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Vas Earthmoving Ltd

Active·subcontractor & developer·Head office Downham Market

About from company website

VAS Earthmoving Limited is a family-owned business specialising in bulk earthmoving, offering a comprehensive range of services from topsoil stripping and excavation on smaller sites to major earthworks and re-modelling for large infrastructure developments. The company prides itself on a friendly and professional service, backed by an extensive fleet of heavy plant, highly skilled operatives, and an experienced management team. They utilise modern machinery, including Caterpillar motor scrapers, dozers, and graders, many equipped with GPS control for enhanced speed and accuracy, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality.

The business is driven by a commitment to quality and service excellence, with a 'right-first-time' approach. The management team, comprising father and son Les and John Garner, brings over 70 years of combined industry experience, while Valerie and Nichola Anderson focus on quality, compliance, and business strategy. This blend of operational expertise and strategic management allows VAS Earthmoving to deliver exceptional value and build strong, loyal customer relationships.

They are a valuable addition to any project delivery team, offering extensive knowledge of earthworks specifications and testing.

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Project experience from company website

FAIRHAM PASTURES, NOTTINGHAM

FAIRHAM PASTURES, NOTTINGHAM

Clifton in Nottingham

Bulk earthworks to form new development parcels, drainage basins and environmental mitigation areas, involving large areas of topsoil strip, bulk cut/fill and re-soiling.

Client · O Brien Contractors

KINGSTANDING PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Tunbridge Wells

Works involved phased, concurrent stripping of topsoil and bulk cut/fill across a sloping site to form benched plateaus to nine commercial units.

Client · ISC Contracting

PRIOR'S HALL, CORBY

Corby, Northamptonshire

Penultimate phase of a major land reclamation project at the old British Steel works at Corby, Northamptonshire. Works involved removal of surcharge to previously filled parcels, followed by filling and surcharge to final infill areas.

Client · ECL Civil Engineering Ltd

LIGHTHORNE HEATH

Topsoil strip and re-model entire site, followed by construction on a large noise attenuation bund alongside the M40 motorway.

Client · DSM Ltd

BISHOP'S STORTFORD NORTH

Large scale topsoil strip and site re-modelling carried out in phases, to match client's programme of site parcel handovers.

Client · Breheny Civil Engineering

BISHOP'S STORTFORD SOUTH

Negotiated, as a bolt on project, alongside Bishop's Stortford North, VAS Earthmoving carried out this intricate earthworks project, involving stripping topsoil, re-using existing stockpiles of material and re-profiling individual sub-parcels to complete a key element of the development.

Client · Breheny Civil Engineering

Taylor Wimpey, Brantham

Brantham

Topsoil strip of entire site, followed by excavation and filling to plateau the site and remediate wet ground.

Client · Breheny Civil Engineering

Colchester Sports Hub

Topsoil strip to the entire site and earthworks re-profiling, followed by large areas of re-soiling.

Client · Breheny Civil Engineering

THURMASTON, LEICESTERSHIRE

Thurmaston

Bulk topsoil strip and cut/fill to plateau development area and form drainage lagoons.

Client · MJ Evans Construction

Lakenheath Warren

Topsoil and mulch strip over 120 hectares to expose surface of sand for habitat creation.

Client · Landwide Ltd

Hopkins Homes, Stowmarket

Stowmarket

Topsoil strip of entire site followed by excavation and filling to plateau the site and create drainage lagoons ready for housing development.

Client · Breheny Civil Engineering

Keele Colliery

Excavation and filling of colliery spoil heaps to extinguish fires in burning ash.

Client · Professional Remediation

Accreditations from company website

  • Constructionline

Clients mentioned from company website

O Brien Contractors, ISC Contracting, ECL Civil Engineering Ltd, DSM Ltd, Breheny Civil Engineering, MJ Evans Construction, Landwide Ltd, Professional Remediation, Dynamic Ground Solutions, Homes England, Countryside Properties, Schwarz Produktion(UK) Ltd.

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What does Vas Earthmoving Ltd do?

VAS Earthmoving Limited specialise in bulk earthmoving, providing a wide range of specialist operated plant to cater for all earth moving requirements, from topsoil stripping and excavating on smaller sites, to major earthworks re-modelling on large and complex infrastructure developments. Their listed services include Groundworks, Civil engineering, Site clearance and Plant hire.

Where is Vas Earthmoving Ltd based?

Vas Earthmoving Ltd is registered at DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9BJ, in East of England.

What areas does Vas Earthmoving Ltd cover?

Vas Earthmoving Ltd states that it works across Nationwide.

Is Vas Earthmoving Ltd still trading?

Companies House lists Vas Earthmoving Ltd as active.

What accreditations does Vas Earthmoving Ltd hold?

Vas Earthmoving Ltd displays Constructionline on its website.

What sectors does Vas Earthmoving Ltd work in?

Vas Earthmoving Ltd works in Infrastructure, Residential and Commercial.

When was Vas Earthmoving Ltd established?

Vas Earthmoving Ltd was incorporated on 2022-02-09.

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