Core Specialisms
Technical Expertise Across Every Discipline
Since 1990, ELB-BI LTD has delivered specialist labour across the full spectrum of commercial landscaping — from precision paving to complex concrete and water features.
Labour-Only Subcontractor
We do not supply materials. We supply the skilled workforce, site management, and technical know-how to install, build, and finish to the exacting standards tier-1 contractors demand. Every specialism listed below is delivered on a labour-only basis — you supply, we install.
Precision Paving
Installed to the tightest tolerances.
Natural stone, porcelain, and block paving laid to exacting levels and falls across commercial plazas, civic spaces, and high-end residential developments. Our teams are experienced in complex bond patterns, intricate cuts, and the demanding tolerances required by tier-1 specifications. We install — you supply.
Capabilities
- Natural stone & porcelain
- Block paving & setts
- Complex bond patterns
- Intricate cutting & detailing
- Falls & drainage compliance
Hardscaping
Structural landscape elements built to last.
Retaining walls, steps, edging, kerbing, and boundary structures installed with structural integrity and finish quality. We work across a wide range of materials — from natural stone and brick to precast concrete and steel — delivering hardscape elements that anchor a scheme for decades.
Capabilities
- Retaining walls
- Steps & ramps
- Kerbing & edging
- Boundary structures
- Precast & in-situ elements
Softscaping
Planting and turf works executed with care.
Turf laying, planting installation, and horticultural groundworks carried out to specification. Our teams handle everything from large-scale amenity turf to intricate planting schemes in constrained urban environments, ensuring correct depths, drainage, and establishment conditions.
Capabilities
- Amenity & sports turf
- Planting installation
- Tree pit construction
- Horticultural groundworks
- Substrate & drainage preparation
Complex Concrete Works
Technically demanding concrete, built to specification.
In-situ and precast concrete landscape elements requiring a high degree of technical skill — from exposed aggregate finishes and bespoke formwork to structural bases for heavy landscape features. We have extensive experience delivering complex concrete works within live commercial programmes.
Capabilities
- In-situ concrete
- Precast installation
- Exposed aggregate finishes
- Bespoke formwork
- Structural landscape bases
Planter Installation
Positioned precisely. Finished immaculately.
Steel, concrete, GRP, and timber planters assembled, positioned, and finished to exact client specifications. We handle large-format and heavy planters in constrained urban environments, coordinating with structural engineers and principal contractors to meet programme and loading requirements. All units supplied by the client.
Capabilities
- Steel & GRP planters
- Concrete & stone planters
- Timber planter assembly
- Heavy & oversized units
- Rooftop & elevated installations
Water Features
Rills, cascades, and formal pools — installed with precision.
Installation of water features across the full range of commercial and public realm schemes — from simple rills and cascade channels to formal reflecting pools and complex multi-level water systems. We work closely with hydraulic engineers and M&E contractors to ensure correct installation of liners, channels, and associated civil works.
Capabilities
- Rills & cascade channels
- Formal reflecting pools
- Liner & channel installation
- Civil works coordination
- Public realm water features
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We work exclusively with tier-1 contractors and principal contractors on commercial schemes across the UK.