03 / Core service
General contracting
We hold the contract, coordinate every trade and hand over a finished project.
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Capability
Site preparation
Getting the ground right before anything is built on it.
What this covers
Clearing, excavation, grading and compaction — the groundworks every build starts with.
Land clearing, bulk excavation, cut and fill, trenching, grading and compaction, plus the temporary drainage and access that keep a site workable. This is the work that precedes any build, and getting it wrong is expensive to correct once there is a structure standing on it.
Where the finished product is a roadway rather than a platform to build on, that is road construction.
What’s included
Scope
A typical scope for this service. Anything here can be taken on its own or as part of a wider contract.
- Land clearing and grubbing
- Bulk and detailed excavation
- Cut and fill, and material haulage
- Trenching for services and foundations
- Grading, levelling and compaction
- Temporary site drainage and dewatering
- Temporary access and haul routes
- Disposal of spoil and cleared material
How it runs
From enquiry to handover
The same four steps on every job, whatever its size.
Enquiry
Call or send the form. Tell us the job, the location and when you need it — that is enough to start.
Site assessment
We come and look. Access, ground conditions and constraints decide the method, and they are not visible from an email.
Scope and quote
A written scope and price, with what is included and what is not stated plainly.
Execution and handover
We do the work to the agreed programme, and hand over with the documentation it needs.
Questions
About site preparation
Do you supply fill material as well as move it?
Yes — fill, aggregate and material delivery is part of our transport service and can be included in the same scope.
Can you work on restricted or sloping sites?
Yes. Tell us the access constraints early and we will select plant that can actually reach the working face.
Related
Often needed alongside
05 / Capability
Building and civil construction
Foundations, structures and concrete works, executed by our own crews.
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02 / Core service
Road construction
Pavement, kerbing and drainage — roadways built and handed over as a finished asset.
Read moreNeed site preparation?
Tell us the job, the location and your timeframe. We will come and look before quoting anything that needs looking at.
