Our services
Groundworks, excavation, drainage and civil engineering, delivered by our own people and our own machines, from the first dig to the final kerb.
Groundworks and foundations
Groundworks set the tolerance for everything that follows. We set out, excavate and pour foundations accurately first time, so your frame, brickwork and finishes start square and level.
We work from your engineer's drawings and building control requirements, and we book inspections ourselves so the concrete never waits on paperwork.
What's included
- Site set-out and levels
- Strip, trench-fill and raft foundations
- Ground beams and pile caps
- Oversite slabs and membranes
- Below-ground drainage and ducting
- Scaffold bases and hardstandings
Excavation and earthmoving
From a tight back-garden dig to a 20,000 cubic metre site strip, we bring the right machine and an operator who knows exactly how to use it.
Our excavators carry tilt buckets, breakers and GPS machine control, so we dig to design levels first time and keep muck-away, and its cost, to a minimum.
What's included
- Site clearance and topsoil strips
- Bulk and reduced level digs
- Cut and fill to design levels
- Service and drainage trenches
- Rock breaking and crushing
- Muck-away with waste transfer notes
Drainage
We install and test drainage that works for decades: foul and surface water systems, soakaways, treatment plants and connections to the public sewer.
Every new run is CCTV-surveyed and air or water tested before backfill, and we supply the records building control and the water company need to sign it off.
What's included
- Foul and surface water systems
- Soakaways and attenuation crates
- Septic tanks and treatment plants
- Sewer connections and adoptions
- CCTV surveys and drain repairs
- Land drains and French drains
Civil engineering
Roads, car parks and the infrastructure around new developments, built to adoptable standards and handed over with the paperwork complete.
We deliver Section 278 and Section 38 highway works, kerbing and surfacing, and we coordinate with the utilities so ducts and chambers are in the right place before the road goes down.
What's included
- Estate roads and car parks
- Section 278 and Section 38 works
- Kerbing, footways and edgings
- Utility ducts and chambers
- Street lighting bases
- Concrete hardstandings and slabs
Basements and retaining walls
Basements demand careful temporary works, tidy logistics and real respect for the neighbours. They're some of our favourite projects.
We work with your structural engineer on sequencing and propping, manage spoil removal through tight access, and build reinforced concrete walls and slabs ready for waterproofing.
What's included
- Basement dig-outs and spoil removal
- Temporary works and propping
- Reinforced concrete retaining walls
- Gabion and block retaining walls
- Sump and pump chambers
- Lightwells and external steps
Driveways and external works
The finishing touches that make a new home feel complete, built on sub-bases that won't sink, crack or flood.
We prepare the ground properly for whatever goes on top, from resin and block paving to natural stone, and we excavate swimming pools to the installer's exact specification.
What's included
- Driveway sub-bases and drainage
- Block paving, resin and tarmac
- Patios and natural stone paving
- Swimming pool excavations
- Garden levelling and landscaping
- Fence posts and boundary walls
Our plant fleet
Every machine on our sites is ours, maintained in our own yard and run by our own card-holding operators.
1.5 tonne
Micro excavators
Narrow-access gardens, extensions and basements, through a standard garden gate.
3 tonne
Mini excavators
Foundations, drainage runs and service trenches on most housing plots.
8 tonne
Midi excavators
Driveways, plots and bulk digs on smaller sites, with tilt rotators for fine grading.
14 tonne
Excavators
Site strips, bulk excavation and deep drainage on larger developments.
21 tonne
GPS excavators
Cut and fill and earthworks to design levels, guided by 3D machine control.
9 tonne
Dumpers and rollers
Site dumpers from 1 to 9 tonnes, ride-on and pedestrian rollers, and hydraulic breakers.
One contractor, from first dig to final kerb
Most projects need three or four of these services. Send us the drawings and we'll price the whole package.