Formation of new access path and parking bays at Ashville School in Harrogate. During the summer holidays we have been busy exclusively with school work around Yorkshire. This is one of our larger groundwork jobs, involving excavation, supply and fix of pin kerbs and road kerbs, stone up and tarmac surfacing to form a new […]
Photos below of work completed over the last few weeks of a private driveway for a new residential development in Harrogate. For this job we’ve used Binder and a wear course to complete the courtyard. Overlay of existing access road in 6mm SMA. Works carried out using paver for high quality finish despite tight access […]
A recent job has been this patio area in Central Leeds. We did this through the removal of 80 tons of soil from planters in small loads as access was tight. We then completed the installation of ACO drains and a concrete slab for base. Finished off by grouting and laying large porcelain flags to […]
We’re back from our christmas break and kicking off 2026 with a new project. Thanks to Newlay who generously supplied materials, we did some resurfacing at CATCH Leeds – a children’s charity based in Harehills. We’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with CATCH on several projects and were happy to provide our labour for free […]
Installation of new surfacing works in Sheffield. Excavation of heavily degraded surfacing to back yard, installation of new manhole covers and gulleys, We’re starting to get ready for a break over christmas, if you are needing a quote for your upcoming groundworks project please get in touch using our contact page – Contact Quality Groundworkers […]
This car park had been badly neglected, the main turning area had worn through to the stone and was badly rutted out. We planed out the central area and re-based it ready for overlay. Missing edgings were added, sunken kerbs lifted and a broken manhole cover replaced. The entire car park was then resurfaced with […]
A very recent car park resurfacing job carried out at a pub in Huddersfield. Large areas of extremely deteriorated tarmac planed out and re-based, followed by a full machine laid tarmac resurface of the entire car park. Thermo lining to mark out parking bays on completion. Some photographs of the state of the car park […]
Over the summer is our busiest time of year working on school playgrounds and 2025 was definitely a busy one! This year we were working on various schools across Leeds and Yorkshire including this one where we fitted new fencing and removed the previous wet pour play areas. We then installed new pin kerbs across […]
Full tarmac resurface at the Smiths Arms in Beckwithshaw, Harrogate. Installation of ACO drains and heavy duty overlay of exising badly deteriorated surface. Full relining of car park.
Playground refurbishment and resurfacing at a school in Leeds carried out over the summer holidays. Including removal of a small soft play area and replacement with a larger new soft play with new edgings and tarmac repairs, removal of muddy areas and replacement with bark chippings, installation of artificial grass and new playground markings. We […]
Existing yard slab had failed causing an uneven surface for the forklifts. The slab was broken out and replaced over 2 days. RC50 XF fast setting concrete was used so the slab could be trafficked the next day limiting the time that the yard was out of action. Please get in touch using our contact […]
Re-formatting of entrance way at Climbing depot – Leeds to create a pedestrian crossing including additional drainage, drop crossings, refuge island and lining works.
We’ve had a very busy few weeks working all around West Yorkshire including resurfacing this public footpath in Micklefield. If you are interested in refreshing your outdoor space or have a commercial property that needs any drainage or groundsworks completing please get in touch using our Contact page – Contact Quality Groundworkers in Leeds | […]
Now the weather is improving we’ve got some lovely photos coming through. Recently we have been working for Leeds City Council on a playground in Cottingley resurfacing the paths. All pathways are now complete ready for the park to reopen. If you are looking for a groundswork contractor in the West Yorkshire area please get […]
One of our recent jobs has been the regulation and overlay of a well used private road. The surface was not in good condition with pot holes and sunken areas holding water making it undriveable. We regulated out the low spots and then overlaid with 40mm of 6mm SMA for a very durable surface that […]
We have been completing works for one of our local parish Councils to re-locate a Park bench. To do this we had a new concrete pad installed and soiled around. The bench was then bolted down into the new position. The relocation of the park bench has moved it to the desired position resulting in […]
One of our recent smaller jobs has been an Aco drain installation for an industrial client to an area which routinely flooded. This was a site where we needed to use 100 ton capacity cast iron lids to cope with forklift operations in the area. We had an incredibly busy year in 2024 and can’t […]
Works completed with Indian Stone Paving to the rear of an office block in Leeds. The initial area needed the greenery scraping away. We tthen had to reduce the dig then laying and compacting sub-base before laying the indian stone paving. This was quite a tight access to get to site but it’s finished off […]
We’ve recently been working on a new footpath in Cinder Moor, Leeds. This was a part overlay, part formation of new footpath across common land in Leeds, leading to Woodhouse St. The area was scraped off and stoned up on day 1. Then it was laid with our mini paver on day 2. No edgings were […]
Installation of new tank plinths at Northern monk brewery in Leeds. On this job we used heavy duty concrete plinths with integrated drainage for washing down the tanks (350mm deep with reinforcing cage). These are a direct copy of another job we carried out here 5ish years ago. Tarmac was used to grade the existing […]
A recent drop crossing that we have been working on. This included the widening of a drop crossing and driveway to suit the new gateposts. We are registered and accredited to work on the public highway for drop crossing installation and installation of new utilities connections. Get in touch if you would like some advice […]
One of our latest projects has been an installation of a grass block road leading to a private residence, ready for seeding in the spring.
Finally starting to catch up after a really busy summer holidays! The summer holidays are always our busiest time of the year with lots of jobs completed in schools across West Yorkshire. This summer was no exception and I’ll have lots of updates over the next few weeks of some of the exciting jobs we […]
This is a driveway that we prepped for the customer a few years ago whilst construction took place on his new garage. Now the house is finished and looking amazing! It was time for us to complete the finishing touches. We mechanically swept the base coat and applied a tac coat emulsion to ensure adhesion […]
we have been working with Gateways Church in the Woodhouse area of Leeds to form a car parking area as well as disabled friendly access ensuring that we are keeping the heritage and working with planning as this is a listed building.
In the last few weeks we have been working in Sheffield to machine overlay a car park in need of repair for a food distribution warehouse
Our most recent job has been to complete the Surfacing of some new pathways for CATCH, Harehills – a local charity that we have had the pleasure of working with and supporting for the last few years.
Tarmac surfacing of shared drive to two new build houses at Thorner for Park Lane Homes, together with vehicular crossing works.
One of our latest jobs has been to complete some new tarmac ramps to form disabled access to new fire doors at Lowerfield Primary School. For this job we had to break out and remove the existing floor slab, install drainage and then backfill and level the ground floor slab. Please get in touch if […]
We have recently completed formation of a new public footpath on public land behind deepdale community centre in Boston Spa. Works completed included digging out and installing pin kerbs. We then completed the path through stoning and then surfacing.
One of our latest jobs from the last few weeks was laying a new tarmac surface for this driveway and setting decorative cobbles to complete the look that the customer was after to finish off their new car port area.
Minor repairs completed to a damaged Gabion Wall on the outskirts of Meadowbrook Park Trading Estate in Sheffield. Please see before and after pictures. Works included removal of Gabion basket filling, replacement of Gabion basket itself which had collapsed and refilling of new Gabion.
A small tarmac patch repair carried out this week at The Black Lion in Richmond.
Work completed recently to Lewisham Park in Morley, Leeds. Here we have overlaid the footpaths using a mini paver to create a smooth usable path for all and completed some feature work to create a focal point using resin. Get in touch if you have any groundworks needs and John or Dave will come out […]
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