The figures – which were released as part of the international consultancy and construction business’s 2016 annual report –also revealed that international turnover had surged to £517m.

Over the last four years, Mace has experienced a period of significant growth with nearly 2,000 new jobs created and turnover doubled.

Last year was its 26th year of uninterrupted revenue growth and profitability.

This has led Mace to become a major exporter of UK consultancy and construction services.

The group’s development business – which has a gross development value of more than £1.6bn worth of real estate investments – also contributed to its strong growth in 2016.

This gross development value figure represented a 14% increase on 2015.

The group reported a pre-tax profit of £10.7m, which was below expectations due to a small number of challenging construction projects.

The company is now working in most major infrastructure sectors in the UK with a growing international portfolio of work.

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Some of Mace’s major landmark construction projects completed in the UK in 2016 included the Tate Modern Extension, the new Sky Central commercial development in west London and New Burlington Place for the Crown Estate.

During 2016, the Mace Foundation donated £380,000 to good causes and over 18,440 hours of volunteering was provided by its staff.

The company also provided £588,000 worth of pro bono work for charities and not-for-profits.

Mark Reynolds, chief executive of Mace, said: “2016 saw Mace maintain its impressive 26-year record of revenue growth and profitability.

“We are becoming a major international exporter of UK construction and consultancy services, making [a] real contribution to export revenues.

"Although two challenging projects – out of the more than 1,000 we worked on last year – impacted on our profits for the year, the business continues to grow sustainably and successfully delivered some of the world’s most complex and iconic projects and programmes for our clients.”