External Works Contractor for Commercial and Industrial Sites Across the Midlands and North West England
Works & Infrastructure
MCT Facilities Group is an external works contractor delivering surfacing, civil works, drainage, utilities, and grounds maintenance for commercial, industrial, and care sites across Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester, and the surrounding Midlands and North West England. As a civil works and site infrastructure contractor, we plan every project around live operations, with full HSE compliance and materials chosen for long-term durability.
Key Takeaways
- External works services covering five areas: surfacing and paving, civil works, external utilities and drainage, grounds maintenance, and site surveys.
- Work planned around live operational sites, so car parks, access roads, and yards stay usable while work is carried out.
- Safety managed through site-specific risk assessments and method statements on every project, with materials chosen for long-term durability.
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited, with electrical elements of external works supported by our NICEIC approved contractor status.
- Working relationships with organisations including Towerview Care, Roger Bullivant, M Core / LCP UK, and Hortons.
What Is External Works Contractor?
MCT delivers exterior works infrastructure for commercial and industrial sites, split into three areas: Groundworks, External Maintenance, and Parking & Access Areas. As an external works contractor, we cover everything outside the main building structure, car parks, access roads, drainage, fencing, site utilities, and external paving. This is separate from our internal facilities management and M&E work, this service is about the ground, surfaces, and infrastructure around a site, not the building itself.
Whether it’s a single car park resurfacing job or a larger civil works and drainage scheme, the same three things matter on every project: the site keeps operating while we work, safety is managed properly rather than assumed, and what we install is built to last.
Who We Support
- Facilities managers need external works carried out without shutting down site access.
- Property and estates managers need consistent standards for car parks and access areas across a portfolio.
- Industrial site managers need civil works and surfacing that can handle heavy vehicle traffic and loading.
- Care home operators need external maintenance carried out without disrupting residents or visitors.
How a Project Runs
- Site survey. We assess existing surfacing, drainage, and civil infrastructure and record its condition before quoting.
- Scope and safety planning. We agree the scope, phase it around live site operations, and prepare the site-specific risk assessment and method statement.
- Delivery. Our teams carry out the work directly, with traffic and pedestrian management in place where the site needs it.
- Sign off. We confirm the work meets the agreed specification and provide the safety and completion documentation.
- Ongoing maintenance. Where needed, we set up a grounds maintenance schedule to keep the site in condition afterwards.
What We Commonly Find During a Site Survey
Drainage that can’t cope with current surface water volumes. We often find standing water, undersized drainage runs, or blocked gullies, usually because the surfaced area has grown over the years without the drainage being upgraded to match. We check the condition and capacity of what’s there before recommending a fix, rather than assuming a bigger pipe is the answer.
Surfacing patched rather than properly repaired. Repeated small patches usually cost more over time than one proper resurfacing job, and tend to fail again within a season.
Access routes creating a safety risk. Potholes, poor drainage, and worn line marking on car parks and access roads are a common safety issue that routine inspections miss.
What Determines the Cost
The main factors are the size of the area, the condition of what’s already there, whether drainage or civil works are needed alongside surfacing, access restrictions, and whether work needs to be phased around live operations or requires traffic management. We survey before We quote because two sites of a similar size can need very different amounts of work underneath the surface.
External Works by Sector
Industrial sites
heavy vehicle traffic means hardstanding, drainage capacity, and yard durability matter more than they do elsewhere.
Care homes
resident and visitor safety comes first, so access routes get maintained with minimal disruption to an occupied environment. This is the sector our work with Towerview Care sits in.
Retail
customer parking and trading hours shape how work gets phased, usually in stages rather than closing access all at once.
Offices
car park and access maintenance planned around staff and visitor traffic.
Selected Clients and Sectors
Towerview Care
External access routes and grounds maintenance planned around an occupied care site, kept usable for residents and visitors throughout.
Roger Bullivant
Civil works and site infrastructure suited to active construction and industrial sites.
M Core / LCP UK
Consistent external works standards applied across multiple managed commercial sites.
Hortons
External works support delivered as part of a wider facilities management relationship.
Where We Provide External Works
Based in Burton-on-Trent, MCT Facilities Group provides external works across the West Midlands, East Midlands, and North West, with dedicated coverage in the following areas:
| Region | Core City | Surrounding Areas Covered |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | Birmingham | Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley |
| East Midlands | Nottingham | Derby, Mansfield, Beeston, Arnold |
| North West England | Manchester | Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Oldham |
Our Exterior Works Infrastructure Services
MCT delivers exterior works infrastructure through three connected services, covering everything from below-ground works to the finished surface and its upkeep. Each one is carried out by our own teams, so a project can move from groundworks through to ongoing maintenance without switching contractors.
Groundworks
Excavation, sub-base preparation, civil works, and external utilities and drainage, installed ahead of surfacing or as part of a wider site infrastructure scheme.
Parking & Access Areas
Car park and access road surfacing, resurfacing, pothole repair, and line marking, built to handle regular commercial and industrial traffic.
External Maintenance
Ongoing upkeep of external areas, including grounds maintenance, debris clearance, and site surveys and inspections to catch problems before they become bigger works.
Whether the job is a single car park repair or a larger scheme running from groundworks through to long-term maintenance, the same three things apply throughout: the site keeps operating while we work, safety is managed properly rather than assumed, and what we install is built to last.
What Makes MCT Different
- Zero disruption to live operational sites, with work phased and timed around the business, not the other way round.
- Safety managed through site-specific risk assessments and method statements, not assumed compliance.
- Built for long-term durability, based on the condition and traffic loading found during the survey.
- One contractor across five service areas, instead of separate suppliers for surfacing, drainage, and grounds maintenance.
- Accredited and vetted. CHAS and Constructionline cover our contracting standards, and NICEIC approved contractor status covers the electrical elements of external works, such as external lighting.
Strengthen Your Site from the Outside In
End to End Exterior Works & Infrastructure Service
Have a Question?
Got a question? Our team is ready to provide the answers and guidance you need.
Yes. We scope projects from a single car park repair through to larger civil works, drainage, and surfacing schemes, resourced according to the size of the job.
Every project runs with a site-specific risk assessment and method statement agreed before work starts, along with traffic or pedestrian management where the site needs it, and documentation provided on completion.
Yes. Based in Burton-on-Trent, we provide external works across the West Midlands, East Midlands, and North West England, with dedicated coverage in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Manchester.
Yes. We survey the site first so the quote reflects the actual condition of the ground, drainage, and surfacing rather than a guess based on size alone.
Yes. We phase work around business operations, including staff, visitor, and delivery access, so the site stays usable for as much of the project as possible.
Yes. This is agreed at the scoping stage, and can include working in sections, outside peak hours, or around specific access points that need to stay open.
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