SEH Ipswich

What SEH Ipswich does

SEH Ipswich is a UK-based civil engineering contractor founded in 1971 and headquartered in Ipswich, Suffolk, operating exclusively across the East Anglia region. The company delivers projects ranging in value from £10,000 to £20 million, with up to ten schemes running concurrently, and serves a horizontally diversified client base that includes single house builders, blue chip housebuilders, local authorities, and industrial clients.

Its core offering spans six service lines: Housing & Groundworks, Deep Drainage, Roads/Infrastructure & Highways, Remediation, Industrial, and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI). Technical capabilities include specialist deep drainage installation to 10m depth, well-point de-watering, trenchless installation, bio-remediation and groundwater remediation, Section 278 highway works under NRSWA, and confined-space Anglian Water inspections. State-of-the-art earthworks and estimating software is used for bills of quantities and cost planning.

SEH Ipswich operates as a project-based, contract-driven contractor with no disclosed subscription or recurring revenue streams. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per project. It is a subsidiary of One Group Construction, a privately owned group with approximately £200m annual turnover and 600+ staff across construction and freight subsidiaries including Jackson Civils, SEHBAC, SEH French, Emmitt Plant, SEH Asphalt, Anchor Freight, SEH Developments, and Sandlings Properties. SEH Ipswich self-reports £20m in annual turnover and holds SMAS Worksafe, SafeContractor, and CHAS accreditations.

Name

SEH Ipswich

Legal name

SEH Ipswich

Website

https://sehipswich.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SEH Ipswich is a UK civil engineering contractor founded in 1971 in Ipswich, delivering projects from £10k to £20m across East Anglia for housebuilders, local authorities, and industrial clients, with specialist capabilities in deep drainage, highways, remediation, and groundworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Construction

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery & Restoration General Contracting (IMAFAAAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Groundworks construction
• Deep drainage installation
• Ground remediation services
• Adoptable infrastructure works

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipswich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Project Delivery: General civil engineering construction services undertaking projects ranging from £10k to £20m across multiple sectors including housing groundworks, deep drainage, roads and infrastructure, industrial, and remediation. Revenue is project-based and contract-driven.
2. Early Contractor Involvement Services: Pre-contract advisory and planning services to help clients achieve cost savings through early contractor involvement, including BOQ measurement, cost planning, and build-ability advice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SEH Ipswich is a civil engineering contractor delivering construction projects across six service sectors: Housing & Groundworks, Deep Drainage, Roads/Infrastructure/Highways, Remediation, Industrial Services, and Early Contractor Involvement. Projects range in value from £10,000 to £20 million and the company typically runs up to ten schemes concurrently across East Anglia, serving single house builders, blue chip house building organisations, local highway authorities, and industrial clients.

Product overview

SEH Ipswich is a civil engineering construction company offering a portfolio of specialized services across six core sectors. The company operates as a single unified service provider delivering projects ranging from £10k to £20m, typically managing up to ten schemes concurrently across East Anglia. The six service offerings are: Early Contractor Involvement (pre-contract advisory), Industrial Services, Remediation Services, Roads Infrastructure & Highways, Deep Drainage, and Housing & Groundworks. These services can be engaged individually or combined, with Early Contractor Involvement serving as an entry point to engage clients before specific project sectors are determined.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Pre-contract advisory service enabling clients to achieve cost savings through contractor expertise in BOQ measurement, programming, build-ability, cost planning, methodology, site waste management, and material selection.
• Industrial Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced landfill tax charges through specialist remediation services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• One Group ConstructioncoreOthersSEH Ipswich is part of One Group Construction, a privately owned group of construction and freight businesses operating across the UK. The group has an annual turnover of around £200 million and employs over 600 staff. Subsidiaries include Jackson Civils, SEHBAC, SEH French, Emmitt Plant, Sandlings Properties, SEH Asphalt, Anchor Freight, and SEH Developments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jackson Civils: Sister company within One Group Construction offering civil engineering services in overlapping geographies. Directly comparable as a UK civil contractor with shared group resources, plant, and tendering capabilities.
• CLC Contractors: UK civil engineering and groundworks contractor with strong regional presence serving house builders and infrastructure clients. Comparable in scale, project values, and early contractor involvement model.
• Breheny Group: East Anglia-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor delivering roads, infrastructure, drainage, and housing groundworks for blue-chip developers. Directly comparable in geography, service mix, and customer base.
• JN Bentley: Civil engineering contractor delivering water, infrastructure, and environmental projects across the UK. Comparable in utility infrastructure, drainage, and remediation service lines.
• SEH French: Sister subsidiary within One Group Construction providing civil engineering and construction services. Closely comparable in scale, services portfolio, and client mix within the same parent group.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan Sindall Infrastructure: UK construction and infrastructure group delivering highways, utilities, and civil engineering. Comparable services but with substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Morrison Construction (Galliford Try): Larger UK construction and infrastructure group delivering roads, utilities, and building projects. Comparable services portfolio but at materially larger scale and broader geography.
• VolkerFitzpatrick: Major UK civil engineering and building contractor with capabilities across infrastructure, rail, and highways. Overlaps with SEH's roads and infrastructure offering at larger scale.
• BAM Nuttall: Tier-one UK civil engineering contractor delivering highways, rail, utilities, and infrastructure. Comparable services but at significantly larger scale and national footprint.
• Balfour Beatty: Tier-one UK infrastructure group delivering highways, rail, utilities, and civil engineering. Overlaps heavily with SEH's service lines but operates at national and international scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sehipswich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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