Conquip
Conquip Engineering Group is a UK-based manufacturer and renter of construction lifting, excavation support, concrete handling, and site management equipment, serving groundworks, housebuilding, infrastructure, and built-environment contractors across the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersAlton, United Kingdom
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Conquip does
Conquip Engineering Group is a UK-headquartered manufacturer of construction lifting, handling, and site equipment operating under the Conquip brand. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of in-house products, including concrete skips, concrete washout systems, excavator attachments, excavation support (trench boxes, manhole boxes, drag boxes, hydraulic braces), forklift attachments, lifting equipment (cages, beams, grabs, slings), waste skips, and site management equipment (fuel, COSHH, stillage, dust control). Alongside the manufactured range, Conquip markets engineered solutions such as BulkX (advanced excavation methodology), CantiDeck (cantilevered crane loading platform), Shoring, Temporary Logistics Deck, and Temporary Propping, supported by pre-construction engineering and bespoke mechanical design services.
The business operates a dual-channel revenue model combining one-time equipment sales and recurring equipment hire/rental from eight UK depot locations (Alton HQ plus Stoke-on-Trent, Teesside, Taunton, Norwich, Uckfield, Fareham, Livingston), with after-sales revenue from Conquip Covered maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, spare parts, and compliance testing (including LOLER inspections). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; equipment is available for hire only, purchase only, or both. Distribution relies on FORS Gold accredited in-house transport and direct field sales to enterprise construction customers, with international operations in the US, Australia, and New Zealand via country-specific websites.
Customer segments are verticalised across Groundworks and Civils, Housebuilding, Infrastructure and Utilities, RC Frame and Built Environment, and Plant Hire. Named enterprise customers include Redrow (housebuilding site organisation and waste equipment) and Tata Steel UK (temporary works design for the Port Talbot low-carbon steelmaking project). The company is privately held, employs 51-100 staff, was founded in 2003, and is incorporated in the United Kingdom.
Conquip firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Conquip
- Legal name
- Conquip Engineering Group
- Website
- https://cqegroup.com/uk/
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Conquip Engineering Group is a UK-based manufacturer and renter of construction lifting, excavation support, concrete handling, and site management equipment, serving groundworks, housebuilding, infrastructure, and built-environment contractors across the UK, US, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Conquip industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Equipment Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)
- SIC
- Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Off-Highway Vehicle Cabs, Frames & Attachments Manufacturing (Cabs/Booms/Buckets/Implements) (IMACAFAL)
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Where Conquip is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Alton
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices8 records
Markets served
Conquip business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Direct sale of manufactured construction equipment including concrete skips, excavation support, lifting equipment, forklift attachments, and site management products
- Equipment Hire/Rental: Rental of equipment from manufacturer with competitive rates and delivery through FORS Gold accredited transport from multiple UK locations
- After-sales Services: Conquip Covered services including routine maintenance, servicing, repairs and refurbishment, spare parts, and compliance testing (LOLER inspections)
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Hire or Purchase options available for all equipment |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Conquip product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Conquip designs, manufactures, sells, and hires construction equipment and engineered solutions including concrete skips, concrete washout systems, excavator attachments, excavation support systems, forklift attachments, lifting equipment, site management products, and waste skips. The company combines in-house design and manufacturing with pre-construction engineering, custom equipment design, and after-sales services (Conquip Covered) covering maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, spare parts, and compliance testing. Products are available for purchase or hire with delivery from eight UK depots and operations extending to the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
Product overview
Conquip is a manufacturer of construction equipment and solutions serving the infrastructure, built environment, and utilities sectors. The company offers an integrated portfolio combining in-house design and manufacturing, equipment sales and rental, pre-construction engineering, custom equipment design, and comprehensive after-sales support. The product portfolio is organized into equipment categories (Concrete Skips, Concrete Washout, Excavator Attachments, Excavation Support, Forklift Attachments, Lifting Equipment, Site Management, Waste Skips, and Accessories), engineered solutions (BulkX, CantiDeck, Shoring, Temporary Logistics Deck, and Temporary Propping), and services (Conquip Covered after-sales, Pre-Construction Engineering, Custom Engineered Equipment, and Equipment Hire). Products are available for purchase or hire with delivery through FORS Gold accredited transport from seven UK locations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Concrete Skips A range of concrete skips for handling and pouring concrete on construction sites, including Autolock Blowout Skips, Concrete Skips with and without bale arm, Coneflow Skips, Forklift Skips, Twinflow Skips, and Upright Skips. Designed for construction companies and concrete pouring contractors needing safe and efficient concrete placement.
