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Groundworks for modular buildings

Foundation pads, drainage, services, skirting and access ramps, ready when the crane arrives.

  • Keeping Clients Operational
  • Works Phased Around Your Site
  • Our Own Crews and Plant
  • 326 Sites Delivered

Ground ready on time for the crane lift

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Modular units can only be placed and commissioned once the ground is ready. The pads, drainage and services all need to be in, on time, for the crane lift.

We coordinate our external works with your delivery and installation schedule, supporting modular contractors and site managers from ground preparation to finished access.

326Sites delivered across the UK
48,900m²Concrete poured across all our jobs
87%Of those sites are for multi-site clients

Sound familiar?

The problems we're called in to fix on modular sites. If one of these is yours, tell us about it.

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  • Tight programmes, often two weeks, that leave no room for delay before the lift
  • Pads, drainage and electrical trenching that must be complete before units arrive
  • Live sites such as schools, where pupils, staff and visitors must be kept clear of the works
  • Access ramps needed before and after the lift so the building is accessible and compliant at handover

Common questions

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Do you only work on commercial sites?

Yes. We work only on commercial and industrial sites: external concrete yards, service areas and access routes at recycling facilities, ports, manufacturing plants, transport depots and builders merchants. We do not take on domestic or small private works.

Can you work around traffic, HGVs and shift patterns?

Yes. Most of our projects are on live sites with HGVs and other vehicles moving. We phase the works, agree access routes in advance and coordinate with your site management. Where needed, we work around shift patterns or outside peak hours.

Do you act as the main contractor or subcontract?

We typically act as Principal Contractor, responsible for planning, coordination and delivery on site. You get one point of contact from first assessment to completion. If a project needs specialist input, we manage it as part of the overall package.

Do you travel nationwide or just locally?

We work on commercial and industrial sites across the UK and regularly travel for larger yard refurbishments and repair programmes. Each project location is assessed on scope, scale and programme.

How quickly can you get to site to assess an issue?

It depends on location and our current programme, but we aim to assess urgent issues as quickly as possible. We can often give an initial view from photos or video, then visit site to scope the works properly. Time-sensitive problems get priority.

What our clients say

Feedback from the people who run these sites, shown with the job we did for them.

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Concrete yard repairs and drainage upgrades
All the feedback we've had from site has been really positive. I've also got to give credit for how you have managed some of the on-site issues that required making design changes on the fly. This showed great pragmatism. As always, it's a pleasure working with PKB on this project.
Concrete yard repairs and drainage upgradesGlasgow, Ports, 12 weeksSee the job

Got a yard that's holding you back?

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