Fully integrated earthworks delivery, built around programme certainty

Ricketts Earthworks delivers a fully self-performed earthworks and enabling works package, supported by the scale, fleet and infrastructure of the HD Ricketts group.

By integrating earthworks with haulage, materials and disposal, we remove common constraints found in traditional supply chains. This allows projects to progress with greater certainty, clearer accountability and improved cost control from the earliest stages.

What we offer

Our earthworks service covers the full scope of early-stage groundworks, delivered through a single, coordinated supply chain:

• Site clearance and enabling works
• Ground remediation and soil treatment, including reuse of materials where possible
• Bulk excavation and cut & fill operations
• Muck shift, waste management, and material reuse through owned facilities
• Ground level reduction, profiling, and stabilisation
• In-house crushing and supply of recycled and quarried aggregates
• Compaction and formation to design levels
• Support to drainage, foundations, and infrastructure works
• Fully operated plant and equipment packages
• Qualified banksmen and traffic marshals for safe site logistics
• Road sweeper provision to maintain clean, compliant access routes

Early-stage environmental testing allows excavated material to be correctly classified before movement begins. Supported by environmental waste classification and Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing, this forms part of an end-to-end technical supply chain, securing the most cost-effective disposal routes and ensuring that every stage, from initial site investigation to final material movement, is managed with precision, certainty, and operational efficiency throughout the earthworks phase.

All works are planned to provide a safe, compliant and build-ready platform.