Costain

At Costain, our purpose is to improve people's lives by deploying integrated smart solutions to meet urgent infrastructure needs across the UK's defense, energy, water and transportation markets.

What we do

We deliver integrated smart solutions to meet urgent infrastructure needs across the UK.

Why we do it

We help to safeguard the security, increase the capacity, improve customer service and drive efficiency in our clients’ infrastructure programmes.  

Our strategy

Our strategy is to focus on blue-chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments or essential maintenance requirements. 

How we do it

Our expertise in the integration of technology, consultancy, asset optimisation and complex delivery positions us at the forefront of a rapidly-changing market environment.

Clear set of priorities

We are committed to meeting our clients' needs. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

As a result, our five key priorities are:

• Achieve sustainable growth in profit
• Deliver value and innovation for our clients
• Broaden our integrated service delivery
• Operate responsibly and safely
• Attract and develop new skills.

How we work

We are committed to operating our business both sustainably and responsibly. We are focused on one simple but powerful message – ‘Costain Cares’. This is not a slogan: it is an attitude of mind. It is integral to everything we do and a touchstone against which we can evaluate and measure our performance. We care about all our stakeholders.