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UNITED KINGDOM · SPEZIALTIEFBAU / FOUNDATIONS SPECIALTY

Keller Group plc LSE FY24 £2.98 bn (+1%) PBT £184 m (+46%), Cementation Skanska + Bachy Soletanche UK + Bauer Foundations UK + BAM Ritchies, BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA.

UK Spezialtiefbau / foundations specialty workforce against Keller Group plc (LSE-listed; world's largest geotechnical specialist; FY24 revenue £2.98 bn +1%; PBT £184 m +46%; operating profit £205 m +34%; 10,000 staff globally; 5,500 projects/year), Cementation Skanska (Skanska AB UK foundations sub), Bachy Soletanche UK (Soletanche-Bachy / VINCI sub; Thames Tideway East section JV with Costain + Vinci Grands Projets — diaphragm walls/deep shafts; commissioning completed 2024), Bauer Foundations UK (Bauer SE UK sub), BAM Ritchies (Royal BAM Group UK ground-engineering sub), and Roger Bullivant (private) — BS EN 1997-1 + NA to BS EN 1997-1:2004+A2:2022 (UK NA to Eurocode 7) Design Approach 1 + BS 8004:2015 + BS EN 1536:2010 + BS 8081 + Federation of Piling Specialists triennial audit + CPCS Construction Plant Operators scheme + CITB Levy 0.35% PAYE + 1.25% Net CIS.

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£2.98 bn +1% FY24 Keller Group plc revenue
PBT £184 m +46% Keller FY24
5,500 projects/yr Keller Group global
BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA DA1 Eurocode 7 Design Approach 1

Regulator exposure profile

  • BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA + BS 800428%
  • FPS audit + CPCS card24%
  • CITB 0.35%/1.25% + CSCS26%
  • Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker22%

Named projects in this jurisdiction

  • Keller Group plc (LSE-listed; world's largest geotechnical specialist; FY24 revenue £2.98 bn +1%; PBT £184 m +46%; operating profit £205 m +34%; 10,000 staff globally; 5,500 projects/yr — UK subset within) Keller Group plc 2024
  • Cementation Skanska (Skanska AB UK foundations sub) Cementation Skanska (Skanska AB)
  • Bachy Soletanche UK (Soletanche-Bachy / VINCI sub; Thames Tideway East section JV with Costain + Vinci Grands Projets — diaphragm walls + deep shafts; commissioning completed 2024) Bachy Soletanche UK (VINCI) 2024
  • Bauer Foundations UK (Bauer SE UK sub) + BAM Ritchies (Royal BAM Group UK ground-engineering sub) + Roger Bullivant (private) Bauer SE + Royal BAM + Roger Bullivant
  • FPS Awards 2025 winners — Bachy Soletanche + Van Elle + BAM Ritchies recognised across sustainability + geotechnical solutions categories (London Bankside, 21 November 2025) Federation of Piling Specialists 2025

UK foundations specialty: Keller Group plc (LSE; world’s largest geotech; £2.98 bn FY24 / 5,500 projects/yr), Cementation Skanska, Bachy Soletanche UK (VINCI; Thames Tideway East completed 2024), Bauer Foundations UK, BAM Ritchies, Roger Bullivant. BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA DA1 + BS 8004:2015 + BS EN 1536:2010 + FPS audit + CPCS govern.

01. Pre-pricing — CSCS + CIS + FPS + CPCS

CSCS card per worker. CIS 20%/30%. FPS Federation of Piling Specialists audit + CPCS card for plant operators.

02. Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker + BS EN 1997-1 UK NA

Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker £41,700. BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA Design Approach 1 familiarisation per piling-rig operator + foreman.

03. CITB + Network Rail / HS2 onboarding

CITB Levy reconciliation. Network Rail (Sentinel + PTS for rail) or HS2 BBVS-equivalent foundations-specialty induction per project.

04. HMRC + HSE-defensible evidence pack

Minimum pack: UK-bank-traceable remuneration, English-language CoS + contract, CIS statements, CITB returns, CSCS card, CPCS card per plant operator, FPS audit record per specialty contractor.

05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the UK foundations pathway

Indian Larsen & Toubro Heavy Civil + Gulf Saudi Binladin / Six Construct deep-foundation pools. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers BS EN 1997-1 + UK NA + CPCS-eligible candidates against Keller Group UK ops, Cementation Skanska, Bachy Soletanche UK, Bauer Foundations UK, or BAM Ritchies.

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