Chasetown Civil Engineering

What Chasetown Civil Engineering does

Chasetown Civil Engineering Ltd is a UK-based civil engineering contractor founded in 1974 by Noel Sweeney and headquartered in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The company delivers groundworks, highways, earthworks, drainage, environmental engineering, and urban development services, operating as the infrastructure arm of the family-owned Tara Group alongside housebuilder Cameron Homes and social housing specialist Keon Homes.

The company self-delivers across the full civil engineering value chain using an in-house plant fleet equipped with 3D excavator systems and Leica machine control, supplemented by drone-based point-cloud surveying for terrain assessment and materials planning. Service delivery spans six lines (Highways & Infrastructure, Environmental Engineering, Excavation & Earthworks, Groundworks, Drainage & Flood Management, and Urban Development), with technical depth in complex ground conditions including former landfill and open-cast mining sites, Section 278 highway works, and sustainable drainage systems.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracting on tendered bids and framework agreements with national housebuilders (Miller Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Bloor, Bovis, Redrow, Countryside Partnerships/Vistry), private developers (Clowes, Nurton), housing associations (Wrekin Housing Group), and government bodies (Defence Infrastructure Organisation, West Northamptonshire Council). Contract values range from approximately £400k to £59m, with the geographic focus concentrated in the Midlands region of England. The business is held within Tara Developments Limited, retains family ownership following Noel Sweeney's death in 2020, and operates with ISO 9001/14001/45001, CHAS accreditation, and Gold membership of The 5% Club.

Name

Chasetown Civil Engineering

Legal name

Chasetown Civil Engineering Ltd

Website

https://chasetowncivil.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Chasetown Civil Engineering is a Midlands-based civil engineering contractor delivering groundworks, highways, earthworks, drainage, and environmental services for residential developers, local authorities, and government clients, operating as part of the family-owned Tara Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Groundworks construction
• Highways infrastructure
• Earthworks excavation
• Drainage management

Headquarters

HQ city

Burntwood

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Civil Engineering Project Contracts: Revenue generated through direct contracts for civil engineering services including groundworks, highways, earthworks, drainage, and infrastructure. Projects range from £400k to £59m contract values. Clients include national housebuilders, local authorities, and developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chasetown Civil Engineering is a UK-based civil engineering contractor delivering groundworks, highways, earthworks, drainage, environmental engineering, and urban development services for residential and public infrastructure projects. The company primarily serves national housebuilders, housing developers, local authorities, and government clients across the Midlands region of England, with contract values ranging from approximately £400k to £59m.

Product overview

Chasetown Civil Engineering is a civil engineering services company offering six core service lines: Highways & Infrastructure, Environmental Engineering, Excavation & Earthworks, Groundworks, Drainage & Flood Management, and Urban Development. The company delivers these services across residential, commercial, and public infrastructure projects, primarily working with developers, local authorities, and national housebuilders throughout the Midlands region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Highways & Infrastructure

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero Harm achieved on major projects including Bourne Street, Priorslee Telford, Norwood Relief Road, and Salisbury Plain
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Cameron HomescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2026Cameron Homes is a sister company within Tara Group. Chasetown Civil Engineering provides groundworks services for Cameron Homes residential developments. This integrated approach enables seamless project delivery from land acquisition through to completed homes. Cameron Homes recently engaged Chasetown for groundworks on the £40m Hawksley Rise development in Nottinghamshire.
• Keon HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeon Homes is a sister company within Tara Group, established in 2018. Chasetown provides groundworks and civil engineering services for Keon Homes residential developments including social housing, private sale, and private rental sector projects. The partnership enables integrated delivery across the group's housing operations.
• Miller HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner for residential infrastructure projects. Chasetown has delivered multiple major projects for Miller Homes including the £40.8m Priorslee Telford development (513 plots) and £11.2m Norwood Relief Road. Projects have achieved recognition including the Miller Homes National H&S Award.
• Countryside Partnerships (Vistry Group)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for residential development projects. Chasetown delivered the £4.2m Bourne Street project redeveloping a former open-cast coal mine and landfill site into a residential community for Countryside Partnerships.
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for major defence housing project. Chasetown delivered the £59m Salisbury Plain project constructing 917 military homes across three barracks, believed to be the fastest residential build in Europe at the time.
• West Northamptonshire CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner for infrastructure adoption. The Norwood Relief Road constructed by Chasetown has been adopted by West Northamptonshire Council as part of the Northampton North West Ring Road.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan Sindall Group: UK-listed construction and regeneration group with a substantial civil engineering division delivering infrastructure, highways, and utilities. Overlaps with Chasetown in core civil engineering services but operates nationally and at significantly larger scale.
• Skanska UK: Major international contractor with a significant UK civil engineering and infrastructure business. Overlaps with Chasetown in highways, earthworks, and public-sector infrastructure delivery but operates across multiple regions and asset classes.
• Galliford Try: UK-listed housebuilder and infrastructure group with a strong groundworks and civil engineering arm serving its own developments and external clients. Comparable in residential infrastructure focus and integration between groundworks and housebuilding, though far larger and nationally diversified.
• Balfour Beatty: One of the UK's largest infrastructure contractors, delivering highways, rail, and utilities projects. Comparable in highways and civil engineering delivery, but operates nationally and at far greater scale than Chasetown's Midlands-focused business.

Direct peers

• McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd: Mid-sized UK civil engineering and groundworks contractor headquartered in the West Midlands. Directly comparable to Chasetown in scale, regional Midlands focus, and core services spanning highways, earthworks, drainage, and groundworks for residential and public-sector clients.
• JN Bentley: Civil engineering contractor operating across the UK on water, environmental, and infrastructure projects. Similar in self-delivery civil engineering model, mix of utility and infrastructure clients, and reliance on skilled in-house plant and engineering resources.
• C Spencer Ltd: Midlands-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor serving residential developers and public-sector clients. Closely comparable in size, regional base, and core offering of earthworks, drainage, and highways for housebuilding and infrastructure projects.
• Barhale Holdings: UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor working across water, transport, energy, and built environment. Comparable to Chasetown in delivering trenching, earthworks, drainage, and highways under self-delivery contracts for public and private clients.

Regional players

• Bowmer + Kirkland: Privately held UK construction and civil engineering group with strong Midlands/Northern England presence. Comparable in delivering enabling infrastructure, groundworks, and highways for major residential and commercial schemes, though with a wider building construction portfolio.
• M J Gleeson Group: UK housebuilder and land developer with in-house civils capability, focused on the Midlands and North of England. Comparable regional concentration and integration between land acquisition, groundworks, and home delivery, though smaller and more housebuilder-tilted than Chasetown.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chasetown-civil-engineering-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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