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Staff4dshire Groundworks gets every project off to a solid start, from site preparation and foundations through to drainage, trenching, reinstatement and external works.
A selection of photos from our own sites. Click a photo to enlarge.
Driveways, paths, patios and car parks, laid on properly prepared, compacted sub-bases with edging and drainage built in.
📍 Michelle, Wolverhampton
We gave Michelle's home in Wolverhampton a new two-coat tarmac driveway on a compacted Type 1 sub-base, with a block border and ACO drainage connected to the existing system. At the back we built sleeper walls, a Black Ice decorative gravel patio and a stone slab path with a step.
Getting spoil off site and the ground ready for the next stage.
Removal of spoil and excavated material from site.
Clearing vegetation, rubble and obstructions ready for work to start.
Bulk dig for foundations, basements, drives and car parks.
Re-profiling and levelling sites to the required levels.
Grab and tipper lorries for muck away and materials.
Removal of construction and site waste.
Concrete installation for new builds, extensions and developments.
Excavation and concrete foundations for new builds and extensions.
Floor slabs, shed and garage bases and hardstandings.
Planned pours from formwork and preparation to finishing.
Steel-reinforced concrete for structural elements and slabs.
Kerb lines and concrete footpaths.
From new drainage runs to surveying and clearing existing systems, we handle drainage for new builds, developments and existing sites.
New foul and surface water drainage for new builds and developments.
Vacuum clearance and jetting of blocked or silted drains.
CCTV surveys and tracing to find faults before work starts.
Replacement of failed or damaged outfalls.
Soakaways and ACO channel drainage for drives, patios and hardstandings.
New connections to the public sewer, including the water company application.
Currently delivering: drainage clearance, CCTV survey and outfall renewal works for AMCO in Chapeltown, Sheffield, including a new Yorkshire Water sewer connection.
New supplies and connections for new builds and developments, from the trench to the meter position.
New supplies, service trenches and ducting for new build plots and developments.
New water supplies, service trenches, ducting and connections.
New gas supplies, service trenches, ducting and connections.
Accreditation: Currently working towards NERS (electricity), WIRS (water) and GIRS (gas) accreditation.
A selection of recent private client work.
📍 Loughborough
Working for principal contractor United Living on behalf of Nottingham Community Housing Association, we put in temporary Acrow propping on timber sole plates and spreaders to support the subfloor structures in occupied social housing on Hartington Street. We inspected and monitored the props for the whole support period, then struck them and moved them on, all under a full risk assessment and method statement (RAMS) and a permit-to-load process.
📍 Zara, Walsall
We cleared the old hedging and roots, dug out and prepared the sub-base, and laid a new 6m x 2.4m paved drive with a concrete edging retainer. At the back we laid a 3m x 5m porcelain patio, a 2.5m x 5.6m bark play area where the old shed stood, and 5.4m x 5.6m of artificial grass on a compacted Type 1 sub-base.
📍 Tina, Erdington
We took up and relaid Tina's garden steps on a solid, level base and added a new handrail. We cleared overgrown bushes and roots, repaired brickwork the roots had damaged, and built a new 1.4m x 5.4m patio on a firm sub-base. The 14-item scope also covered work to the front drive.
📍 Tracy, Willenhall
We dug out and prepared the sub-base for a new 4.4m x 3.1m paved patio and cleared a safe 2.4m access way. We also replaced the failed timber posts and fitted artificial grass that Tracy supplied.
📍 Tom, Birmingham (B14)
We took out the old shed and laid a new 5.45m x 2.85m porcelain patio, plus a 4.25m porcelain path. We relaid about 8m² of existing slabs, repaired the steps, re-laid the artificial grass with timber edging round the edge, and put up feather-edge fencing with a new gate.
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Groundworks set the standard for everything built on top of them. We start with the levels, the ground and the services, then plan excavation, drainage, utilities, concrete and surfacing in the right order so nothing has to be dug up twice.
With our own plant hire company in the group, diggers, dumpers, rollers and lorries are available when the programme needs them. We work under full RAMS on every site, including occupied social housing.
New foul and surface water drainage, soakaways, ACO channels, land drains, CCTV surveys, drainage clearance, outfall renewal and new public sewer connections, for new builds, developments and existing properties.
Site clearance, bulk excavation, cut and fill and muck away with tipper and grab lorries; strip and trench-fill foundations; reinforced slabs, bases and hardstandings; kerbs and footpaths. Plant and NPORS-qualified operators come from Staff4dshire Plant Hire.
Two-coat tarmac and block-paved driveways, paths, patios and car parks, laid on properly dug and compacted Type 1 sub-bases with kerbs, edgings and drainage built in.
Service trenches, ducting and connections for new supplies to new builds and developments. We are currently working towards NERS (electricity), WIRS (water) and GIRS (gas) accreditation.
Town-by-town details, local considerations and common questions.
Groundworks: Rugeley · Hednesford · Cannock · Lichfield · Stafford · Uttoxeter · Burton upon Trent · Tamworth · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Birmingham · Telford
Drainage: Rugeley · Burntwood · Cannock · Lichfield · Stafford · Walsall
Driveways (tarmac & block paving): Rugeley · Hednesford · Burntwood · Cannock · Lichfield · Stafford · Tamworth · Walsall · Sutton Coldfield · Wolverhampton
Guides: Mini Digger Hire Guide: Choosing the Right Size · Patio Restoration or Replacement: Which Do You Need? · Planning a Garden Transformation: Lessons from Lichfield · Tarmac vs Block Paving Driveways: Which Is Best? · Utility Connections for New Builds: Electric, Water & Gas · All areas we cover
Site clearance, muck shifting, excavation, foundations, concrete slabs, drainage, utility trenching, kerbs, tarmac and block paving.
Yes. We install new drainage, survey and clear existing systems, renew outfalls and make new connections to the public sewer.
Yes, for driveways, paths, patios and car parks, on properly prepared sub-bases with drainage.
We dig and duct for new electric, water and gas supplies and work alongside the network operators. We are currently working towards NERS, WIRS and GIRS accreditation.
Yes. Muck shifting and muck away are core services, using tipper and grab lorries.
Yes, through Staff4dshire Plant Hire, with NPORS-qualified operators.
Yes. Group clients include contractors and public sector organisations, and we are a registered supplier with several West Midlands councils.
Rugeley, Lichfield, Cannock, Stafford, Tamworth, Burton upon Trent, Uttoxeter, Burntwood, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and beyond.
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