Groundworks & Excavation
- Site clearance and reduced-level excavation
- Formation of working platforms
- Sub-base preparation
- Service trenches and cable routes
- Excavation within operational sites
EV Charging Infrastructure / UK-Wide
EV Charging Groundworks & Civil Engineering
Specialist enabling works for rapid, ultra-rapid and destination charging installations across commercial, industrial, retail and public-sector sites.
Operating AreaNationwide, United Kingdom
ExperienceDelivering Since 2014
ClientsContractors, Authorities & Developers
EnvironmentNew-Build & Live Sites
EV Infrastructure Experience
The civil engineering behind reliable charging networks
Durkan & Sons Ltd has delivered specialist groundworks and civil engineering for electric vehicle charging infrastructure since 2014.
Our teams provide the enabling works required before chargers and electrical equipment can be installed. This includes excavation, reinforced concrete bases, equipment plinths, duct routes, draw pits, drainage, car-park alterations and finished external works.
ExcavationTrenches, routes and platforms
RC BasesChargers and equipment plinths
DuctingCables, draw pits and crossings
ReinstatementBays, paving and surfacing
Scope of Works
Complete enabling works for EV installations
Coordinated civil engineering from initial excavation through to equipment foundations, below-ground electrical infrastructure and finished charging bays.
RC Bases & Foundations
Accurately constructed concrete infrastructure supporting chargers and electrical equipment.
- Reinforced concrete charger bases
- Equipment plinths and foundations
- Concrete slabs and hardstandings
- Equipment setting out
- Reinforcement and formwork
Ducting & Cable Infrastructure
- Electrical ducting and cable routes
- Draw pits and inspection chambers
- Service trenching and utility crossings
- Coordination with electrical contractors and DNO requirements
- Backfilling and reinstatement
Drainage & External Works
Site alterations integrating new charging equipment into existing and new-build environments.
- Surface-water drainage
- Kerbing, edgings and charging bays
- Tarmac and block-paving reinstatement
- Car-park alterations
- Road markings and finishing works
Live Operational Sites
Safe installation without unnecessary disruption
Retail parks, fuel stations, healthcare facilities, industrial premises and public sites often remain operational throughout construction. Access, temporary routes, excavation phasing and contractor interfaces are planned around the people and businesses using the site.
Sequenced Excavations
Work areas are planned to maintain access and limit the amount of open excavation.
Operational Continuity
Pedestrian, customer, delivery and emergency routes remain central to the delivery plan.
Trade Coordination
Civils are coordinated with charger installers, electrical contractors, DNOs and site teams.
Controlled Reinstatement
Surfacing, paving, kerbs and markings are completed as an integrated package.
Where We Work
Experience across operational environments
EV projects vary in scale and setting, but each requires accurate below-ground coordination and reliable reinstatement.
Retail Parks
Charging bays and infrastructure delivered around customer access and trading operations.
Business Premises
Workplace and fleet-charging civils for offices, depots and commercial developments.
Industrial Facilities
Robust infrastructure for operational yards, logistics sites and manufacturing environments.
Fuel & Service Sites
Phased groundworks around live vehicle movements and customer circulation.
Healthcare Sites
Careful planning where continuous access and operational resilience are essential.
Authority Locations
Charging infrastructure supporting public estates, car parks and local transport strategies.
Delivery Evidence
From below-ground civils to finished bays
Completed charging equipment and live-site ducting works from Durkan & Sons EV infrastructure projects.
Coordinated Delivery
Built around the installation programme
Our civil engineering teams work with the electrical contractor and wider project team so bases, ducts, chambers, drainage and final levels are delivered in the correct sequence.
Explore our wider groundworks and civil engineering services.
Survey & Scope
Review layouts, levels, services, access and interfaces before work begins.
Excavate & Form
Create trenches, platforms, bases, chambers and drainage infrastructure.
Enable Installation
Protect routes and coordinate handover points with the electrical team.
Reinstate & Finish
Complete bays, kerbs, paving, surfacing and markings to the agreed standard.
Planning an EV charging installation or hub?
Send our team your layouts, civils scope or tender enquiry for an initial review.
