Commercial Groundworks
Built for builders. Ready for anything
We work as principal groundworks contractors and as sub-contractors alongside main contractors, developers and project managers across the Midlands and South West. With a trusted network of experienced sub-contractors behind us, we have the capacity to take on larger contracts and multi-phase programmes — while maintaining the same standards on every site, regardless of scale.
We’re used to working to tight programmes, coordinating with other trades, and delivering groundworks that don’t hold anyone else up.
What we do
Commercial Services
We cover all aspects of commercial groundworks. From initial site clearance through to drainage, foundations and external works. Whether you need a groundworks package priced into a tender or a reliable team to pick up a package mid-programme, we’re set up to help.
Site Preparation & Excavation
We clear, level and prepare sites to formation level ready for the next trade, so your programme starts on the right footing.
- Site clearance
- Levelling & grading
- Topsoil removal
Foundations & Concrete
Foundations installed to engineer's drawings, with concrete mixes and reinforcement checked before every pour takes place.
- Trench & raft foundations
- Concrete footings & slabs
- Structural groundwork
Drainage Systems
Drainage designed and laid to fall, pressure tested and signed off — adoptable and private systems both covered.
- Foul & surface water
- Pipework installation
- Inspection chambers
Infrastructure
Roads, car parks and access routes constructed to specification, including adoptable standards where the scheme requires it.
- Roads & highways
- Car parks
- Industrial access routes
Utilities & Services
Trenching and ducting for all utility connections, coordinated around other trades to keep the programme moving on site.
- Gas, water & electric
- Ducting installation
- Sewer networks
External Finishes
From kerbing and block paving to landscaping. We complete the external works that give a commercial site a clean, professional finish
- Kerbing
- Paving
- Landscaping
Types of projects
We've worked on
Housing Developments
Car Parks
Road Works
Flood Management
The R12 Standard
No shortcuts. No excuses.
Every job gets the same team, the same standards and the same commitment – whether it’s a driveway or a full commercial contract.
What you can expect from R12
From the first conversation to the final tidy up – we hold ourselves to the same standard on every job we take on
- CSCS & CITB accredited
- Fully insured
- We turn up when we say we will
- Honest and upfront - always
- Trusted network of sub-contractors for larger contracts
Ready to get started?
Let's talk about your project
Drop us a message and we’ll get back to you with a free quote.