Groundworks for bespoke new build developments
- Commercial
On a new build, groundworks is the first trade on site, and every trade that follows depends on it.
We deliver the complete groundworks package for bespoke new build developments: foundations, drainage and connections, roads and paths, and external works. We can also act as principal contractor.
Key
- Strip foundations
- Ground floor slab
- Foul drainage to the sewer
Section A-A
Strip foundations and drainage to a new build
Scale
NTS
Typical section: new build developments. Indicative, not to scale.
The challenge
One late package delays every trade behind it
When foundations, drainage and external works sit with different contractors, the gaps between them become your problem. Each handover is another chance for the programme to slip.
We have delivered specialist groundworks across the North West since 2008. We know where these projects go wrong, and we plan for it before work starts.
What we deliver
New build developments, done properly
Foundations and substructure
From excavation to slab, designed to the ground conditions on each plot.
Drainage and connections
Foul and surface water drainage designed with future access in mind, and the sewer connection made by our own Street Works qualified team.
Roads, paths and external works
Private roads and paths built to structural specification, with driveways, patios and fencing to complete each plot.
Principal contractor
We can take on the principal contractor role for new builds, as well as working as groundworks contractor under a main contractor.
Case studies
New build developments we have delivered
Our process
Site to sign-off
Three steps, whether it is a machine base for a factory or a treatment plant for a farmhouse.
Step 1: Tell us about the project
Call us or send the drawings. If it helps, we will arrange a site visit.
Step 2: A clear price, with the risks identified
We review the ground conditions, access and programme, and raise anything that could add cost later, while it is still inexpensive to resolve.
Step 3: Delivered and signed off
Built to programme by our own team and plant, and handed over with the paperwork that goes with it.
What our clients say
“We have been very pleased with project delivery to our requirements – within timescale, budget, and most importantly to our demanding health and safety standards.”
What is at stake
When groundworks goes wrong
- Trades standing idle waiting for slabs
- Drainage that fails inspection late in the build
- Several contractors, and no single point of responsibility
When it is done right
One contractor responsible for everything below ground and around the plot, delivered to programme and handed over signed off.
What affects the price
Every project is priced on its own requirements. These are the factors that make the biggest difference, and we will discuss each one with you before work starts.
- Number of plots and the foundation design
- Length of drainage runs and the connection
- Roads and external works within the package
- Programme and phasing
Accreditations for this work
Our health and safety management has already been independently assessed, which shortens your pre-qualification.
If your organisation manages its supply chain through Avetta, we are already registered.
Sewer connections and openings in the highway are carried out by our own team, not passed to a third party.
Our operatives arrive with the cards your site induction requires.
On site
Membrane down and drainage through the slab 
New build drainage, junction in 
External works around a new detached house
Questions we get asked
Can you act as principal contractor?
Yes. We can act as principal contractor for new builds, as well as working as the groundworks contractor under a main contractor.
What do you need to price a development?
The drawings and site investigation where available. If they are not ready yet, call us and we will arrange a site visit.
Have a project that needs pricing?
Send us the drawings, or we will arrange a site visit. We will give you a clear price and tell you about any risks we can see.