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Places for People names groundworks contractors for £246m, 13-lot framework

Coinford Central and RJ McLeod take six of the 13 regional lots, while Greater London is the largest package at about £38m.

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Valeria Conti
Aluminum Materials and Extrusion Editor
November 4, 2026
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A 16:9 editorial concept illustration of a groundworks site with excavation, foundations and drainage, representing the framework's civil-engineering scope.
A wide concept illustration of a groundworks site with excavators, foundation trenches, drainage pipes and road base, arranged to reflect a multi-region construction framework.

Places for People has appointed a group of groundworks contractors to a £246m framework divided into 13 regional lots across England and Scotland. Coinford Central and RJ McLeod secured the broadest coverage, with each named on six lots. M&J Evans Construction and Houlihan & Co each took four lots.

Other appointed firms include MV Kelly, Erith Group, Tamdown Group, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Chasetown Civil Engineering. The framework covers site clearance, bulk earthworks, foundations, drainage, utilities, roads, sewers and external works.

In Scotland, the scope also includes house foundations, completed in-situ concrete floors, plot drainage, retaining wall foundations and ducting for electric vehicle infrastructure.

Regional allocations

  • North West: Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside — JLC Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, M&J Evans Construction, MV Kelly, RJ McLeod and Westshield.
  • Yorkshire: South and West Yorkshire — ATD Civils & Groundworks, Erith Group, Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham), M&J Evans Construction, Manvers Main Construction and RJ McLeod.
  • Central West: West Midlands, Staffordshire and Warwickshire — ATD Civils & Groundworks, Chasetown Civil Engineering, Erith Group, LMH (Civil Engineering), RJ McLeod and Stave-Con.
  • Central East: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire — ATD Civils & Groundworks, Chasetown Civil Engineering, Hilliard Civil Engineering (Nottingham), LMH (Civil Engineering), RJ McLeod and Stave-Con.
  • South East: South Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex — A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Houlihan & Co, Kingsheath Construction, O’Halloran & O’Brien and Tamdown Group.
  • South East: East Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex — A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Houlihan & Co, J L Knight Roadworks, SEH Ipswich and Tamdown Group.
  • South West: North Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire — Coinford Central, DR Groundworks, John Reilly Civil Engineering, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove.
  • South West: South Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset — Aeropark Developments, Coinford Central, Ford Civil Engineering, Hi-Acre Construction, Houlihan & Co and Renelec Groundworks.
  • South West: West Bristol, Devon and Somerset — Coinford Central, Ford Civil Engineering, Fred Champion Groundworks, M&J Evans Construction, Renelec Groundworks and Tithegrove.
  • London: Greater London — A D Bly Construction, Coinford Central, Dockerill Groundworks, Houlihan & Co, Kingsheath Construction and O’Connell Contracting.
  • Scotland: Central Belt — Advance Construction (Scotland), Akela Construction, Andrew Strain Construction, I&H Brown, Keystone Construction Scotland and Stewart Landscapes (Contracts).
  • Scotland: North 1, Aberdeen area only — Chap Group, I&H Brown, JKR Contractors, Nicol of Skene, RJ McLeod and WM Donald.
  • Scotland: North 2, detailed area not specified — Akela Construction, Chap Group, I&H Brown, RJ McLeod, TSL Contractors and WM Donald.

The Greater London package is the largest regional lot at around £38m. The South West lot covering South Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset follows at £30m, while East Anglia and the northern Home Counties account for a further £29m.

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Valeria Conti

Valeria Conti covers aluminum sheet, coil, extruded profiles, and bar as an editorial materials analyst for industrial and architectural applications. Her comparisons use alloy and temper designations, measured dimensional tolerances, surface condition before anodizing, and calculated weight or cut-length yield, while separating published mill data from finished component performance. She helps design engineers, extrusion buyers, and fabrication planners compare specifications, request traceable material certificates, and select stock for a defined extrusion or finishing route without implying that any temper is universally suitable.

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