320m³
Strip foundations for eight homes
Crosby, L23
Dug out, concrete poured to the engineer's drawing and blockwork brought up to DPC, ready for the bricklayers.
Commercial groundworks
Groundworks contractors for builders and developers
Site clearance, foundations, concrete slabs, drainage and road works for main contractors, developers and builders across the North West. Family run from our Southport yard since 2012, with our own operators on machines from 1 to 25 tonnes.
- £10M
- Public liability insurance
- NRSWA
- Accredited for street works
- Upper-tier
- Environment Agency waste carrier
- CSCS
- Carded crews, RAMS supplied
- 1 to 25t
- Excavators, ticketed operators
Our groundworks services
Take the whole groundworks package or just the part you need. Each of these has its own page.
Site clearance
Vegetation, old slabs, hardstandings and spoil cleared, and the site stripped back ready for setting out.
Section 278 works
Work on the public road for a new development, such as a new site entrance, done under an agreement with the council.
Concrete contractors
Reinforced slabs, bases, floors and foundations. Concrete-only jobs too, if the rest of the site is already done.
Drainage
Foul and surface water drains, sewer connections, soakaways, CCTV surveys and grease traps for commercial kitchens.
Operated plant hire
Need a machine and a driver, not a whole package? Excavators from 1 to 25 tonnes and telehandlers, with a CPCS or NPORS ticketed operator.
Groundworks and civil engineering, start to finish
Everything below ground and up to slab level, so the builders can start on a clean, level, drained site.
Site preparation
Clearance, topsoil strip, setting out and getting the ground down to formation level (the firm, level ground the build sits on), ready for foundations or a slab.
Excavation and earthworks
Bulk digging, cut and fill to change the levels across a site, and trenches for foundations, drains and services. Spoil taken away by us as a registered waste carrier.
Foundations
Strip and trench fill foundations dug and poured to the engineer's drawing, with blockwork brought up to DPC (the damp proof course, the line where the bricklayers take over).
Reinforced concrete slabs
Ground bearing slabs for industrial units, warehouses and yards, with steel reinforcement to the design.
Kerbing and external works
Kerb lines, car parks, hardstandings and paths, finished in tarmac, block paving or concrete.
Attenuation tanks
Underground tanks or crates that hold back storm water after heavy rain and let it out slowly, so the drains and sewers do not flood.
Piling and underpinning
Piles where the ground is too soft for ordinary foundations, and underpinning to strengthen the foundations of an existing building.
Drainage on site
Foul and surface water drainage laid, tested and connected, so the whole of the below ground package sits with one firm.
Recent commercial jobs
950m²
Industrial slab and earthworks
Warrington, WA5
1,200 m³ of cut and fill, the ground stabilised through soft mudstone, then a power floated concrete slab.
The paperwork your site needs
Main contractors need to know a sub-contractor is covered and qualified before they let them on site. Ask and we send it over with the quote:
- RAMS (risk assessment and method statement) for the job
- Public liability insurance certificate, £10 million
- Environment Agency upper-tier waste carrier registration, so the spoil leaves your site legally
- NRSWA street works accreditation, for anything dug in a public road or pavement
- CSCS cards for our crew, and CPCS or NPORS cards for every machine operator
A start date you can plan around
A late groundworker holds up every trade behind them. We aim to be on site as soon as we can, and we agree the start date with you so it fits your programme.
We work up to 30 miles from our Southport yard, and further for larger jobs, including Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Preston and Manchester.
How a groundworks job works
- 1
Send the drawings
Drawings, a bill of quantities (the list of every item to be priced) or just a description and a postcode. Email, WhatsApp or the phone all work.
- 2
We price it
Priced from your drawings, with a site visit first if the job needs one.
- 3
Paperwork and start date
RAMS, insurance certificate, waste carrier registration and CSCS and operator cards sent over. We agree a start date with your site manager.
- 4
On site
Crew and machines on site on the agreed date, working to your programme.
- 5
Handed over
Work finished to the drawing and handed back to your site manager for the next trade.
Questions people ask
Do you work as a sub-contractor for main contractors?
Yes. Most of our commercial work is for main contractors, developers and builders, either the whole groundworks package or one part of it, such as the drainage or a slab.
How soon can you start?
As soon as we can. We agree the start date with you and plan the work around your programme (the timetable for the whole build).
Do you supply RAMS?
Yes. RAMS means risk assessment and method statement: the document that says how the job will be done safely. We supply it for the job before we start.
What insurance do you have?
Public liability insurance of £10 million. We send the certificate with the quote, or whenever you ask for it.
Can you dig in the road?
Yes. We are NRSWA accredited, the qualification needed to dig up and reinstate a public road or pavement. That covers section 278 works, road connections and dropped kerbs.
Do you take the muck away?
Yes, on our own jobs. We are an Environment Agency upper-tier waste carrier, so we can legally take away the spoil and waste from the work we do.
Are your crews carded?
Yes. Our staff hold CSCS cards, the card most UK building sites ask for before they let you on. Every machine comes with a CPCS or NPORS ticketed operator. We can send copies of the cards before we start.
Do you do attenuation tanks, kerbing and piling?
Yes, all three, plus underpinning. They can be part of a full groundworks package or priced on their own.
How far do you travel?
Up to 30 miles from our Southport yard, and further for larger jobs. That covers Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Preston and Manchester.
Do you do smaller jobs for builders?
Yes. Extension footings, garden room and garage bases, a single concrete slab or a run of drains. No job has to be a big one.
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Send us the drawings
Phone lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 1pm. WhatsApp photos of the job any time, we reply in office hours.