Groundworks & Construction · Co. Carlow
Solid ground for every build
Excavation, drainage, foundations, external works and site finishing for developers, main contractors and private clients across Carlow and the surrounding counties. Planned properly, built to level and handed over on programme — with one team accountable from first dig to final handover.
Who We Are
The below-ground work that decides how the rest of your build goes
Everything built above ground depends on what happens below it. Shane Blanche Groundworks takes on the substructure as a single package — site clearance, excavation, drainage, foundations and external works — so there is one contractor accountable for the levels, the falls and the finish, and nobody left pointing at anybody else.
We work as a groundworks subcontractor alongside main contractors and developers, and directly for private clients on extensions, self-builds, driveways and treatment systems. The approach does not change: plan the work carefully, resource it properly, and keep you informed from the first quotation to the day the site is handed back.
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What We Do
What we can take off your hands
Nine core disciplines covering a project from the first strip of topsoil through to a finished surface and a seeded lawn — all under one contract.
Groundworks
A complete groundworks package that takes your site from stripped ground to a level, load-ready platform — with one team accountable for all of it.
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Excavation
Bulk and detailed excavation carried out with the right machine for your access, your ground conditions and the tolerances you need to hit.
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Site Preparation & Clearance
Clearing, grubbing up and levelling ground so your project starts on a safe, workable site instead of losing days to it later.
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Drainage
Foul and surface water drainage laid to falls, tested and backfilled correctly the first time — so it passes inspection and stays passed.
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Foundations
Strip, trench fill, pad and raft foundations excavated and poured to your engineer's detail, ready for inspection.
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Concrete & External Works
Slabs, hardstanding, kerbing, driveways and access roads finished to a standard that still looks right years later.
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Tanks & Treatment Systems
Supply and installation of precast tanks and wastewater treatment systems, including units similar to those manufactured by Corcoran Precast.
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Landscaping & Lawns
Finishing the site properly — topsoil, seeded or turfed lawns, edging, planting beds and the hard landscaping around them.
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Demolition
Controlled demolition of outbuildings, structures and hardstanding, with material removed and the site handed back clean.
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Why Choose Us
Built on getting the basics right, every time
Reliable Project Delivery
Work is planned, resourced and sequenced so your programme keeps moving. You always know who is on site and exactly what is being done.
Quality Workmanship
Levels checked, falls right, backfill done properly. The parts nobody ever sees are the parts that decide whether the rest of the build behaves.
Experienced Approach
Real construction knowledge applied to ground conditions, access and buildability before the first machine arrives — so problems are solved on paper, not on your budget.
Professional Equipment
Machinery matched to the site and the task, so the dig is accurate, the ground is left workable and you are not paying for over-excavation.
Clear Communication
Straight answers on scope, timing and cost — at quotation stage and every day the job is running. No surprises at the end.
Commercial & Private Capability
Equally at home as a groundworks subcontractor on a main contractor's site or working directly for a private client on their own project.
Recent Work
Recent projects
Commercial
Commercial Development Groundworks
Full below-ground package for a commercial development, from reduced level dig through to slab-ready formation.
Residential
New Build Housing Plots
Foundations, drainage and substructure blockwork across a run of new build plots, handed over ready for bricklayers.
Drainage
Surface Water Drainage Scheme
Installation of a surface water drainage scheme including chambers, soakaways and connection to the existing network.
How We Work
From first call to handover, without the guesswork
- 01
Get in Touch
Send us the project details — location, the type of work, and any drawings you already have. It takes five minutes.
- 02
Discuss the Work
We talk through scope, access, ground conditions and timing so nothing is assumed and nothing is missed.
- 03
Quotation & Planning
You receive a clear quotation setting out exactly what is included, with the works planned around your programme.
- 04
Complete the Work
The agreed works are carried out to standard and the site is handed back clean, level and ready for the next stage.
FAQs
Questions we are asked most
Cannot see what you need? Call us or send an enquiry — you will get a straight answer from someone who knows the work.
Planning a groundworks or construction project?
Tell us what you are building and where. We will talk it through honestly, explain exactly what is involved, and put a clear, no-obligation quotation in front of you.