Cowan A W Groundworks

We have a small, but experienced office team covering: administration, quantity surveying, production management, buying, finance, health and safety, training, personnel and engineering. Alec established the company in 1981 and has 40 years of experience in the industry, developing the business in all areas.

We undertake all kinds of foundations for both the civil and housing industry, these would include rafts, slabs and suspended slabs, block & beam and footings. We can also create driveways, footpaths and patios with flagging or block paving finishes. We can put in ducting for main services (gas, electric, water and telecoms) and connections for these services.

A.W. Cowan Groundworks Ltd. was founded back in 1981, by Alec and Wendy Cowan. The company began as a one man, one machine outfit, but quickly grew into a 50+ workforce acting as subcontractors in private and public sectors, for the housing and civil construction industry. We have a fully carded, experienced and versatile work force.

We are a C.H.A.S Accredited Company. All our sites and their management are audited on a fortnightly basis and we have had continued success with our Foreman, winning recognition for the high standards of site supervision which they achieve in the annual awards from Northern Counties Safety Group Ltd.

As a family business, we are particularly aware of the need to develop future generations to work in the construction, as such, we offer apprenticeships for Groundworks. We take potential candidates from August and September, working alongside CITB. Several of our current workforce have progressed from apprenticeship, through to full time employment, growing their skills in the relevant areas.