Developers
Developers
Measured groundworks and masonry packages for small and mid-sized development sites.
Developers need packages priced against drawings, delivered to programme and reported clearly. SHS provides groundworks and structural masonry packages for small and mid-sized residential and rural development in Cumbria.
Capacity is stated honestly. SHS is a hands-on regional contractor, and will say plainly whether a package suits its current resource rather than taking on work it cannot deliver to programme.
Working together
How the relationship works
Priced against information
Drawings, engineer's details, specifications and a site visit — with assumptions and exclusions stated in writing rather than left to argue about later.
Programme awareness
Sequencing agreed at the outset, with early notice where inspection, concrete supply or weather will affect dates.
Professional support
Quantity surveying and structural engineering brought in through independent specialists on measured packages.
Clear valuations
Straightforward measurement and valuation, with variations identified as they arise rather than at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Single plots and small sites are the natural fit. Larger packages are considered on their merits, and SHS will be straightforward about capacity before pricing.
Relevant services
Groundworks & Civils
Groundworks & Civil Engineering
Site preparation, excavation, foundations, drainage and external works delivered as one coordinated groundworks package.
Groundworks & Civils
Foundations
Strip, trench-fill, pad and reinforced foundations built to engineer's detail and building control inspection.
Groundworks & Civils
Drainage
Foul and surface water drainage installed to falls, tested and detailed for inspection.
Structures & Masonry
Blockwork
Cavity walls, foundation blockwork and loadbearing internal walls built plumb, level and to specification.
Structures & Masonry
Structural Steel
Steel beams, columns and frames installed and integrated with masonry to the engineer's design.
Buildings
New Builds
Complete new build groundworks and structural masonry packages for self-builders and developers.
Next step
Planning a project in Cumbria?
Tell SHS what you are building, repairing or preparing. Upload photographs, drawings or plans and the project can be reviewed before a site visit is arranged.