Groundworks and civil engineering in London.

Substructure packages for main contractors and developers across Greater London, run by our own crews and plant.

A yard inside the M25, which is the whole point on a London job.
London · confined site substructure
Reef in London

A yard inside the M25, which is the whole point on a London job.

Hillingdon is inside the boundary, so our plant is not fighting its way in from outside every morning. On a confined London site that matters more than anywhere: the delivery window is narrow, the turning space is borrowed, and if a wagon is late the whole day goes.

We plan the logistics before we mobilise, because on a city site the logistics are the job.

Inside the M25 Our yard sits within the boundary
9 Trades we run ourselves, none subcontracted
2015 On London sites since
100 % Own crews, own plant, own supervision
What we do here

What we take on across London.

One discipline or the whole substructure — the scope does not change with the postcode.

Site Preparation

Clearance, setting out and reduced-level dig to a workable platform.

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Bulk Excavation

Muck shift and dig to formation under a managed haulage plan.

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Foundations

Strip and trench-fill footings, pads, pile caps and ground beams.

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RC Works & Basements

Frames, cores, retaining walls and watertight basement boxes.

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Drainage

Foul and surface water runs, chambers, attenuation and connections.

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Concrete Flatwork

Ground-bearing and power-floated slabs laid to tolerance.

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Also delivering hard & soft landscaping, tank installation and Section 278 highway works.

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How it works

Five stages, one phone number.

The same sequence on every London job, so you always know what happens next and who owns it.

Drawings in
Site visit
Measured price
On site
Handover
Step 1 of 5 Drawings in

Send the plans, the scope and the dates you need to hit. You get an honest answer on whether it suits us.

Step 2 of 5 Site visit

We walk it and check access, levels, ground conditions and services. Most surprises get found here rather than mid-dig.

Step 3 of 5 Measured price

A priced package with the build order set out and a start date we are willing to commit to.

Step 4 of 5 On site

Our own crews, plant and supervision, with one point of contact reporting as the works progress.

Step 5 of 5 Handover

Inspected, signed off and cleared, ready for the follow-on trades to start on programme.

Working in London

London sites are decided by access, not engineering.

Plenty of our London work is on plots with one gate, a pavement licence and a neighbour on both sides. The dig is rarely the hard part. What decides the programme is when wagons can arrive, where they turn, and who has signed off the crossing.

On top of that come the borough conditions: permits, hours of work, noise limits and Section 278 approvals, each with their own timescales.

Permits and pavement licences Applied for early, because borough timescales set the start date. Narrow access and turning Delivery windows and turning planned before anything mobilises. Noise and hours conditions Works sequenced around the borough’s permitted hours. Party wall notices Served early, because notice periods are what move start dates.
London sites are decided by access, not engineering.
Our work

Recent projects.

A look at work delivered across London and the South East.

Got a project coming up?

Send us the drawings and the dates you need to hit. We’ll come back with a measured price and an honest start date.

“They priced the package, sequenced it properly, then ran it the way they said they would. We were not chasing anyone.”
Michael Bennett Project Manager · main contractor
“Straight answers when things moved on site, and the programme held. Worth more than the cheapest number on the tender.”
Daniel Foster Quantity Surveyor · developer
“Site came back to us cleared and inspected, so our follow-on trades were not picking up after them.”
James Whitmore Site Manager · construction group
London questions

Asked on this side of town.

If yours is not here, ring the office — it is usually a two-minute answer.

Yes. Our plant and haulage are priced with the charges included, so they are in the quote rather than turning up later as an extra.

Most of our London work is exactly that. Delivery windows, turning, wagon size and where the skip and scaffold sit all get planned before we mobilise.

Yes. Highway works follow the borough’s specification and inspection regime, and we arrange permits and traffic management as part of the package.

Works are sequenced around the permitted hours on the permit. Where a borough restricts breaking or piling times, that is built into the programme rather than discovered on week one.

Yes, and on a confined London site it is usually the only sensible way to run it. One contractor coordinating the sequence rather than six trades sharing one gate.

Next step

Send us the drawings for your London site.

We will walk it, measure it up, and come back with a price and a start date we can hold.

Send us your drawings 01895 725125
No obligation Free site visit before we price Straight answer either way