Groundworks
Commercial Groundworks in Kent
Excavation, footings, drainage and sub-bases for commercial sites and homes across Kent.
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- 20+ Years’ Experience
- Trusted & Friendly Team
- Full Project Management
- Competitive Pricing
Groundworks
Why Choose SE Groundworks?
Groundworks are the part of a project nobody sees once it is finished, and the part that causes the most trouble when it goes wrong. We have over 20 years of experience preparing ground for businesses, site managers and homeowners, and we have worked on behalf of Kent County Council and utility companies.
The work covers excavation and muck away, concrete foundations and footings, surface water drainage and soakaways, and compacted sub-bases for roads, car parks, drives, stable bases and slabs. Each layer is placed, compacted and checked for level before the next goes on, so whatever is built on top stays put.
You get one point of contact and full project management from survey to handover, with a free, no-obligation quote to start. We are SWQR registered and Trading Standards Buy With Confidence approved.
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Our Experience with Groundworks
We are a family run groundworks business based in Staplehurst, and we bring over 20 years of experience to every groundworks job across Kent, East and West Sussex and south-east London.
The same small, friendly team surveys the job, prepares the ground and finishes the surface, so you deal with the people doing the work from the first visit to the final sweep.
We have worked on behalf of Kent County Council and utility companies, our team is registered with the Street Works Qualifications Register, and we are approved under the Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme.
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SE Groundworks Covers the Following Areas:
We are based in Staplehurst, near the middle of Kent, and take on groundworks across the county, into East Sussex and West Sussex, and in south-east London around Bromley and Orpington. Towns we cover include:
- Ashford
- Canterbury
- Maidstone
- Tonbridge
- Tunbridge Wells
- Sevenoaks
- Medway
- Dartford
- Folkestone
- Dover
- Hastings
- Crawley
- The rest of Kent
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The Detail
What’s Included
- Site survey and a free quotation
- Excavation, levelling and muck away
- Concrete foundations and footings
- Surface water drainage and soakaways
- Compacted sub-bases for roads, car parks, drives and slabs
- Site clearance and preparation
Your Quote
What Affects the Price
Every quote is written after a visit, so you know what the price covers before any work is booked.
- 01Size of the site and the volume of material to dig out or bring in
- 02Ground conditions, such as clay, tree roots or a high water table
- 03Depth of foundations and drainage runs
- 04Access for plant and lorries
- 05How spoil is taken away and where it goes
Ready to Talk About Your Project?
Free site visits and written quotes across Kent and the South East.
How the Job Runs
Your Groundworks Step by Step
Survey & Quote
We visit the site, look at the drawings if there are any, check access and ground conditions, and send a clear written quote.
Programme
We agree a start date and sequence with you or your site manager, so our work fits around other trades.
Excavation & Construction
Ground is dug out, drainage laid and foundations or sub-bases built, each stage checked for level and compaction.
Handover
Spoil is cleared, the site is left ready for the next stage and you are told about anything found in the ground along the way.
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Why Choose Us
Why Customers Choose Us
Domestic driveways or council-standard reinstatement, the same team and the same standards on every job.
20+
Years’ Experience
Over two decades of getting the sub-base, levels and drainage right first time.
Accredited Staff
SWQR registered for highway work and approved under Trading Standards Buy With Confidence.
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Free, No-Obligation Quote
GET A QUICK QUOTE
Tell us what you have in mind and where the job is. We’ll come back to you to talk it through and arrange a visit to measure up.
- A site visit to measure up and check levels
- A written price before anything is booked
- Street works registered, Trading Standards approved
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01580 234285
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We reply to every enquiry, usually the same working day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Groundworks: Your Questions Answered
Do you take on domestic groundworks as well as commercial?
Can you work alongside our main contractor?
What happens if the ground is worse than expected?
What do your groundworks cover?
Are you accredited for work on the public highway?
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