- Concrete Washout Systems Systems for managing concrete blowout, controlling waste, and enabling wastewater reuse on construction sites, including the Compact Concrete Washout Unit, Concrete Washout Frame, Concrete Washout System, Skip Washing Platform, and Skip Washing Drip Tray. Designed for construction sites needing environmental compliance and waste management.
- Excavator Attachments A range of excavator-mounted attachments including Bucket Boxes, Compaction Wheels, Forks, Lifting Platforms, Mechanical Pipe Lifters, Pile Scrapers, Pipe Laying Hooks, and Pouring Buckets. Designed for civil engineering and groundworks contractors needing versatile attachment solutions.
- Excavation Support Equipment A comprehensive range of excavation support equipment including Drag Boxes, Manhole Boxes, Trench Boxes, End Panels, Hydraulic Braces, Waler Frames, Manhole Shutters, Trench Struts, Davit Fall Arrest Systems, Edge Protection, Trench Sheets, Sheet Piles, and associated ancillaries. Designed for groundworks and civil engineering contractors needing safe trench, manhole, and excavation support.
- Forklift Attachments Forklift-mounted attachments including Autolock Tipping Skips, Block Grab Adaptors, Fork Extensions, Fork Mounted Hooks, Forklift Access Cages, Crane Arms, Tipping Skips, and Powerbrush Sweepers. Designed for construction sites and warehouses needing material handling versatility.
- Lifting Equipment A range of crane-suspended lifting equipment including Access Cages, Adjustable Lifting Beams, Block Grabs, Bulk Bag Lifting Frames, Crane Forks and Cages, Chain Slings, Gas Bottle Lifting Cages, Glass Lifting Frames, Goods Cages, IBC Lifting Frames, Kerb Grippers and Lifters, Manhole Ring Lifters, Mechanical Precast Grabs, Pipe Lifting Slings, Pod Lifting Frames, Rebar Lifting Cages, Rescue Cages, Shaft Access Platforms, and Stretcher Cages. Designed for construction and infrastructure projects needing safe load handling.
- Site Management Equipment Site management products including Formwork Racks, Boot Wash stations, Chain Storage Racks, COSHH Drum Stores and Cabinets, Dust Control Units, Fuel Bowsers, Fuel Eco-Hubs, Gas Bottle Cages, IBC Containers and Stands, Manhole Cover Plates, Post Stillages, Road Forms, Road Plates, Safety Stations, Site Storage Boxes, Site Traffic Podiums, Smart Fuel Tanks, Smoking Shelters, Stillages, Timber Bog Mats, and Wheel Wash systems. Designed for construction sites needing safety, environmental, and organisational solutions.
- Waste Skips A range of skips for material handling and waste collection on construction sites, including Boat Skips, Heavy-Duty Boat Skips, Circular Muck Skips, Cranelift Builders Skips, and Mortar Skips. Designed for construction waste handling and material transport.
- BulkX Advanced excavation methodology that increases the rate of dig operations while enhancing safety on construction sites. An engineered solution for groundworks and civil engineering projects.
- CantiDeck Temporary cantilevered crane loading platform enabling safe and efficient loading of materials and equipment into buildings, tunnels, shafts and structures during construction. An engineered solution for infrastructure and built environment projects.
- Shoring Solution Complete solution for shallow excavations including temporary works design, 3D modelling, and full range of shoring products. An engineered solution for groundworks contractors.
- Temporary Logistics Deck Adapted temporary works scheme serving as single span, pile supported, corner supported, bridge, gantry and vehicle deck. An engineered solution for construction site logistics.
- Temporary Propping Supporting large ground engineering projects with temporary excavation propping solutions for shallow to deep basements. An engineered solution for major construction projects.
- Conquip Covered: After-sales Service End-to-end after-sales services including routine maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, spare parts, compliance testing (LOLER inspections), training, helpdesk support, and a digital portal. Available to construction industry customers who purchase or hire Conquip equipment.
