Getting the right groundworks support is fundamental to successful construction and infrastructure projects. The right ground works services ensure that projects move forward safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.
And with excavations and earthworks forming fundamental parts of many constructions, it pays to support your project with quality groundworks services and equipment.
As an award-winning temporary works specialist, we have over 60 years’ experience in the construction industry, designing and implementing temporary ground works support schemes with a range of groundworks equipment available for hire.
We’ve provided supportive groundworks services in construction projects for buildings, civil infrastructure, utilities, road and rail, you name it, we’ve done it.
We’ll work with you to ensure you have the right temporary groundworks equipment, design and implementation for your construction project. Our mission is to save you time, lower costs and ultimately, remove safety risks in ground works during construction.
Our team have provided temporary groundworks support for a huge variety of project types. With extensive experience in groundworks support, we are able to suit your temporary works requirements perfectly with a tailored groundworks scheme design.
When looking for the right ground works company to provide the right excavation support for your project, it's vital to choose a team with the experience, equipment and engineering expertise to see it through.
We have been supporting construction projects for over 60 years, offering first-class excavation support services with the UK's largest temporary works equipment range. This includes an impressive range of groundworks equipment available for hire and as part of a full groundworks design.
Our earthworks support solutions are aided by over 10,000 tonnes of groundworks equipment, which incorporates 26 different types of trench boxes, and a large range of excavation bracing frames, trench sheets and excavation safety equipment.
Supporting your operation with expert groundworks services, we help get that key first stage of construction completed safely and on time.
So whether you need groundworks support for trenching or a more complex sheet and bracing system for a basement construction, we have the expertise to design and supply you with the best groundworks solution.
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As one of the UK's leading groundworks companies, our groundworks range provides expert support systems for any construction requirement. As a trusted supplier of groundworks equipment, hire everything from trench boxes, trench sheeting and hydraulic bracing systems to ancillaries and excavation safety equipment.
When working on a basement excavation project in London, the ability to adapt to changing site requirements is essential. When the project is of the size of Salisbury Square, this becomes even more paramount, with Keltbray relying on our expertise, innovation and comprehensive temporary works offering.
Find out moreAs part of Thames Water’s major projects work, a new final effluent pumping station was required at the Crossness Sewage Treatment Works (STW), helping to cope with higher river levels. Our temporary groundworks solutions were called upon to facilitate this work.
Find out moreWhen new and improved access routes were to be installed underneath the National Galleries of Scotland, it was critical that the building was kept structurally safe and fully open to visitors during the works. As a result, contractor Tilbury Douglas turned to us and our range of monitoring solutions and temporary works equipment for support.
Find out moreAs part of Scottish Water’s ongoing works to increase water resilience for Glasgow, Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) was tasked with delivering a new 12km section of pipeline to further improve and strengthen the water supply. CWA turned to us for our expert knowledge and solutions in the utilities sector to help facilitate the works.
Find out moreThe iconic 120 Fleet Street is seeing major renovations to provide new highly sustainable commercial spaces for the city. Erith enlisted our help when a flexible groundworks solution was required at short notice.
Find out moreThe benefits of EVE, our immersive design solution, have been highlighted on a Scottish Water utility project in Scotland, with the design technology bringing communication and efficiency benefits to the site.
Find out moreWe helped overcome challenges during the construction of the new £150m Paterson Building at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.
Find out moreBespoke groundworks support package enables construction of fish pass in major environmental works on River Severn.
Find out moreDuring expansion works on of the UK’s fastest growing ports, the Port of Tilbury, we worked closely with GRAHAM to provide a flexible, smart and sustainable groundworks solution.
Find out moreKirkthorpe, one of the largest hydroelectric power schemes in Yorkshire, uses the flow of the River Calder to generate the equivalent consumption of 800 households per year. The development required a sheet piled cofferdam to construct a permanent concrete structure.
Find out moreOur temporary works solutions cover groundworks support, propping, jacking, formwork, falsework, temporary bridging and temporary access. Our expertise in structural engineering is also complemented by our specialist team of engineers who provide real-time environmental monitoring and structural monitoring solutions.
For all groundworks support, project specific design and technical enquiries, please contact your local service team. Find your local depot to get in touch.
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