Landscaping & External Works
The external environment around the building — hard and soft landscaping, surfacing, boundaries and finishes that make a completed building look finished. Delivered alongside the trades inside, so handover is the whole site, not just the shell.
The full external scope,
self-delivered.
Hard landscaping
- Paving, paths & patios
- Block, flag & resin surfaces
- Steps, ramps & retaining
- Decking & terraces
Soft landscaping
- Planting, beds & turfing
- Topsoil & ground prep
- Trees, hedging & screening
- Irrigation & establishment
Surfacing & access
- Car parks & hardstanding
- Roads, footpaths & cycleways
- Permeable paving & drainage
- Line marking & signage
Boundaries & features
- Walls, fencing & gates
- Railings & balustrades
- Kerbing & edgings
- Street furniture & lighting
From levels to handover —
and beyond.
- 01
Survey & setting-out
We survey the existing ground, take levels and set out the scheme — confirming falls, drainage runs and tie-ins before a spade goes in, so the finished levels work first time.
- 02
Design & specification
We develop a landscape architect’s design through to construction, or specify the package ourselves — materials, build-ups and detailing chosen to meet the brief, the budget and the standards.
- 03
Ground prep & sub-bases
Excavation, formation, sub-bases and edge restraints — the unseen work that decides whether paving and surfacing last. Built to BS 7533, with permeable build-ups where SuDS demands them.
- 04
Hard landscaping & surfacing
Paving, surfacing, kerbing, walls, fencing and street furniture self-delivered by our own teams — sequenced around the trades inside so the external package never holds up handover.
- 05
Soft landscaping & handover
Topsoil, planting, turf and trees installed to BS 4428, then an establishment period to nurse the planting in — followed by a clean handover with maintenance records and as-builts.
Built to the codes that
last outside.
The standards we build to
- BS 7533 — paving & block surfacing
- BS 8500 — concrete specification
- BS 4428 & BS 5837 — soft landscaping & trees near construction
- BS 1722 — fencing systems
- CIRIA SuDS Manual (C753) & Building Regs Part M
- CDM 2015 across every package
Backed by AMPM Group
- The Group’s accreditations behind every job
- 29 years of group trading history, since 1997
- One project manager accountable per programme
- Coordinated as the final external package on fit-out, refurb & new-build
- PQQ and reference packs on request
Where external works
finish the job.
We deliver landscaping and external-works packages across London and the South East — including Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and Berkshire — for direct clients, Tier-1 main contractors and blue-chip FM providers.
Where the work
is coming from.
External completion and landscaping packages on fit-out, refurbishment and new-build schemes — the works that turn a finished building into a finished site.
Groundworks work, in the field.
Groundworks · LandscapingPublic realm — London
Hard and soft landscaping to the external public realm of a commercial building.
Groundworks · Hard landscapingCourtyard — Surrey
Paving, planting and boundary works to a refurbished office courtyard.
Groundworks · SurfacingCar park — Kent
Surfacing, kerbing and external finishes to a refreshed car park and approach.
Representative of the Groundworks work we are set up to deliver. Named, full-format case studies follow as projects complete — PQQ references available on request.
External-works questions,
answered.
Do you cover both hard and soft landscaping?
Yes. We self-deliver the full external scope — paving, surfacing, kerbing, walls, fencing and street furniture on the hard side, and topsoil, planting, turf and trees on the soft side — as one coordinated package to BS 7533 and BS 4428.
Do you handle external drainage, SuDS and permeable paving?
Yes. We design and build surface-water drainage as part of the external works — including permeable paving and SuDS features detailed to the CIRIA SuDS Manual (C753) — so the surfacing and the drainage are delivered by one team.
Do you maintain planting after install?
Yes. New planting and turf are installed to BS 4428, then carried through a defined establishment period — watering, weeding, replacement of failures and care of trees set out to BS 5837 — so the soft landscaping is established, not just planted, at handover.
Can you work on occupied or live sites?
Yes. Much of our external work is phased around live, occupied buildings — out-of-hours access, segregated routes and protected pedestrian flows under CDM 2015 — so the site stays open while we work.
Do you help with biodiversity net gain and planning landscape conditions?
Yes. We deliver the landscape works that discharge planning conditions and support biodiversity net-gain commitments — native planting, habitat features and the records to evidence them — alongside the landscape architect and ecologist where one is appointed.
Which areas do you cover?
We deliver landscaping and external works across London and the South East, including Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and Berkshire. Send us the site address and we’ll arrange a survey.
Related across
AMPM Building Services.
One contractor,
four service lines.
Scope, programme,
stage — send it over.
A named contact, not a sales team, comes back within 24 hours. Include the package, programme and stage if you can.