Civils & utilities contractor

Utilities. Civils. Delivered.

Apple Blossom Contracts & Utilities is a Northern Ireland based civils contractor specialising in trenching, ducting, cable and pipe laying, and full site reinstatement for water, power and telecoms projects.

Construction crew digging a utility trench on a city street
Fully insured & accredited Trusted on public and private utility works
Sectors we serve

Infrastructure delivery, across the essentials.

We work behind the utility contractors, councils and developers keeping the country connected — bringing dependable civils know-how to every dig.

Water

Mains laying, service connections, chambers and drainage — clean and foul.

Power

LV & HV ducting, cable pulling and substation civils for network operators.

Telecoms

Fibre trenching, sub-duct installation, chambers and last-mile connections.

Roads & Civils

Site prep, kerbing, footpaths and full carriageway reinstatement to spec.

What we do

Groundworks with a utilities specialism.

Every job planned, dug, laid and reinstated by the same crew — one point of accountability, from strip to finish.

Yellow excavator digging a utility trench
01 / Trenching & Ducting

Straight, safe, spec-compliant trenches.

From narrow fibre runs to deep water mains, we set out and excavate to NRSWA and network-owner specs, install ducting and marker tape, and backfill to the correct compaction.

  • NRSWA-compliant road openings
  • Single, twin and multi-way ducting
  • Marker tape, warning slabs, tracer wire
Operator placing a trench box on a prepared utility site
02 / Site Prep & Excavation

Clean sites, ready for the specialists.

Strip, level, muck-away and enabling works so the installation teams turn up to a workable site. We handle temporary works, traffic management liaison and existing-service scans up front.

  • Vegetation clearance and topsoil strip
  • Bulk excavation and cut-to-fill
  • Service scanning and safe-dig protocols
Groundworker in a deep trench box during cable and pipe laying
03 / Cable & Pipe Laying

Careful installation the client can sign off.

Pipe jointing, cable pulling, draw-pit setting and chamber build — all documented as we go, so handover packs write themselves and adoption goes smoothly.

  • MDPE water main and service pipe
  • LV / HV cable pulling and terminations to spec
  • Precast and site-built chambers
Road worker screeding a finished reinstatement surface
04 / Reinstatement & Finishing

Left tidier than we found it.

Permanent reinstatement to NRSWA — bitmac, concrete, kerbs, footpaths and soft landscaping — with defect-free finishes that clear inspection first time.

  • Interim and permanent bitmac reinstatement
  • Concrete, kerbs and footpath making-good
  • Topsoil, seeding and site handback
Fully Insured Public & employer liability
5+ Years Established NI contractor
Emergency Response Rapid call-out for utility works
UK & Ireland Mobilised across the region
Our approach

Plan. Deliver. Reinstate.

A simple three-step process that keeps utility projects on programme and clients in the loop from first survey to final handback.

01

Plan

Site walkover, service scans, method statement and RAMS — agreed with the client before we mobilise so there are no surprises on day one.

02

Deliver

Trained crews with the right kit, working to programme with daily progress reports and photo records for every stage of the works.

03

Reinstate

Full permanent reinstatement, snag walk and adoption pack — leaving the site clean, compliant and ready for the network owner.

Get in touch

Have a package coming up? Let's talk.

Send us the outline scope and programme dates — we'll come back with a quote and any early-stage advice within a couple of working days.

A dependable civils partner for your next utility project.

We work with utility contractors, local authorities and developers across Northern Ireland and the wider UK & Ireland network.

Speak to James McGinn Project Lead · 07700 900789
Registered office 2 Magherenny Road, Drumquin, Omagh, Northern Ireland, BT78 4SN
Working coverage All of Northern Ireland · UK & Ireland mobilisation
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