Groundworks & Civil Engineering Contractors in Hampshire
Hampshire is BCT's home county. Our operational base is in Fareham and we have over a decade of delivered projects across Southampton, Winchester, Basingstoke, and the wider county, BCT Groundworks has built its reputation here before expanding across the South of England. When you appoint BCT on a Hampshire project, you're working with a contractor that knows the ground, the local authorities, and the regional development landscape.
Groundworks Services Across Hampshire
Hampshire is one of the most active residential development counties in the South of England, with significant housebuilder activity across the M3 and A3 corridors, the Solent waterfront, and strategic allocations across Test Valley, East Hampshire, and the Meon Valley. BCT has delivered across all of these environments — working to the site-specific ground conditions, adoption authority requirements, and programme demands that Hampshire projects demand.
With a multimillion-pound operation established in 2014, a named project portfolio including Barratt Homes, Barratt David Wilson Homes, Hampshire Homes, Persimmon Homes, Redrow Homes, and Metis Homes, and our primary plant fleet and management team based within the county, BCT is positioned to mobilise quickly, price competitively, and deliver reliably on Hampshire sites of any scale.
Our Services
BCT Groundworks delivers end-to-end packages including drainage, highways, earthworks, and structural foundations — ready to support even the most complex builds in Hampshire.
Groundworks & Earthworks
Experts in site investigations, cut & fill, spoil management, ground remediation, and site clearance
Infrastructure & Drainage
From adoptable drainage systems and 278 works to pumping stations and culvert installations — we support complex infrastructure projects
Foundations & Structural Works
Specialists in all foundation types, substructure brick & blockwork, retaining & screen walls, suspended flooring systems
Surfacing & External Works
Tarmac, paving, landscaping services
Why Choose BCT in Hampshire?
With a deep understanding of local authority processes and adoptable infrastructure standards, BCT ensures every installation is done right and ready for sign-off.
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BCT was founded near Fareham and has grown from a regional groundworks contractor into a multimillion-pound specialist civil engineering business over more than a decade of delivered work across Hampshire. The financial stability, resource depth, and operational structure we offer today has been built here — giving Hampshire developers a contractor with genuine local roots, not a regional satellite operation.
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Our Hampshire portfolio includes delivered works for Barratt Homes, Barratt David Wilson Homes, Hampshire Homes, Persimmon Homes, Redrow Homes, and Metis Homes — across sites in Titchfield, Alresford, and throughout the county. We understand the programme management, commercial, and compliance expectations of Tier 1 residential clients operating in Hampshire's competitive development market.
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BCT owns and operates a significant plant and machinery fleet held at our Hampshire operational base — enabling fast mobilisation across the county, direct programme control, and cost certainty without sub-contractor dependency on critical-path groundworks operations.
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A dedicated in-house Health & Safety Manager and Quality Control Manager ensure every BCT site across Hampshire operates in full compliance with CDM regulations, RAMS requirements, and client-specific safety standards. Our CHAS Advanced and SMAS Worksafe accreditations provide developers with pre-qualified assurance before a single spade goes in the ground.
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Where project structure requires it, BCT can act as Principal Contractor across Hampshire schemes — assuming full site management responsibility and CDM compliance obligations, and providing developers and their project teams with a single point of accountability across complex groundworks packages.
Areas We Cover in Hampshire
BCT Groundworks operates across the full county of Hampshire, with established resource and plant capability to mobilise to projects.
Southampton
brownfield regeneration, and mixed-use infrastructure schemes
Basingstoke
drainage, earthworks, and highways packages on multi-phase sites
Winchester
residential schemes requiring sensitivity to ground conditions
Fareham/Portsmouth
sites requiring specialist drainage and ground remediation solutions
Titchfield, Alresford, Andover, Romsey, Eastleigh, Petersfield
rural and suburban housing schemes
Our Projects & Success Stories
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![Alfed Homes, Chillworth - Completed plot]()
Alfed Homes, Chillworth - Completed plot
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![Barratt David Wilson Homes, Nursery Fields - Plot Drainage]()
Barratt David Wilson Homes, Nursery Fields - Plot Drainage
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![Barratt David Wilson Homes, Nursery Fields - S38 Road Construction]()
Barratt David Wilson Homes, Nursery Fields - S38 Road Construction
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![Barratt David Wilson Homes, S278 - HRA Surfacing]()
Barratt David Wilson Homes, S278 - HRA Surfacing
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![Barratt David Wilson Homes, Tars Farm - Attenuation Tanks]()
Barratt David Wilson Homes, Tars Farm - Attenuation Tanks
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![Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Drone oversites]()
Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Drone oversites
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![Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Drone oversites]()
Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Drone oversites
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![Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Plot oversite-suspended flooring]()
Barratt Homes, Pebble Walk - Plot oversite-suspended flooring
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![Aerial view of a construction site with dirt paths and fenced-off areas, concrete slabs, construction materials, and heavy machinery. Based in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire.]()
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![Elivia Homes, Shripney - Storm Water Drain Manhole]()
Elivia Homes, Shripney - Storm Water Drain Manhole
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![Hampshire Homes, Titchfield - Drone oversites]()
Hampshire Homes, Titchfield - Drone oversites
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![Metis Homes, Alresford - Foundation Drone]()
Metis Homes, Alresford - Foundation Drone
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![Metis Homes, Alresford - Liftpit formwork]()
Metis Homes, Alresford - Liftpit formwork
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![Persimmon Homes, S278 - HRA Surfacing]()
Persimmon Homes, S278 - HRA Surfacing
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![Redrow Homes, Harvest Rise - Showhomes soft landscaping]()
Redrow Homes, Harvest Rise - Showhomes soft landscaping
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![Redrow Homes, Harvest Rise - Drone oversites]()
Redrow Homes, Harvest Rise - Drone oversites
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![Redrow Homes, Manor Place - Topsoil & Patio]()
Redrow Homes, Manor Place - Topsoil & Patio
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![Residential street with brick houses, parked cars, and a paved road on a sunny day. Based in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire.]()
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![Aerial view of a developing area with a newly constructed building featuring a sports court, adjacent construction site with heavy machinery, and nearby residential homes. Based in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Sur]()
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![Aerial view of a newly constructed school building with a basketball court in the foreground, located next to a suburban residential area with numerous brick houses. Based in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, B]()
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![Aerial view of a residential neighborhood with multiple houses featuring reddish roofs and driveways, surrounded by green lawns and streets. Based in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire.]()
Discuss Your Hampshire Project With BCT
If you're a property developer, principal contractor, or project manager with groundworks and civil engineering requirements across Hampshire, our Commercial and Contracts teams are available to review tender documentation, discuss programme requirements, and provide competitive pricing.
