Expert Earthworks & Enabling Works in Kent & the South East
Shaping the landscape to create the perfect platform for your construction project with efficiency, precision, and value.
Preparing the Ground for Success
Kingsheath Construction provides a comprehensive earthworks and enabling works service, critical for setting a project up for success. As a leading earthworks contractor in Kent, we manage the entire process of site preparation, from initial clearance and ground modelling to final platform readiness. Our expertise ensures that your site is prepared on time, within budget, and to the exact engineering specifications required.
We leverage a modern, GPS-guided fleet of plant and a highly skilled team to deliver optimised, cost-effective solutions that minimise waste and maximise the value of on-site materials, preparing a solid foundation for the subsequent construction phases.
A Foundation of Comprehensive Site Preparation
We offer an integrated package to prepare any site for development, no matter the scale or complexity.
Bulk Excavation
Our extensive fleet of excavators and dump trucks allows us to undertake large-scale bulk excavation projects with speed and precision. We handle the movement of vast quantities of soil and materials to reprofile sites according to detailed engineering designs.
Cut and Fill Operations
We specialise in intelligent cut and fill strategies, using advanced software to balance earthwork volumes across a site. This process of excavating material from one area and using it as fill in another minimises the need for costly off-site disposal and imported materials.
Material Processing
We can process and re-engineer site-won materials to make them suitable for use. Using crushers and screeners, we transform materials like rock and concrete into certified aggregates, promoting sustainability and delivering significant cost savings for our clients.
Muck Management
Muck arisings will be managed safely to minimise disruption, with materials stockpiled in designated areas according to the build programme. We regularly review these locations to ensure clear access and drainage. By maintaining safe gradients and containment, we prevent contamination and instability, coordinating all movement to support efficient project progression.
Bulk Excavation
Our extensive fleet of excavators and dump trucks allows us to undertake large-scale bulk excavation projects with speed and precision. We handle the movement of vast quantities of soil and materials to reprofile sites according to detailed engineering designs.
Cut and Fill Operations
We specialise in intelligent cut and fill strategies, using advanced software to balance earthwork volumes across a site. This process of excavating material from one area and using it as fill in another minimises the need for costly off-site disposal and imported materials.
Material Processing
We can process and re-engineer site-won materials to make them suitable for use. Using crushers and screeners, we transform materials like rock and concrete into certified aggregates, promoting sustainability and delivering significant cost savings for our clients.
Muck Management
Muck arisings will be managed safely to minimise disruption, with materials stockpiled in designated areas according to the build programme. We regularly review these locations to ensure clear access and drainage. By maintaining safe gradients and containment, we prevent contamination and instability, coordinating all movement to support efficient project progression.
Your Partner for Value-Engineered Earthworks in the South East
Delivering successful earthworks projects requires a combination of specialist machinery, technical knowledge, and meticulous planning. Our service is defined by:
- Advanced Technology: We utilise the latest GPS machine control technology on our plant. This ensures unparalleled accuracy in achieving design levels, enhances productivity, and reduces the need for traditional setting-out.
- Value Engineering: Our experienced team reviews site plans to identify opportunities for value engineering, such as optimising cut and fill balance or maximising the reuse of materials to save our clients time and money.
- Safety and Control: All our operations are executed under strict safety protocols, overseen by our dedicated health and safety management. We ensure a safe, organised site from the very start of the project.
- Environmental Focus: We operate in full alignment with our ISO 14001 accreditation, carefully managing our works to protect the local environment, control dust and noise, and minimise our carbon footprint.
Our Projects
Our current portfolio for various housing developers demonstrate our versatility and capabilities to deliver on a wide and varying range of projects.
Church Lane, Newington
Client: Fernham Homes
Project Overview: Located in the heart of the scenic Kent village of Newington, this 90-unit residential development for Fernham Homes represents a significant civil engineering and groundworks undertaking. Kingsheath Construction was appointed to deliver a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and substructure works, ensuring the site was expertly prepared for the construction of high-quality 2, 3, and 4-bedroom family homes. The project required a strategic approach to site logistics and community integration, including complex Section 278 and Section 50 works to enhance local highway connectivity. From the initial topsoil strip to the final soft landscaping and external finishes, our team has maintained a commitment to precision, safety, and the high standards expected by Fernham Homes.
Contract Value: £7,000,000
Commenced: July 2026
Project Description
Whether continuing on from demolition or enabling works, or undertaking a new build project which we can commence as Principle Contractor, we offer the full Groundwork’s package with experience in all types of foundations and piling methods, continuing up to substructures and oversites, drainage, services and external finishes.
Head Office
Barton’s Court
The Street
Bredhurst
Kent
ME7 3LQ
Telephone Number 01634 389 665
Company Reg No.11629407