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CementationSkanska

Above or below ground, our groundworks and steel fabrications deliver the strength and excellence every project needs.

Cementation Skanska

We are a specialist trading arm of Skanska UK with dedicated expertise in piling, ground engineering, steel fabrications and geotechnical instrumentation & monitoring.

What we offer

Metal rods with threaded ends partially submerged in wet, muddy ground.

Ground engineering

Strengthening and stabilising the ground beneath every project.

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Piling & foundations

Supporting major development and infrastructure all over the UK.

Civil engineering and enabling works

A single integrated delivery partner from enabling works through to construction.

Steel framework of a building under construction against a clear blue sky.

Steel fabrication

Engineering expertise that shapes buildings and communities.

Blue and red electrical wires tied to rusty steel rebar at a construction site.

Instrumentation & monitoring

Creating clear insight to manage risk and optimise performance.

What we bring: depth of experience, specialist expertise and a capable, modern fleet.

100+

Years of experience

30+

Geotechnical specialists

25+

Size of our fleet of rigs & cranes

What we've delivered

75 metre

Deepest pile

3 metre

Widest pile

52 MN

Largest bespoke load test

190 tonnes

Biggest fabrication project in tonnes

150 metre

Longest bridge designed and built

Working with us

We contract directly with customers as well as supporting Skanska UK projects. We bring technical certainty, collaborative delivery and engineering excellence to complex ground challenges.

Driving higher standards

FPS membership

As a long-standing member of the Federation of Piling Specialists, we help raise standards across the UK piling sector — contributing to safety, training and technical best practice.

Value engineering

We work closely with customers and partners to optimise design, programme and delivery — reducing risk, carbon and cost through early engagement and specialist expertise.

Lower carbon delivery

We are reducing emissions through low-emission fuels and cleaner technologies. From switching diesel to HVO to investing in hydrogen dual-fuel, we cut carbon without compromising performance. This supports our journey to net zero — embedding sustainable thinking into every stage, from lowering embodied carbon to improving efficiency and reducing waste.

Our accreditations

Achilles Link Up Qualification Scheme (Registered); Achillies Certificate, AGS Membership, BDA Membership; CSCS Certificate of Commitment; DFI Member; FPS Membership; IIP Certificate of Recognition; BSI (ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001); SMAS Worksafe Certificate; ROSPA Certification; Construction Line Gold Member.

Our projects

Some highlights of our work across road, rail and the built environment

All Skanska projects

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South Clyde Energy Centre

Early technical input, collaborative contracting and targeted innovation.

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Duniface footbridge

Reconnecting communities with a landmark bridge delivered through precision engineering and expert fabrication.

2 Finsbury Avenue

A great example of our ability to self-deliver foundation works, temporary works, enabling works and site set up.

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A1 Birtley to Coalhouse

Using a broad range of expertise across this multi phase major improvement project.

HS2 Euston Approaches

Delivering one of Europe’s largest retaining structures while pioneering low-carbon piling innovations.

21 Moorfields

An industry-first foundation solution delivering a complex City development above live infrastructure.

Over a century of engineering excellence

Cementation Skanska traces its roots to pioneering foundation work in 1910. Generations of innovation and skill have shaped landmark infrastructure and city skylines across the UK. Today, our heritage drives our commitment to safe, sustainable, future-ready engineering.

Call us to discuss your project

Cementation Skanska

Mark McKeown

Business Development Manager

London & South

Mark Berry