NRSWA-accredited contractor for reinstatement, tarmac, road surfacing, concreting, and utility works across Hertfordshire, London, and the South East. Constructionline Gold, Achilles, CHAS, and ISO triple-certified. Tender-ready and family-run since 1980.

Highway and Utility Works
for Local Authorities & Councils

Accredited
NRSWA + Constructionline Gold
Tender-ready accreditation stack
1980
Family-run since
NRSWA
Street works approved
PQQ-ready
Constructionline, Achilles, CHAS
6
Counties covered
About This Industry

A capable partner for council highway and utility schemes

McFadden Utilities is a contractor based in Hertfordshire, delivering reinstatement, tarmac, road surfacing, groundworks, concreting, and utility works across London and the South East for over 40 years. We are actively building our local authority pipeline and welcome conversations with council procurement teams, highway maintenance managers, and framework managers about upcoming tenders, framework opportunities, and reactive schemes.

Our accreditation stack is built for public sector qualification. NRSWA for all street works and public highway operations. Constructionline Gold, Achilles (ID 00019964), CHAS, ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, EUSR, and Cyber Essentials. That combination covers the standard PQQ requirements for local authority framework applications and individual scheme tenders across the South East.

On the technical side, our reinstatement work is delivered to SROH (Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways) and follows HAUC(UK) guidance on street works safety and quality. Our teams are CSCS-qualified and work to Chapter 8 highway works standards for traffic management. We are approved installers of Magma Ironworks cold lay products (Meon UK’s PatchMaster H570 for carriageway, H575 for footway, and UltraCrack L270 for crack repair) which are increasingly adopted by councils for reactive pothole and footway maintenance where rapid mobilisation and minimal disruption matter.

Local authority work sits well with our teams. The accreditations are in place, the techniques are familiar, and we are ready to engage with councils looking for a reliable regional contractor.

Paul McFadden, Director

Our home is Hertfordshire, with teams covering London, Surrey, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, and the wider South East. The six-county patch covers most of the South East’s unitary authority and county council areas. We travel further for longer schemes and framework delivery.

Family-run since 1980. All crews, plant, insurance, and paperwork are in-house. For a council procurement or highway maintenance team looking for a regional contractor with a full accreditation stack ready for framework or tender work, we welcome the conversation.

Our accreditations

  • NRSWA accredited operatives for street works
  • Constructionline Gold
  • Achilles ID 00019964
  • CHAS registered
  • ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001
  • WIRS accredited Self-Lay Provider (LRQA)
  • WIAPS, Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme
  • NERS Self-Lay Electric, currently being re-assessed
  • CSCS cardholders (field teams)
  • EUSR registered and Cyber Essentials
Freshly laid asphalt surface course being completed around ironwork on a highways scheme.
What We Deliver

Highway and utility services
for local authorities & councils

Services we deliver today and are ready to tender on for council schemes. Reactive, planned maintenance, framework, and capital project formats all in scope.

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Where We Work

Council coverage across the South East

Based in Hertfordshire with teams covering Greater London, Surrey, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, and the wider South East. Six counties is our standard working patch, covering most of the South East’s unitary authority and county council areas. For longer schemes or framework delivery we travel further.

Hertfordshire London Surrey Essex Cambridgeshire Berkshire

Local authority FAQs

The questions council procurement teams, highway managers, and framework managers ask us most.

We deliver highway and utility works across the South East. That covers carriageway and footway reinstatement, tarmac and road surfacing, concreting and kerbing, block paving, groundworks, utility trenching, drainage, reactive pothole repair using cold lay techniques, and Section 278 highway works on development schemes. We work to SROH specification and HAUC(UK) guidance on all street works.

Yes. Our accreditation stack is set up for PQQ (pre-qualification questionnaire) and ITT (invitation to tender) responses. We hold NRSWA, Constructionline Gold, Achilles (ID 00019964), CHAS, ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, EUSR, and Cyber Essentials. Insurance, financial detail, company policies, and reference work are all available on request. We are actively reviewing framework opportunities and reactive tenders across our six-county patch. If your council is running a tender, framework refresh, or mini-competition where regional capability and full accreditations matter, please get in touch.

The tender-relevant stack: NRSWA accredited operatives for all street works in the public highway, Constructionline Gold, Achilles (ID 00019964), CHAS, and ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 across quality, environmental, and health and safety. Supporting accreditations include WIRS (self-lay water, via Lloyd’s Register), WIAPS, NERS (under re-assessment), EUSR, and Cyber Essentials. Our field teams carry CSCS cards and we work to Chapter 8 standards on traffic management.

Yes. All our reinstatement work is delivered to the Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways (SROH) and follows HAUC(UK) guidance on street works. Our handover pack covers as-built records, reinstatement sign-off, and NRSWA documentation. On Category 1 and 2 roads we follow the stricter reinstatement requirements and material specifications as standard.

Yes. We have the teams capable of delivering Section 278 highway works (developer-funded public road works), Section 38 works (new road adoptions), and Section 50 works (utility trench reinstatement under permit). We are actively structuring our delivery for Section 278 schemes in particular, as our civils and reinstatement capability maps directly to the technical scope. Please get in touch with your scheme detail and we can work through the approach.

Yes. We are approved installers of Magma Ironworks cold lay products (Meon UK): PatchMaster H570 for carriageway, H575 for footway, and UltraCrack L270 for crack repair. Cold lay is increasingly adopted by councils for reactive and programmed repair work where rapid mobilisation, minimal disruption, and durable performance matter. Our teams are trained in correct application and finish for long service life.

Yes. Our kerbing and concreting teams deliver dropped kerbs, vehicle crossovers, and footway modifications to council specification across our six-county patch. For most councils we work under their standard vehicle crossover specification and sign-off process.

Hertfordshire, London (all boroughs), Surrey, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Berkshire as standard. Our main yard is in Hertfordshire. For longer schemes, larger framework deliveries, or multi-county programmes we travel further across the South East.

Yes. We run 24/7 standby capacity from our Hertfordshire depot with field teams also based at Heathrow. Mobilisation for emergency reactive work within the six-county patch is measured in hours not days. For planned reactive programmes (pothole fills, patching runs, winter response) we scale teams to programme volume.

Standard handover pack covers as-built records, SROH reinstatement sign-off, NRSWA street works documentation, method statement and risk assessment records, traffic management records (Chapter 8 compliant), material test records where applicable, and any scheme-specific compliance documentation required by the council. We work with the permitting and handover requirements of each authority we deliver into.

Get In Touch

Got a tender
or local authority scheme?

Framework refresh, mini-competition, reactive tender, or direct engagement on a council scheme. We welcome the conversation. Over 40 years of civils, reinstatement, and highway experience. PQQ-ready accreditation stack. Family-run since 1980.

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