About Ground Utilities
A utility and civil engineering contractor based at Highdrove Farm in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, building power, civils and renewables schemes since 2015. Our team brings over 30 years of collective experience.
Who we are
Ground Utilities Ltd has grown through consistent delivery for our customers and a strong safety record. We build HV cable routes, substation and compound civils, battery storage and solar farm groundworks, and multi-utility works for ICPs, EPCs, utility contractors and principal contractors.
We hold full NERS approval for cable laying from LV to 132kV and for civil works, with all six distribution network operators. We do the work in-house with our own equipment, and we can take on full turnkey contracts or supply our skilled labour.
We are based near Cambridge and work across England and Wales. See what we do as utility contractors, and our work in Cambridgeshire.
What we offer every client
- A dedicated and professional team.
- One point of contact throughout, with a dedicated contract manager.
- Qualified and experienced construction specialists.
- Quality procedures and health and safety policies on every job.
Safety comes first on every site
We put great attention on the health, safety and welfare of our employees, our subcontractors and anyone else our work could affect.
The key is continuous training. Each employee is assessed individually and given a training programme to meet their needs. As a minimum, all our operatives are CSCS/EUSR registered and all our supervisors are SMSTS qualified, and our supervisors and operatives hold NRSWA street works cards. We have our own in-house EUSR approved trainer.
All our work follows our safe systems of work, current legislation and best practice. Ground Utilities Ltd has never had an enforcement of any kind from the HSE.
Delivered on programme
“This is just a quick thank you from us, the Berkeley team. We successfully energised our project today, and Ground Utilities played a big part in this with you guys carrying out the grid route.”
“It's a team effort to get the results and GUL have been great on the project in both cable route and on-site civils. The project has also been congratulated by the client and the investors.”
“EPC have been very impressed on how GUL have managed and worked alongside EPC to resolve issues in a professional and timely manner, while sticking to project deadlines throughout.”
Recent projects
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Indian Queens private wire: 33kV cable route
Civils and cable installation for Novus Power's 7.8km 33kV private wire, from the Tregonning Solar Farm to National Grid's Indian Queens substation in Cornwall.
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Wanlip STW inlet works civils
The inlet civils package at Severn Trent's Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works near Leicester, built for Kier inside the live, operational works.
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Wanlip STW 11kV substation build
Services enabling and civil works for a new 11kV substation and Severn Trent's new 11kV switch room at Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works, for Kier.
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