A main-works civil-engineering contractor for four generations. Coastal defences, bridge replacements, distribution-depot foundations and reservoir works — for public clients, for developers, and for the firms that build for them.
Four schemes from the 2024 and 2025 books, across the four sectors we work in most often.
Piled abutments and wing-walls for a 2.4 km single-carriageway bypass. Rotary-bored piling, pre-cast decks, and a new river-bed realignment to host-side works.
36,500 m² ground-bearing slab, SuDS network, fuel-island bunds and an attenuation pond to a 1-in-100-year return event. Drained on the third attempt, then never again.
Full-depth stilling-basin reconstruction, secant-piled cut-off wall and fresh concrete facing to 340 linear metres of spillway. Phased to keep the reservoir operational.
480 linear metres of mass-concrete sea wall with a rock-revetment toe, tide-window programme. Delivered between spring tides, one pour per neap cycle. Early-contractor-involvement.
Self-delivery capability across the four main civil disciplines. Where we use a subcontractor, we'll always tell you upfront — we don't wrap other people's labour.
| Discipline | In-house | Supply chain | Certifications | Value delivered p.a. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piling & foundations | Lead | Two backup | FPS · CE EXC3 | £42M |
| Earthworks | Lead | Winter peak | WAMITAB | £68M |
| Reinforced concrete | Lead | Two backup | CE EXC3 | £95M |
| Structural steel | Install only | ✓ | CE EXC3 | £38M |
| Dam & reservoir works | Lead | — | Reservoir Act | £52M |
| Coastal & marine | Lead | Specialist plant | MCA | £28M |
| Rail (OHL & station) | Install only | ✓ | RISQS | £14M |
| Highways maintenance | Lead | — | Sector Scheme 2 | £8M |
Published monthly in the board pack and annually in our Safety Report. Incidents are classified by HSE RIDDOR definitions; figures below are for the rolling twelve months ending 01.04.2026.
“Every one of our directors spends at least two days on a live site every month. Safety is a board-level number and an in-the-mud behaviour — both all the time.”Martina Lyle, Group Safety Director · fourth-generation owner
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