- Pre-Construction Engineering Early design and planning services for best practice collaboration and implementation leading to sustainable building processes. Available to construction project teams needing engineering design input at the pre-construction stage.
- Custom Engineered Equipment Bespoke mechanical engineering service developing and innovating tailor-made engineered solutions to help overcome on-site challenges with productivity and safety. Available to construction customers needing custom equipment solutions.
- Equipment Hire Rental services direct from manufacturer with competitive rates and FORS Gold accredited transport from seven UK locations. Covers the full product range for construction customers needing temporary equipment access.
Quantifiable outcome
- Increases rate of dig operations while enhancing safety (BulkX)
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Conquip
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Conquip technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Conquip partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Conquip competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Altrad: Altrad is a global industrial services and equipment provider with significant UK presence in scaffolding, access and temporary works, offering a broader portfolio of construction support solutions that overlap with Conquip's lifting and site management equipment.
- JCB: JCB is a major global construction equipment OEM with a broad range of excavators, telehandlers and attachments. Conquip's excavator attachments, forklift attachments and lifting equipment compete in adjacent categories served by JCB and its dealer network.
- Speedy Hire: Speedy Hire is a major UK-listed equipment rental company offering tools, plant and lifting equipment hire with nationwide depot coverage — overlapping with Conquip's hire/rental model but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
- Brandon Hire Station: Brandon Hire Station operates a UK national network of tool and equipment hire branches, competing with Conquip on plant and lifting equipment hire for construction and infrastructure customers.
- A-Plant (Sunbelt Rentals UK): A-Plant, part of Sunbelt Rentals (Ashtead Group), is a large UK plant and tool hire operator with national depot coverage, providing broader-line equipment hire that competes with Conquip on excavation support and lifting equipment.
- Sunbelt Rentals: Sunbelt Rentals is one of the largest equipment rental companies in North America and the UK (parent of A-Plant), providing a much broader equipment portfolio but competing directly on plant hire and lifting equipment sold/rented to construction customers.
Direct peers
- MGF: MGF is a UK specialist in excavation support equipment (trench boxes, manhole boxes, ground shoring) with hire and engineering design services, directly competing with Conquip's excavation support and temporary works offerings.
- Groundforce (Vp plc): Groundforce, the specialist excavation support and shoring division of Vp plc, is one of the most direct UK competitors to Conquip's excavation support, trench box and shoring product lines, serving the same groundworks and civils customer base.
- Mabey Hire: Mabey Hire provides temporary works equipment and propping solutions (including ground shoring, propping and formwork) across the UK, overlapping closely with Conquip's temporary propping, shoring and bulkX/CantiDeck engineering solutions.
- TPA Temporary Propping: TPA specialises in temporary propping and structural support solutions for construction, closely overlapping with Conquip's temporary propping, shoring and ground engineering solutions.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Conquip social profiles
Digital presenceConquip compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance20 records
Conquip financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Conquip leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Conquip funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Conquip M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Conquip
What does Conquip do?
Conquip designs, manufactures, sells, and hires construction equipment and engineered solutions including concrete skips, concrete washout systems, excavator attachments, excavation support systems, forklift attachments, lifting equipment, site management products, and waste skips. The company combines in-house design and manufacturing with pre-construction engineering, custom equipment design, and after-sales services (Conquip Covered) covering maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, spare parts, and compliance testing. Products are available for purchase or hire with delivery from eight UK depots and operations extending to the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
Is Conquip a public or private company?
Conquip is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Conquip founded?
Conquip was founded in 2003. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Conquip based?
Conquip is headquartered in Alton, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Conquip make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are equipment Hire/Rental and after-sales Services.
Who are Conquip's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Altrad, JCB, Speedy Hire, Brandon Hire Station, A-Plant (Sunbelt Rentals UK) and Sunbelt Rentals. Direct peers are MGF, Groundforce (Vp plc), Mabey Hire and TPA Temporary Propping.
Does Conquip have an API?
No public API is recorded for Conquip.
What industry is Conquip in?
Conquip's product category is Construction Equipment Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMACAFAL, Off-Highway Vehicle Cabs, Frames & Attachments Manufacturing (Cabs/Booms/Buckets/Implements). Its NAICS code is 333120 and its SIC code is 3531.