Groundworks firm Mackoy went under owing suppliers £5.5m

180 unsecured creditors will get just 5p in the pound after pre-pack deal

Groundworks specialist’s creditors set to lose more than £5m after pre-pack sale

Creditors of Mackoy Groundworks & Civil Engineering are set to lose most of the £5.5m they are owed after the company was sold in a pre-pack administration deal. The Hampshire-based specialist went into administration on 9 June and was sold to Geocore Civils, a company… The post Groundworks specialist’s creditors set to lose more than £5m after pre-pack sale appeared first on Construction News.

Understanding How a Backhoe Attachment Turns a Tractor Into a Compact Digging Machine

The post Understanding How a Backhoe Attachment Turns a Tractor Into a Compact Digging Machine appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Why Small Groundworks Demand a Digging Arm Across British smallholdings and rural sites, the daily reality is a list of holes that must be dug. Footings for an extension, a land drain across a paddock, a trench for a water supply: these sit awkwardly between a spade and a hired excavator. For groundworkers on a […]

CPD: Managing groundwater on construction sites

Whether delivering complex groundworks on constrained brownfield sites or preparing greenfield developments where water poses a risk, effective management of groundwater and surface water run-off is fundamental to safe, compliant… The post CPD: Managing groundwater on construction sites appeared first on Construction Management.

PfP digs for partners on £295m groundworks deal

Housing giant launches 13-lot national deal covering England and Scotland.

Case study - Breaking competition law: construction cartel in groundworks

Lessons learnt from the CMA’s investigation into 3 major suppliers of groundworks products to the construction industry after they broke competition law.

DS Watson Civil Engineering (Anglia) Limited

DS Watson Civil Engineering (Anglia) Ltd is a well-established, privately owned groundwork and civil engineering company with 50 years of experience, working with developers and main contractors. Based in Beccles, Suffolk, DS Watson primarily operates across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, with additional projects completed in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. Our skilled workforce enables us to deliver high productivity across all sites within these regions. Our goal is to provide a high-quality service and end product to our clients. This is achieved through the expertise of our professional and technically skilled personnel, both on-site and in the office.

International Plant Sales

The IPS team are product specialists and have worked in the industry for many years. We can tell you in an instant the machines we have in stock, their technical specification and history. Need shipping? No problem, as we can also arrange for world-wide delivery. International Plant Sales is not an agency or re-seller. Each of our machines are being sold directly by the owner, the H. E. Services Group. This means that you are guaranteed a young machine in excellent condition at a great price. We also sell used Diggerland machinery including: Komatsu Excavators, Skid Steer Loaders and JCB 3CX Backhoe Loaders. Diggerland machines have low hours and are in pristine condition as they have never been used on a construction site.