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Saunders Group

Active, accounts up to date·main contractor & subcontractor & engineer·Head office Reading

About from company website

Founded in 1925 by Cecil Saunders, RC Saunders Limited began as timber merchants and besom makers, supplying the Royal Household. The business evolved into agricultural engineering before expanding into a multi-disciplinary contractor. Now in its fourth generation, the Saunders Group delivers end-to-end engineering, hydraulic solutions, metal fabrication, groundworks, and civil works for infrastructure, industry, public spaces, local authorities, and renewable energy projects nationwide.

With a heritage that includes restoration works at Hampton Court Palace, the company combines traditional engineering principles with modern methods. They focus on compliance, sustainability, and collaboration, serving both public and private sector clients. Their operations base near Reading provides excellent access to the UK's motorway network for efficient nationwide contract management.

RC Saunders Limited offers Civil & Technical Engineering services, including infrastructure, public realm, and hard landscaping. They also provide fabrication services for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, grounds maintenance, and hydraulics system design, build, installation, maintenance, and repair. The company is also investing in clean energy projects, including Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems.

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Project experience from company website

Hampton Court Palace Restoration

The company was involved in restoration works following a major fire.

Battery Energy Storage System in Reading

Battery Energy Storage System in Reading

Reading

Partnered with Root Energy to develop a 50MW/100MWh Battery Energy Storage System.

Client · Root Energy

Clients mentioned from company website

Royal Household, local authorities, public-sector organisations, Root Energy, Root Power.

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What does Saunders Group do?

Founded in 1925, RC Saunders Limited is a multi-disciplinary contractor delivering end-to-end engineering, fabrication, groundworks, and civil works for infrastructure, industry, and public spaces across the UK. Their listed services include Civil engineering, Groundworks, Steel fabrication, M&E contracting and Solar PV.

Where is Saunders Group based?

Saunders Group is registered at Withy Place Bramley Road, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2LN, in South East.

What areas does Saunders Group cover?

Saunders Group states that it works across Nationwide.

How many people work at Saunders Group?

Accounts filed for the year to 2025 report 5 employees, which places the company in the 1-9 employees band.

What is Saunders Group's turnover?

Saunders Group does not disclose turnover: UK small-company accounts are not required to. Based on headcount and trade debtors in its filed accounts, turnover is likely to fall between £230k and £620k. This is an estimate, not a filed figure.

Is Saunders Group still trading?

Companies House lists Saunders Group as active, with accounts most recently made up to 2025-03-31.

What sectors does Saunders Group work in?

Saunders Group works in Infrastructure, Industrial, Public, Energy and Agricultural.

When was Saunders Group established?

Saunders Group was incorporated on 2012-03-22, though the company says it has traded since 1925.

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