Blackwell Earthmoving Limited

Blackwell Earthmoving: Delivering Excellence in Earthworks for 70 Years

Blackwell Earthmoving is one of the UK’s largest and well-known earthworks contractors.

Our mission is for Blackwell Earthmoving to be the specialist earthworks contractor of choice within UK major infrastructure – a mission we live every day as we move the earth on leading infrastructure projects.

This approach has helped us undertake the earthmoving for numerous large-scale projects across the UK, including motorway development, Heathrow T5, HS1 & HS2 and the Sizewell C Nuclear Power station development.

We were established in 1956, and for over 70 years, we’ve been the driving force in UK infrastructure earthmoving. Since 2016, we’ve been providing our earthmoving services as part of Hargreaves Services plc.

Blackwell is synonymous within the industry with major and complex earthmoving. Blackwell has worked, at some point in our 70+ years, with just about every major civil engineering contractor and client.

We provide our services in accordance with our company values: Respectful, Responsible, Resilient & Relentless.

Respectful - we emphasise the wellbeing of those whom we encounter by understanding and recognising the sensitivies and values of other project parties, stakeholders and our people.
Responsible - we share ownership and accountability for project outcomes at strategic, corporate and individual levels by engendering a collaborative, honest and transparent approach.
Resilient - we ensure that we perseverse when challenges and obstacles arise.
Relentless - we adopt a high energy, delivery-focused approach throughout the lifecycle of the project without faltering.

Why Choose Blackwell?

Unmatched Specialist Expertise: 70 years of experience in earthmoving in highways, energy, and major infrastructure projects.

Modern Fleet & Technology: Over 250 items of heavy earthmoving equipment including Europe’s largest fleet of 60 tonne articulated dump trucks.

Safety: Committed to raising the bar and leading the Industry with our PoVPi approach.
Sustainability: Committed to carbon-free earthworks by 2040.
Plc Backing: Blackwell benefits enormously from the strength of our parent company, Hargreaves Services plc.

What We Do

We provide our earthmoving services to public and private sector clients, normally as a subcontractor to the UK’s leading civil engineering contractors, in all infrastructure sectors including highways, railways, aviation, water and energy.