG strategy
Pursue a sustainable world
Environmental
Grow together
Deliver distinctive value
Social
Governance
Developing pioneering approaches to address the climate challenge.
Building opportunities for our people, partners and communities.
Re-imagining our approach to delivery through robust governance and innovation
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