GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR HOUSEBUILDERS

Helping you build foundations for happy homeowners

GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR HOUSEBUILDERS

Helping you build foundations for happy homeowners

TRUSTED BY LEADING HOUSEBUILDERS FOR 41 YEARS

Your customers are making the biggest investment of their lives

You don't take that for granted, and neither do we…

FOUNDATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE

We make groundworks transparent and predictable

So you can create communities people love to call home.

CUSTOMER CARE

Keep your customers smiling after they move in

You’ll always feel supported in keeping your customers happy:

  • 24/7 customer care with construction expertise

  • 100% of drainage issues resolved in 1 day

  • 82% of customer care issues resolved in 5 days

  • Fast response and communication - you’ll always get email reply within one hour of contacting us

  • Professional customer-facing communication to protect your hard-earned reputation

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Accident Frequency Rate (AFR)

82%

Customer Care Issues
Resolved Within 5 days

10%

Increase in quality scores since 2023

In an industry where the unexpected is expected, we bring you solutions
– not problems

Keep your projects moving forward with an expert team who spot and solve issues before they slow you down.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

Feel more certain of your cost-to-complete

Start your projects with confidence, with support from our expert pre-construction team.

  • Minimise your risk with transparent tenders that spell out exactly what is (and isn't) included

  • Maximise your margins with expert 3D modelling, earthworks analysis, muck management strategies and value engineering recommendations

  • Avoid overpaying for land with accurate groundworks and infrastructure budgets

  • Improve your build programming with expert civil engineering insights and practical sequencing. So you avoid additional costs and delays later on

ADOPTIONS GUARANTEE

Recover your bonds in months - not years

Let us liaise with Highway Authorities on your behalf to deliver:

  • Sites with under 100 homes: works to adoptable standard for maintenance within 3 months of legal completion

  • Sites with 100+ homes: works to an adoptable standard for maintenance within just 6 months of legal completion

So you can:

  • Improve your HBF scores

  • Support sales by maintaining attractive street scenes

  • Recover your bonds faster (and avoid monthly overrun charges)

LIVE PROJECT DATA

Track your most important project KPIs

See what’s going on across your sites with us - anytime, anywhere.  

Your dashboard lets you track the metrics that matter most to you - from customer care to quality and safety.

So it gets easier to report on your KPIs and make informed decisions — fast.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

We go to Lambe’s as experts in their field

“Lambe's are a very professional contractor. From health and safety to mental health in construction, through quality and customer care - they excel across the board.

They have an excellent preconstruction team. If we have something complicated we want sense-checked, we send it to Vince and his team for their professional insight. That knowledge and experience is why we go to them as experts in their field.”

– Adam Daniels, Divisional Chair, Vistry Group

Part of our promise to you is a well-run business that's here to stay

When you partner with Lambe’s, you're choosing a company committed to making a difference.

Our mission is to champion wellbeing and community in all we do.

Family-owned, with family values, delivering contracts from £500,000 to £30 million for more than 40 years

  • £103 million turnover in 2023

  • Contributing to our local communities through the Christy Lambe Foundation, raising £200k for mental health and homelessness action in 2024

  • Delivering an industry-leading employee wellbeing programme since 2018

  • Voted #1 Best Construction & Engineering Company & #8 Best Mid-Sized Company to Work For in the UK

  • £9.5 million invested in plant and technology in 2023

  • Hiring talent through Standing Tall, to help people who’ve experienced homelessness get back on their feet

Our impact

10

People hired through Standing Tall homelessness charity

17,700+

Paid hours for employers
hired through Standing Tall

£550k

Social value generated through inclusive recruitment

Hand your sites over with confidence

QUALITY

Deliver high-quality homes your customers can enjoy for a lifetime.

SAFETY

Keep your sites incident-free with people-first safety systems.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

A consistent and trusted partner

“M.Lambe Construction has delivered the full programme of groundworks and complex infrastructure requirements at Nightingale Quarter, which is our £175m redevelopment of the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary delivering 800 apartments, 125 houses, and an array of community amenities.

Since we broke ground at this 18.5-acre city centre site in 2019, M.Lambe Construction has been a consistent and trusted partner for Wavensmere Homes. The breadth of skillset, and the team's flexible approach has enabled us to deliver multiple phases concurrently - on time, on budget, and to our exacting quality standards.”

– Craig Gee, Construction Director, Wavensmere Homes

APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

Reach your potential with Lambe's apprenticeship scheme

You can go far in construction with the right support

As a Lambe's apprentice, you'll get:

  • One-to-one support from experienced mentors to help you build confidence and real-world skills

  • Industry-leading apprentice pay and fully-funded degree opportunities to earn while you learn

  • A caring team to cheer you on - and a company culture where your wellbeing is our priority

Are you our next apprentice success story?

  • Sean Butler, joined the business at 16 years old as our first ever apprentice, and marks his 40th year with the business in 2024.

  • And Sean's nephew, Jamie McMillan joined us as an apprentice this year...

  • Kane Gibbons joined as a graduate in 2014 and became a Director in 2021.

Ready for a more proactive groundworks partnership ?

  • "Lambe’s provide great technical advice and engineering guidance. I can’t fault them in terms of workmanship and quality.”


    – Carl Wilkinson, Director, Norse Homes

  • “Lambe’s customer care is fast and technically capable. So it’s not just us prioritising customer care. They’re all over it as well.”

    – Darren Hackett, Operations Director, Countryside Partnerships

  • Lambe's are professional, highly competent, and technically capable. Their standards are high, which is exactly what we want to achieve for our customers.

    – Tom Spink, Director, MyPad