Complex civil works,
delivered with certainty.
Drainage, reinforced concrete, surfacing and infrastructure — self-delivered by experienced teams in live, restricted-access environments.
One team, the full groundworks package
We self-deliver each discipline with our own teams and plant — keeping the programme, the interfaces and the safety under one roof.
Drainage & utilities
Foul and surface-water drainage, attenuation, pumping stations and ducting.
Reinforced concrete
Foundations, pile caps, ground beams structural slabs & retaining walls
Groundworks & earthworks
Bulk and detailed dig, muck-away, capping, piling mats and remediation.
Surfacing & external works
Roads, hardstandings, kerbing, block paving and landscaping.
Infrastructure
Section 278/38 highways, S104/S185 adoptable works and statutory diversions.
Self-delivery & management
Experienced supervision, plant and labour — CDM-compliant, QA-led.
Vacuum excavation — our own T-VAC 2
Our in-house T-VAC 2 vac-ex unit excavates quickly and safely around live services — no destructive hand-digging. It's delivered on our own transport and run by our own teams, so it's available exactly when the programme needs it.
- Fully trained operators
- DBS & EL1 security cleared
- Delivered on our own transport
- Operated by experienced groundworkers
Trusted by leading contractors & authorities
Built for complex, live environments
We're trusted on sites where access, security and sequencing are anything but standard, and where the programme has to be right first time.
Delivered, not subcontracted out
Harry Stoke 278 and Civils – Bristol
K:Port Electric Vehicle Charging Hub – Portishead
Norton Hill Primary School – Midsomer Norton
Bristol and Bath Science Park
Metro Bus, Bristol City Centre
Chard Town Centre
Public Realm – Humanities Building – Bristol
City Hall – Bristol
High Street and Precinct improvements
One Central Square
Town Square & Winter Gardens
High Street, Cardiff City Centre
Princess Royal Square
Fire Stations – Gloucester
Church Quarters- Worle
Church Road, Worle
Woodhill Road, Portishead
Redcliffe Street, Cheddar
Odd Down, Bath
Severn Road – Weston-super-Mare
Southdown – Worle
Burrington Coombe, Somerset
The Glen, Worle
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Read moreMeet the team
Experienced people who self-deliver the works and stay close to every project.
Eamonn McGrath
Co-founded EJ McGrath in 2007 and leads operations and delivery across the South West.
Liam McGrath
Co-founded the business and heads up client relationships and commercial strategy.
Pete De'Vanney
Runs live projects on the ground — programme, sequencing and the site teams.
Alec Hughes
Manages contracts and programmes across live projects — commercial delivery, procurement and client reporting.
Karen Bond
Keeps the office, accounts and project administration running smoothly.
Trusted by the people we build for
Having worked with Liam and EJ McGrath on a number of projects whilst working for ISG, I found his company to be one of the best groundwork contractors I personally have ever worked with. EJ McGrath come across as a very professional outfit in the way they set up their operation and carry out work. As a team McGrath's look to embrace innovation and technology. I found them to be proactive and solution-driven; as a company they look to support their client in delivering projects and meeting goals.
The quality of the paving work carried out by this contractor was exceptionally high and their engagement with the client team was exemplary. I have over 40 years' experience and have never before been presented with such high-quality work requiring the minimum of supervision. McGrath's team are quite exceptional and take huge pride in every aspect of their work — a 'do it once and do it right' ethic.
Huge thanks must go to the officers involved… and our contractor EJ McGrath for completing the work in time for the second May bank holiday and start of the school holidays, despite the challenges of working in a marine environment.
Tell us about your works package
Send us the scope and programme, and we'll come back with a clear, practical approach — built by our own teams, not subcontracted out.
- Early-engagement & buildability input
- CDM-compliant, QA-led methods
- Experience in live, restricted-access sites
Certified to deliver, safely
More than the works on site
We try to leave a place better than we found it — for the people who live near our sites and the teams who build them.
Local jobs & apprenticeships
We recruit and train locally, creating apprenticeships and lasting careers across the South West.
Community engagement
We keep the communities around our sites informed, involved and minimally disrupted.
Environment & sustainability
We work to cut waste, carbon and disruption on every scheme we deliver.
Local supply chain
We use local suppliers and subcontractors wherever we can, keeping spend in the region.