
Darren Smith Homes Project
Full package of works including great service, help and advice. Professional workers who manage Health & Safety seriously. Second to none plant and machinery.
Client · Darren Smith Homes

R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd · Company 01012565 · Trading heritage since 1967
Active, accounts up to date·main contractor & subcontractor·Head office Leeds
J. Howard Engineers Ltd is a family-run civil engineering company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a history dating back to 1967. Founded by Richard Howard, the business has grown to include over 40 employees, with three generations of the Howard family now involved, led by managing director David Howard.
The company prides itself on maintaining core family values, delivering an honest, reliable, and high-quality service to clients throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. J. Howard Engineers has built a strong reputation for its multi-disciplined teams.
They specialize in civil engineering and groundworks, fostering long-term relationships with clients who trust them with their requirements. Their core work involves drainage and road construction for new or existing housing developments, serving both local and national house builders. They also provide specialist services to local authorities and water companies and are approved to carry out Section 278 works.

Full package of works including great service, help and advice. Professional workers who manage Health & Safety seriously. Second to none plant and machinery.
Client · Darren Smith Homes
Roads & Sewers and Earthworks package. Extremely professional and helpful both commercially and production wise from tender stage and throughout the length of their contract.
Client · Strata Homes
Wide variety of Contracts including new Road and sewer works, S278 highway contracts, complex drainage solutions, structures and foundations. Always delivered to programme and budget.
Client · Barratt / David Wilson Homes

Large and at times challenging project. Extremely helpful and knowledgeable particularly with regard to variable and difficult ground conditions.
Client · Harron Homes
Darren Smith Homes, Strata Homes, Barratt, David Wilson Homes, Harron Homes.
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A family-run civil engineering company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, established in 1967. With over 50 years of expertise, they offer honest, reliable, and quality services across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Their listed services include Civil engineering, Groundworks, Drainage and Road surfacing.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd is registered at Howard House, Lowfields Road, Leeds, LS12 6BS, in Yorkshire.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd states that it works across Yorkshire and Humber.
Accounts filed for the year to 2023 report 48 employees, which places the company in the 50-249 employees band.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd does not disclose turnover: UK small-company accounts are not required to. Based on trade debtors in its filed accounts, turnover is likely to fall between £3.2m and £8.6m. This is an estimate, not a filed figure.
Companies House lists R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd as active, with accounts most recently made up to 2025-05-31.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd displays CHAS, SMAS, CSCS, CPCS, NPORS and SSSTS on its website.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd works in Residential and Infrastructure.
R.J. Howard Engineers Ltd was incorporated on 1971-05-27, though the company says it has traded since 1967.
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