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Groundworks support for builders
Diggers, dumpers and operators booked for the groundworks stage of a build. Your site lead runs the job and sets the levels. We supply the machines and the people who drive them, by the day or the week.
Groundworks stages we support
We work for builders, developers and contractors on extensions, new houses and small commercial sites.
Vegetation, old structures and rubble cleared so the setting out can start.
Trench or pad foundations dug to the engineer's drawings and the building inspector's requirements.
Foul and surface water trenches dug to fall, ready for your team to lay and connect the pipe.
Trenches and ducts for water, power and telecoms from the site boundary to the plot.
Ground cut and filled to level for slabs, drives, parking and paths.
Topsoil stripped and stockpiled at the start, then spread for landscaping at the end.
Who does what on a groundworks job
Groundworks support covers the machines and operators. Your team handles the parts that need a groundworker or a bricklayer.
| Task | Copperworks | Your team |
|---|---|---|
| Dig, load and move spoil and materials | Yes | No |
| Set out lines and levels | No | Yes |
| Lay and connect pipes | To confirm | Yes |
| Pour concrete | No | Yes |
| Compact sub-base | Roller or plate on request, to confirm | Yes |
| Book muck-away and building control visits | No | Yes |
Booking for a build programme
Groundworks rarely runs as one block of days. We book around your programme.
- ProgrammeSend the dates
When you need machines, which ones, and the gaps between stages.
- QuoteOne quote for the stage
Machines, operators and days for each stage, priced together.
- On siteYour site lead directs
The operators take instructions from your site lead each day.
- ChangesDates move
Policy to confirm: notice needed to move or cancel booked days.
What we need to quote
Send what you have. Drawings save the most time.
- DrawingsFoundation, drainage and site layout drawings.
- ProgrammeStart date and the stages you need machines for.
- Site accessGateway width, lorry access and where machines can be left overnight.
- Site rulesInduction, working hours and the cards your site asks operators to hold.
Paperwork for site inductions
Most building sites ask for the operator's card, the hire terms and an insurance certificate before a machine goes on. We send copies with the quote when you need them.
Groundworks questions
Do you do the whole groundworks package?
No. We supply machines with operators. Setting out, pipe laying and concrete stay with your groundworkers.
Can I book machines for several weeks?
Yes. Tell us the programme and we quote for the full period.
Can the machines stay on site overnight?
To confirm: overnight security requirements and who insures the machine on site.
Machines used for groundworks
We support builds across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire and Cardiff.
Request a groundworks quote
Send the programme and the machines you think you need. We can quote a stage or the whole groundworks period.
- Drawings can follow once we reply
- Say if your site needs operator cards