LI GroundsWork

Groundwork and landscaping contractor based in Preston

LI GroundsWork is a Preston-based contractor working on residential properties in the city and across the North West of England. Its service range covers driveways, fencing, groundwork, tree surgery, landscaping and building work, presented as a single in-house offer rather than a network of separate trades. The company states that the team which visits to quote is the same team that carries out the job, and that no part of the work is subcontracted.

The website positions the business around the idea that the sub-base and preparation beneath a surface determine whether it lasts. In its own explanation, driveways that crack, sink or flood within a couple of years usually trace back to inadequate excavation or drainage planning, whatever the finished surface looked like on installation day.

Services offered to homeowners

• Driveways, including block paving and resin or tarmac finishing
• Fencing and side gates, with heavy-duty timber panels
• Groundwork, site clearance and foundation trenching
• Tree surgery, including dismantling and stump grinding
• Landscaping and garden transformation, with paving such as Indian stone patios
• Building work

These services can be combined into a single project. The company describes groundwork plus a driveway as one of its most common bookings, and argues that handling the different trades in-house gives the client one point of contact instead of several contractors to coordinate.

How projects are quoted and scheduled

Enquiries are handled through a free quote request that asks for name, phone, email, postcode, the service of interest and a description of the project. The company says it issues fixed-price quotes that break down exactly what is covered, and warns against comparing headline prices without comparing what each quote includes.

On weather, the site explains that most groundwork and installation stages can continue in light rain, while surface finishing such as the top layer of resin or tarmac needs suitable conditions to cure. Weather is therefore built into the schedule at quotation stage.

Coverage across Lancashire and the North West

Preston is the base, and the listed service areas are Preston, Lancaster, Chorley, Leyland, Fulwood, Ribbleton, Penwortham and Longridge. The FAQ adds Blackburn, Blackpool and Wigan to the places where the company works regularly, and states that enquiries from outside that list are answered honestly as to whether the job is workable.

Customer feedback shown on the site

The website displayed a rating of 4.9/5 based on more than 20 reviews at the time of writing this profile. The published testimonials come from customers in Fulwood, Leyland, Preston, Chorley and Bamber Bridge and describe a fencing and side-gate installation, a block-paved driveway, a garden transformation with an Indian stone patio, site clearance and foundation trenching for an extension, and the removal of a diseased oak close to a house with stump grinding.