Case Studies
Residential Case Studies
Arrington, Plot 1 & 2 Project
One of our clients bought a building plot for a self-build house in Arrington, Cambridge. The planning permission for the project stipulated a 1m height reduction of the building, so we excavated and removed 2500 tonnes of soil from the site (equating to approximately 120 lorry loads). We undertook all the foundation work, services and drainage connections for the site and installed the foundations for the house and garage. We also installed retaining concrete, twin blockwork and rendered retaining walls, to retain the neighbours garden south of the plot and the upper terrace of the garden to the west of the plot and a large set of steps to the patio area of the house. The customer had chosen a prefabricated house, this was installed in 6 weeks by Dan Woods (the second biggest prefabricated house builder in Germany). Once they had built the house, we could then install all the landscaping and finishing to the site this consisted of paving and flower beds to the front and rear of the property. Alongside a large resin bound gravel driveway.
During the build. The neighbour who was also doing a self-build asked Summit to do the foundation work up to floor level, including block and beam and associated brickwork. The foundations were up to 4 meters deep on one side of the building. Due the ground level falling to one side and a hedge along the boundary.
Commercial Case Studies
Lidl Lorry Loading Bay
Lidl hired us to install foundation and structural steel for their new lorry loading bay as part of the remodelling of the new store on Newmarket Road, Cambridge.
A brief description of the works entailed, excavation of the ground, installation of steel cage, which had to be quite substantial due to the ground makeup in the area. The site was being installed over a former landfill site. All the steel needed tying into the existing wall and foundations, then we mass poured concrete slab, reinstated the brick work and made good. At this point the fabricated steel frame could be bolted down to the slab. As part of the works we had to install foul and storm road connections to the store and put in place service trenches. Upon completion, we laid fresh tarmac and put in place new line markings on the road.
Homebase Gates
We were instructed to do some remedial works to their goods access and storage area. We had to move 5m tall gates, break out the foundations and move the gates to a different section of the wall. Re-do all the road access, kerbs, tarmac and make good. As well as replace the section of wall where the gates had previously been. ACO drainage was installed to take surface water away. A very straight forward project, but due to ground conditions and subsidence on the site everything had to be much stronger than you normally would find. This included reinforced steel and tying in with the surrounding foundations and slabs.
Commercial Case Studies
Tegula Block Paving
190m² Tegula Block Paving Summit Landscapes were asked to lay this large double garage entrance as part of a new-build property development in Cambridge. We prepared the area by levelling it and laying Type 1 MOT hardcore under a bed of sharp sand and then laid 190m²...
Block Paved Car Park
Summit Groundworks - Block Paved Car Park Summit Groundworks completed this large block paving and concrete car park to the front, side and rear of a large commercial building in Peterborough to be used for vehicle body and engine modifications for Land Rover. We...
Block Paved Microsoft Plaza
Commercial Block Paving Plaza This was a large commercial block paving job Summit Landscapes completed on behalf of Microsoft, on Station Road in Cambridge City centre. The wide, public space in the middle of a built-up area has heavy footfall from pedestrians using...
Anglia Water Acoustic Fencing
Sound Barrier Acoustic Fencing Summit Groundworks installed this large sound barrier acoustic fencing around an electrical generator for Anglian Water pump station in Stanton Cross. The generator provides additional power to the local network at peak times. The...
Luxury Landscaping Project
Commercial Landscaping Summit Landscapes carry out a lot of large commercial landscaping projects, such as this one in Barton, Cambridgeshire. We managed the construction of two new feature gardens as part of a spectacular, luxury property development. Golden gravel...
Anglia Ruskin University Paving
Anglia Ruskin University Paving and Turfing We were approached by the University who were looking to update their central courtyard to make it a more welcoming place for students to spend their down time. The brief although simple required excellent attention to...
Marshall Volvo Block Paved Carpark
Marshall Volvo Block Paved Carpark Summit Groundworks completed a large block paved car park for Volvo at the extensive Marshall car dealership in Cambridge. The job involved block paving a huge 880m² area using bridle-coloured blocks. Block Paving 888M2 – Excavated...
Fulbourn Hospital Resin Bound Gravel
Resin Bound Gravel Hospital Gardens Summit Groundworks resurfaced three internal gardens within the grounds of Cambridge’s Ida Darwin Hospital. Our client (the NHS) wanted resin bound gravel for the surfacing as there are no loose stones to repeatedly sweep up and it...
Cambridge University Press Carpark
Cambridge University Press Carpark Summit Groundworks recently completed a visitor’s car park for Cambridge university press, the car park had bollards with key and lock bollards and was difficult to use. The system now in place is simpler and a lot easier for...
Wood Green Resin Bound Surface
Summit Groundworks - Wood Green Resin Surface We were commissioned by Wood Green Animal Shelter in Huntingdon to update some of their outdoor spaces to coincide with the opening of their new welcome centre. We created a large new customer outdoor eating area with...
Block Paving Driveway
Permeable Block Paving Driveway Summit Groundworks laid this large permeable block paving driveway in Biggleswade for a time-sensitive project consisting of three new build properties. We completed the entire project in three weeks from start to finish.Permeable Block...
Resin Bound Gravel Carpark
Resin Bound Gravel Carpark This clean resin bound gravel carpark was laid as part of a large new build housing development in Royston.Frompave Water Storage System For the main area of the carpark, we excavated to a depth of 700mm to install the Formpave water storage...
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Unit 12,
Minton Enterprise Park,
Oaks Drive,
Newmarket
CB8 7YY
Tel : 01223 782515
Email : info@groundworks-cambridge.co.uk
Summit Groundworks is a family-run company with over 20 years of experience in the building and construction industry. Our work is primarily located in and around Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, however our working radius is extended to home counties.
Excavation • Footings • Driveways • Tarmacing • Kerbing • Foundations • Trench & Ducting Work • Soakaways • Reinforced Concrete • Land Clearance • Land Drainage • Sewage Systems • Water Storage • Attenuation Tanks • Oil Separation • Permeable Systems • Hard and Soft Landscaping • Underpinning • Chemical Collection Tanks • Concrete Bases • Hard Standings • Crossovers • Civils & Utilities • Mechanical Pumping Equipment • Fencing • Tree Felling • Surfacing • Steel Fixings • Basements • De-Watering
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