Expert Groundworks Contractors in Penzance and Mount's Bay
Penzance is the working heart of Penwith, and its ground ranges from hard granite on the moors to soft, wet land beside the bay. Our groundworks in Penzance take in farm projects, drainage, driveways and plant hire across the town and the farmland behind it, matching the method and the machine to whatever the dig reveals.
Constructionline Gold
CHAS accredited (SSIP)Operated or self-drive hireFully insured Groundworks in Penzance, From Granite Upland to Bayside Marsh
Two kinds of ground meet in Penzance. Inland, past Heamoor and Madron, the land rises onto the granite of the Penwith moors, where bedrock and the weathered, gritty granite Cornish builders call growan sit close beneath the surface. Along the shore of Mount's Bay towards Long Rock and the Marazion Marsh, the ground is low, soft and often waterlogged.
Granite rewards preparation. Our 14-tonne excavator carries hydraulic breakers for rock, and footings are taken down to sound bearing ground rather than stopped at an awkward boulder. Low ground needs the opposite thinking: drainage designed first, sub-bases thick enough to spread the load, and surface water led somewhere it can legally go.
Between those extremes sit the terraces of Newlyn and Alverton, the newer estates at Heamoor and Gulval, and a ring of working farms around Madron, Ludgvan and Newmill.
From our Hayle base the A30 brings us past St Erth and Crowlas into Penzance at Long Rock. From the town, the A3071 heads west to St Just and the B3311 climbs north through Gulval towards St Ives.
Our Farm, Groundworks and Plant Hire Services in Penzance
Agricultural and Equestrian Groundworks
For the farms behind the town. Agricultural groundworks leads, with agricultural buildings, farm track construction, silage clamps and slurry stores, farm concrete yards and horse arena construction, each detailed in the next section.
Plant Hire
Plant for Penwith jobs. Builders and landowners take our plant hire operated or self-drive, from the excavator with its breakers to the tractor and dump trailer. Mini digger hire suits the terraced streets of Newlyn, and chipper hire handles hedge and woodland clearance.
Groundworks and Drainage
Ground preparation. Granite and wet land both start with groundworks and accurate setting out. Waterlogged plots get drainage, including soakaways and septic tanks, while concrete works supply bases and workshop slabs, and tree removal and land clearance deals with storm damage.
Driveways and Landscaping
Homes and gardens. Town frontages become driveways in concrete, resin or tarmac. Sloping plots above the bay call for retaining walls, with patios, hard landscaping and fencing to finish the garden.
Agricultural and Equestrian Groundworks Inland of Penzance
The dairy, beef and mixed farms around Madron, Gulval, Ludgvan and Newmill keep the land behind Penzance working hard, and their yards and buildings take heavy, daily use.
Agricultural groundworks
the whole-farm hub, from yard drainage to new building bases.
Farm concrete yards
slabs specified to the load of stock and machinery, with clean and dirty water kept apart.
Silage clamps and slurry stores
built to SSAFO 2010 and BS 5502, with the Environment Agency notified before use.
Agricultural buildings
cattle sheds and stores erected on concrete pads we pour.
Farm track construction
stone tracks that hold up across wet moorland edges.
Horse arena construction
ménages built on a drainage layer that copes with Penwith rainfall.
Why Penzance Chooses Luna Maintenance
Machinery we ownBreakers for granite, a tractor and dump trailer for farm haulage, minis for tight streets: every machine is ours and ready the moment the job is.
Accredited for larger workCHAS accredited (SSIP) and Constructionline Gold, recognised by main contractors and estates alike.
Ross on every jobRoss Kitto, with 29 years in the trade, heads a close team of five on each Penzance project.
A clear written quoteA free site visit, then the work, specification and price set out before we start.
Farm work at the coreYards, sheds, clamps, stores and arenas lead what we do, built by a contractor who understands drainage and heavy loads.
Our Work Near Penzance
Our project photographs cover timber-fenced arena builds over drainage channels, steel-framed agricultural buildings, concrete pads and silage-shed bases, a farm track and storm-damage clearance. Each one is our own job, and you can see them on our work page.
What Our Customers Say
Repeat work is the clearest measure of a farm contractor. In our customers' words:
"They are now on their 4th project and I am sure there will be a 5th in the future."
"They did the project promptly and charged exactly what they quoted, even doing a few extra bits for me whilst they were on site."
"I was very happy with the work carried and I would certainly use him again. He is a consummate professional at what he does."
Neighbouring Areas We Cover From Penzance
Penzance Groundworks Questions
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Talk Through Your Penzance Project
Whether it is a slurry store on a farm above the town or a new drive in Newlyn, we will come and look at the ground with you and put the whole job in writing. There is no charge for the visit or the quote.
Call Ross on 07460 077745·Book a free site visit online
Based in Hayle, working across West Cornwall
Phone: 07460 077745
Email: office@lunamaintenanceltd.com
Hours: 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week
Last updated: 20 October 2026