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Civil Engineering & Groundworks
Excavation, sub-base, kerbs and drainage built to carry the surface that goes on top.
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Civil Engineering
Groundworks that give your surface a solid start
The life of a road, car park or yard is decided below the surface. If the ground is poorly excavated, the sub-base is thin or water has nowhere to go, even good tarmac will soon rut, crack and hold puddles.
SN Enterprises Ltd carries out the groundworks and civils that sit beneath surfacing: digging out, removing spoil, laying and compacting sub-base, setting kerbs and edgings, running drainage and ducting, and forming the base for new hardstandings. Keeping groundworks and surfacing with one contractor means nobody can pass the blame for levels, falls or a soft spot.
We work for businesses, landowners, councils and developers across Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Birmingham and the rest of the Midlands. Jobs range from preparing a single hardstanding to building a new access road in full, complete with drainage, kerbs and a finished surface.
- Excavation and muck-away
- Sub-base supply and compaction
- Kerbing and edging
- Drainage runs and ducting
- Hardstanding foundations
- Road construction packages
20+
years of surfacing experience
What's included
Groundworks and civils we carry out
Each element can be priced on its own or as part of a complete surfacing package.
- Site clearance and preparation
- Excavation to formation level
- Muck-away and spoil removal
- Geotextile membranes on soft ground
- Type 1 sub-base laid and compacted
- Kerbs, edgings and channel blocks
- Surface water drainage runs and gullies
- Ducting for power, lighting and EV chargers
- Foundations for hardstandings and bases
- Complete road and car park construction
Our work
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Why choose us
Why use us for your groundworks
Groundworks and surfacing together
One contractor handles the base and the finish, so levels, falls and edges are planned together and there is no dispute over who owns a defect.
Preparation is our priority
We would rather spend longer on excavation and compaction than rush to the surface, because a sound base is what stops rutting and sinking later.
20+ years on site
Over twenty years of surfacing and groundworks means poor ground and drainage problems get recognised early, while they are still cheap to put right.
Accredited and insured
SafeContractor Gold status, a DBS checked team and £10 million public liability cover make us simple to approve for commercial and public sector sites.
Safe, tidy working
Open excavations are barriered off and spoil is kept under control, so your premises stay safe and usable while the work goes on around them.
Ready for a free site survey?
Tell us about the site and we will arrange a visit, measure up and send a clear written quote.
How the job runs
How we approach a groundworks job
The order matters: everything underground goes in before the surface is built up.
- 1
Step 01
Survey and levels
We visit, check ground conditions, existing levels and where surface water drains now, then agree the finished levels and falls your new surface needs.
- 2
Step 02
Dig out and clear
The area is excavated to the depth the design calls for, spoil is loaded and taken away, and any soft or unsuitable ground is dealt with before building up.
- 3
Step 03
Build the base
Drainage, ducts and kerbs go in first, then sub-base is laid in layers and compacted, giving a firm, level platform that sheds water where it should.
- 4
Step 04
Surface and handover
With the base complete, we lay the tarmac, concrete or paving on top, clear the site and walk you through the finished work.
Trusted on site
We have worked on premises for
National commercial brands whose premises our team has worked on. Ask us about the standards we work to on busy, trading sites.
Pricing
What shapes the cost of groundworks
Groundworks are priced from a site survey, because what lies under the surface drives most of the cost.
Get a fixed written quote- 01
Depth of excavation
The deeper the dig to reach sound ground, the more machine time, muck-away and replacement sub-base the job needs, so depth is the biggest variable.
- 02
Ground conditions
Clay, made ground or waterlogged areas may need extra excavation, a geotextile membrane or additional sub-base before they will carry vehicles reliably.
- 03
Drainage and ducting
The length of pipe runs, the number of gullies or chambers and how far water must travel to an outfall all add to the scope of work.
- 04
Access and spoil volume
Tight access, working near live traffic or buildings, and the amount of spoil to be taken away and disposed of all influence the final figure.
Areas we cover
Civil Engineering across the Midlands
From our base in Bedworth we work throughout the Midlands and take on projects nationwide.
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Nuneaton
- Rugby
- Solihull
- Wolverhampton
- Walsall
- Dudley
- West Bromwich
- Halesowen
- Stourbridge
- Telford
- Tamworth
- Lichfield
- Cannock
- Hinckley
Reviews
What our customers say
Rated 5 stars on Google and Yell.com, with more reviews from our customers on MyBuilder.
FAQs
Groundworks and civils questions
Why does the sub-base matter so much?
Can you do the groundworks and the surfacing on the same job?
Do you install drainage as part of groundworks?
What happens to the soil and rubble you dig out?
Can you build a new private or access road from scratch?
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