What does groundworks mean?
The meaning of ‘groundworks’ refers to the work carried out to prepare the ground and below ground to enable the start of a construction project. In short, Groundworks is the first set of activities involved on a construction site that lead to the foundations being laid. Groundwork involves site clearance that sometimes requires excavation. Becoming a groundworker is a physically demanding job that requires strength and physical fitness.Aside from any demolition works or site enabling works that may need to be carried out, groundworks fundamentally involve; ground investigation, site clearance, installation of footings and foundations and the provisions for drainage, cabling and the installation of utilities such as fibre optic cables, telephone lines .