We have a wealth of experience across the utility sectors, from water, telecommunications, through to gas & electricity and nuclear.
We work with our customers to help deliver hundreds of utility projects, from huge groundwork projects on nuclear sites & large scale civil projects for the water sector, through to formwork and bridging to help connect vital gas and electricity services.
Our teams are experienced at providing utilities temporary works solutions for the construction of chambers, tank installations, and pipe runs, as well as many others. We can provide temporary earthwork support systems, but also the formwork to allow the construction of your permanent works too.
We often work in partnership with key clients and contractors across the UK, as part of framework agreements to help build and maintain key services. By understanding the project needs, we can use our skills and our digital capability to help plan the temporary works and can work hand in hand throughout the project phases even down to installation of temporary works solutions and removal off-site.
Our groundworks' standard solutions are ideal for the smaller works in this sector, and can provide a quick solution, saving time and money. These can be issued to your temporary works department, to allow your own engineers to call off a pre-designed solution, subject to your engineer answering a few questions on site conditions. Ideal for when the unexpected happens!
And if the unexpected does happen, we are here to help. We are always on call with our 24/7 emergency response.
We help our customers deliver essential water and wastewater infrastructure throughout the UK, to ensure water supplies and waste water treatment is improved. We can provide solutions for deep chambers, sewer overflows and pumping stations or falsework and formwork solutions for raised inlet works.
Whether this is large infrastructure investment, new rural treatment services or just planned maintenance, we can help. We can also help with the challenge of managing our flood and coastal defences and our network of canals and rivers.
From delivering temporary bridges to ensure site access or reconnect communities from flood damage, providing a temporary support for undermined services, to our temporary groundworks such as our trench sheets or trench boxes for laying piping – we can help. Our emergency response is also there to provide solutions to anything from burst piping to major flooding.
We work across the UK to support vital gas, electricity networks and help deliver our nuclear infrastructure. Our services and equipment have helped deliver vital network maintenance and new investment that ensures our customers can renew and expand vital services.
Our expert teams are helping deliver engineered solutions to solve key challenges often in built up areas and sensitive locations. We use our design skills and previous experience to often remove likely problems before they occur on-site and reduce the impact of any work on local communities.
See below for some of our previous projects...
For all project specific design and technical enquiries, please contact your local service team
If you want to talk to us about your project, simply send us an email and a brief outline of how we can help and we'll be in touch
As 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 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 moreJ. Murphy & Sons enlisted our expertise to design and install a propping system for major refurbishment works on Manor Road bridge. Located in Newham, the bridge plays a critical role in London’s wastewater infrastructure, carrying the Northern Outfall Sewer (NOS) across a major road and railway lines.
Find out moreBespoke freestanding propping solution taken 60 metres underground to help construct a key piece of infrastructure during multi-billion pound Tideway project in London.
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 moreIn Edinburgh, pressure-relieving valves (PRVs) that were not working properly had led to major flooding in the area. Scottish Water needed our ground support to help the installation of two new PRVs and connecting pipework.
Find out moreDuring the construction of a new wind farm substation near Inverness, a bridge to carry a 197 tonne load was required. We designed and installed the perfect solution.
Find out moreOver the years, we have worked together with our customers to maintain and invest in our hospitals, our schools, our roads & rail network, our water, gas and electricity supply, the list is endless.. Whether it’s a simple build, to the largest and most complex projects – we are here to help.
Our 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.