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Two companies based in Cambridgeshire have ranked in the top 100 biggest private companies.

The 18th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 league table ranks Britain鈥檚 100 private companies with the biggest sales.

The two companies headquartered in the East of England have made a significant contribution to the regional economy.

Together they achieved sales of 拢3.8bn and profits of 拢736m in their latest financial year, and employ more than 10,700 people.

Cambridge-based Marshall Group is ranked at number, 20 with sales of 拢2.5bn in 2018.

The company won a contract worth over 拢100m to supply the Dutch armed forces with 1,400 military containers last December.

Vice-chairman Robert Marshall, 56, is the fourth generation of the family to lead the conglomerate, which was founded in 1909.

Anglian Water, ranked at number 42, serves six million customers in the East of England and Hartlepool from its Huntingdon headquarters.

Managing director Peter Simpson, 52, oversaw sales of 拢1.3bn in 2018.

The companies in the East of England appear alongside well-known British names, including bet365, Clarks, Iceland, JCB, John Lewis Partnership, Nando鈥檚 and Specsavers.

This year, the 100 companies reached a record 拢220bn in total sales, up 14 per cent on the prior year, with total profits of 拢24.6bn, up by 15 per cent.

Almost four in five companies (78) increased sales in their latest financial year.

The league table programme is sponsored by HSBC, Linklaters and PwC, and compiled by Fast Track, the Oxford-based research and networking events firm.

Amanda Murphy, head of commercial banking at HSBC 海角视频, said: 鈥淥nce again, Britain鈥檚 most ambitious private enterprises have shown their mettle by shrugging off uncertainty, growing their combined sales 14 per cent to a record 拢220bn.

鈥淚t鈥檚 reassuring that 海角视频 businesses are navigating change so confidently; the companies in the Top Track 100 are an inspiration to all, and we at HSBC 海角视频 are thrilled to see them thrive.鈥