Welcome to Lane & Skillen Ltd – Ely’s go-to specialists for civil engineering and groundworks. Backed by nearly 40 years of experience, we deliver everything from small-scale works to large, complex projects across groundwork, construction, and demolition.
As a SMAS-accredited contractor, we deliver a complete service, covering site clearance, land levelling and grading, foundations, hard landscaping, drainage and ducting, along with foul water systems and SuDS soakaways.
We know that confidence in your contractor matters. That’s why we manage every detail from start to finish, ensuring a seamless, well-coordinated project and a result you can rely on.
Foundations must be carefully designed and constructed in line with the demands of the project. In most cases, increased structural load means deeper foundations.
Before foundations can be laid, excavation is required. Specialist machinery, including diggers and excavators, is used to remove significant quantities of earth, rock, and debris in a controlled and safe environment.
We provide comprehensive site clearance and hardscaping services to ensure your project starts on a solid foundation. Preparing the site involves clearing waste, removing tree roots, and eliminating debris, while also allowing for soil assessment and ground levelling.
Our team works within a 30-mile radius, serving Ely and the surrounding region. Combining manual expertise with advanced machinery and supported by our CHAS and SMAS accreditations, we deliver reliable, high-standard services to keep your project moving forward.
We are a reliable commercial groundwork contractor, delivering a wide range of services to developers, utility providers, road construction companies, local authorities, and clients across both the public and private sectors.
Lane & Skillen Ltd has been involved in numerous large-scale commercial, industrial, and government projects, including the development of a new refuelling facility at USAF Mildenhall.
Our in-house health and safety team ensures all work is carried out in full accordance with current regulations. In addition, we maintain £10 million in public liability insurance for added assurance.
Our capabilities include drainage installation, utility trenching, foundations, excavation and trenching, concrete works, driveways, kerbing, site clearance, hard landscaping, ground beams, underpinning, and topsoiling.
We have nearly four decades of experience in the civil engineering and groundworks industry
We work on domestic, commercial and industrial projects across Newmarket and wider Suffolk
We hold public liability insurance (up to £10 million)
SMAS Worksafe Accredited and SSIP Approved
We are specialists in large-scale projects
We offer free quotes and advice
Want to learn more about how our team can get your civil engineering or groundwork project off the ground?
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