McCoy Contractors wins earthworks and groundworks role at Hinckley Park

McCoy Contractors has been appointed by McLaren Construction to deliver the earthworks and groundworks package for a new industrial distribution centre at Hinckley Park in Leicestershire. The 40-week job will use an on-site concrete batching plant, a move aimed at improving control, productivity and sustainability.

Why it matters: - The Hinckley Park project adds another major industrial job to McCoy Contractors’ pipeline and deepens its long-running relationship with McLaren Construction. - The use of an on-site concrete batching plant is designed to cut transport demand, improve programme control and reduce environmental impact. - The project is expected to support the local economy through local labour and supply chain partners.

What happened: - McCoy Contractors has been appointed by McLaren Construction to deliver the earthworks and groundworks package for a new industrial distribution centre at Hinckley Park in Leicestershire. - The programme is set to run for 40 weeks. - The earthworks scope includes extensive cut-and-fill operations and soil modification works. - The groundworks package will include drainage, water tanks, foundations, a pump station and external yard slabs.

The details: - McCoy Contractors will deploy an on-site concrete batching plant at Hinckley Park. - The same approach was used on the TJ Morris Distribution Centre in Doncaster, a circa one million sq ft development delivered with McLaren Construction. - On that project, the on-site plant improved productivity, strengthened quality control, reduced dependence on external concrete supply chains and cut vehicle movements. - McCoy Contractors says the Doncaster approach also helped lower environmental impact and improved flexibility around weather and site operations. - At Hinckley, the batching plant is expected to bring similar programme and sustainability benefits. - The plant will give the project team tighter control of concrete production and reduce logistical issues tied to ready-mix deliveries. - The site presents technical challenges, including overhead power lines, a railway bridge, a high-pressure gas main and vegetation that needs management and trimming. - McCoy Contractors’ site team will coordinate operations to keep the works safe and efficient.

Between the lines: - The award signals McCoy Contractors’ strength in complex industrial and logistics work, where sequencing, logistics and site constraints can shape delivery risk. - The batching plant reuse suggests McCoy Contractors is leaning on proven methods from prior projects rather than treating each build as a fresh operating model. - The partnership with McLaren Construction appears to be a repeat-business relationship built on delivery performance.

What's next: - Work will now move into delivery across the 40-week programme. - McCoy Contractors will use local labour and supply chain partners as the scheme advances. - The company said it expects the Hinckley project to become another successful industrial scheme with McLaren Construction.

The bottom line: - McCoy Contractors has secured a technically complex industrial package at Hinckley Park and is bringing a tested batching-plant strategy to try to improve speed, control and sustainability.