SN Enterprises Ltd

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Farm Road Surfacing

Farm tracks and yards built to carry loaded trailers without breaking up after one season.

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Farm Roads

Tracks and Yards That Stand Up to Farm Traffic

Farm roads take loads most private roads never see. A loaded grain trailer, a feed lorry or a telehandler carrying bales puts heavy weight through a narrow tyre, and a track built on a thin layer of stone soon ruts, potholes and holds water. Mud and loose stone then get carried out onto the public road.

SN Enterprises Ltd, based at Boundary Farm near Bedworth, surfaces farm tracks, yards and access roads across the Midlands. The starting point is always the construction depth: digging out soft ground and building a sub-base deep enough for your heaviest vehicle. On top of that you can choose tarmac for yards and busy routes, or tar and chip surface dressing for longer tracks where the cost per metre matters most.

Work is planned around the farming calendar where possible, so a yard is not out of action at harvest or while stock is being moved. Sections can be done in turn to keep a way through for machinery.

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Farm Roads work by SN Enterprises Ltd: Tracks and Yards That Stand Up to Farm Traffic

20+

years of surfacing experience

What's included

Farm surfacing we can take on

  • Farm tracks and access roads built from scratch
  • Yard surfacing around sheds, silos and grain stores
  • Deep sub-base for tractors, trailers and lorries
  • Tarmac surfacing for busy yards and routes
  • Tar and chip dressing for long tracks
  • Potholed and rutted track repairs
  • Farm entrances where the track meets the highway
  • Cross drains, soakaways and ditch-side drainage
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Why choose us

Why farms choose SN Enterprises

  • Built for axle loads

    Construction depth is set by the heaviest vehicle on your farm, so the track copes with a loaded trailer and not just a car.

  • Honest on surface choice

    You get a straight comparison of tarmac and tar and chip for each part of the farm, so the money goes where the traffic is.

  • Based near Bedworth

    Working from Boundary Farm near Bedworth, the team covers farms across the Midlands and beyond, with a free site survey before you commit.

  • Insured and accredited

    More than 20 years of surfacing, £10 million public liability cover and SafeContractor Gold accreditation mean the job is insured and run safely on a working farm.

  • Guaranteed work, tidy site

    All work is guaranteed, and spoil, offcuts and loose chippings are cleared so nothing ends up in a field, a gateway or livestock bedding.

  • 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.

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How the job runs

How we surface a farm track or yard

  • 1

    Step 01

    Walk the route

    We walk the track or yard with you, note the heaviest vehicles using it, find the soft spots and wet areas, and talk through tarmac against tar and chip.

  • 2

    Step 02

    Plan around the farm

    Timings are agreed around harvest, livestock movements and deliveries, and the work is split into sections if you need a route kept open throughout.

  • 3

    Step 03

    Excavate and build

    Soft ground is dug out, a sub-base is laid and compacted to suit the loads, drainage goes in, and then the chosen surface is applied on top.

  • 4

    Step 04

    Check and hand back

    We check the finished levels run water off the surface, clear any spoil you do not want kept, and go over the route with you before leaving.

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.

  • Costa Coffee
  • KFC
  • McDonald's

Pricing

What affects the cost of a farm road

Farm tracks are often long, so the choice of surface and the depth of construction make the biggest difference to the price.

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  • 01

    Length and width

    A long track costs more in materials and time, and widening it for two-way traffic or larger machinery increases the area to build.

  • 02

    Ground conditions

    Clay, soft or waterlogged ground needs deeper excavation and more sub-base than firm, free-draining land, and the survey is where that shows up.

  • 03

    Tarmac or tar and chip

    Tar and chip usually costs less per metre on long runs, while tarmac suits yards where vehicles turn tightly and wear the surface harder.

  • 04

    Drainage and entrances

    Cross drains, soakaways and a sealed entrance where the track meets the public road are priced as separate items so you can prioritise them.

Areas we cover

Farm Roads 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.

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FAQs

Farm road and yard questions

Tarmac or tar and chip for a farm track?

For long tracks with modest traffic, tar and chip is often the better value: it seals the surface, gives good grip and costs less per metre. Yards and junctions where tractors turn on full lock, or where loaded lorries brake, tend to scuff chippings loose, so tarmac is the stronger choice there. Many farms use both on different stretches.

How deep does a farm track need to be built?

It depends on the ground and the heaviest vehicle using it. A track on firm, dry ground for light traffic needs far less than one on clay carrying loaded grain trailers or articulated lorries. We dig trial areas at survey, look at how the existing track has failed, and state the sub-base depth in your quote.

Can you repair our potholed track instead of replacing it?

Often, yes. If the track is generally firm and the potholes sit where water collects, the holes can be cut out, the base rebuilt locally, then filled and sealed, with drainage added so the same spots do not fail again. If the whole track is rutting under loads, repairs will not last and a rebuild is the better value.

Can the work avoid harvest or lambing?

Yes. Tell us the times the yard or track cannot be out of use and the work is planned around them. Surfacing also needs suitable weather, particularly surface dressing, which needs dry conditions and warm enough temperatures, so the best window is agreed together at the survey stage.

Will a new surface stop mud reaching the road?

A sealed surface at the farm entrance helps a lot, because vehicles leave on a hard, clean surface rather than straight off a muddy track. Surfacing the first stretch back from the road and getting the drainage right at the entrance both cut the mud and stones carried onto the highway, though yards still need regular sweeping.

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