Excavation
Manual and mechanical excavation for telecoms, utilities and civils projects. Experienced operatives who get the job done safely and efficiently.
Excavation carried out properly, by people who know what they're doing
Excavation is the foundation of every civils project — and it's also where programmes can lose time and money if it's not handled right. Poor ground assessment, incorrect technique, inadequate backfill or failure to properly hand-dig around live services all create downstream problems that cost more to fix than they would have to prevent.
MTH Contracts provides excavation teams who carry out both manual and mechanical work depending on what the ground and programme calls for. We're NRSWA-qualified for streetworks environments and we flag issues rather than working around them.
What our excavation teams deliver
From single trenches to sustained multi-site programmes — done safely and efficiently.
Open-cut trenching
For duct, cable and pipe installation across all soil types
Hand-digging around services
Around live services where mechanical plant can't go
Mechanical excavation
Mini-diggers and full plant where the programme allows
Backfill & compaction
To the required standard so reinstatement holds
Spoil removal
Coordinated clearance so sites keep moving
Streetworks excavation
With full Chapter 8 traffic management in place
Trench support
Shoring and support where ground conditions require it
Emergency response
Fast mobilisation for network outages and burst mains
Working on a programme that needs this?
Call or send a quick enquiry — we come back the same day.
What this means for your programme
- Ground assessed before excavation begins — no surprises from existing services
- Hand-digging used correctly around live services — not skipped to save time
- Backfill compacted to standard so reinstatement holds long-term
- Traffic management in place before work starts on any streetworks site
What you can expect from our teams
Experience on the tools
Our excavation operatives have years of hands-on experience across telecoms, utilities and civils environments. They know what careful, efficient excavation looks like — and they deliver it consistently.
Programme-focused approach
We understand that excavation delays cascade through the entire programme. Our teams work at pace, flag issues early, and don't leave sites half-done.
Safe systems of work
RAMS are provided for every job. Our operatives work to agreed safe systems, particularly around live services where hand-digging protocols are non-negotiable.
Other services you may need
Talk to us about your excavation requirement
Whether it's a one-off trench or an ongoing programme — tell us what you need and we'll tell you how we can help.
"We reply to every enquiry. If we can't help, we'll tell you straight — and often point you in the right direction."