


ESSEX BASED. QUALITY DRIVEN.
From your driveway to the roads ahead.
Expert tarmac and asphalt surfacing, built around you.
01 / WHAT WE DO
From a single residential drive to a full estate road, we cover tarmac, asphalt, driveway and road work from our Colchester base, nationwide across England. Every job starts the same way: a proper look at the ground, a clear quote, and a crew who know how to lay a surface that lasts.

Hot laid, compacted tarmac for driveways, roads and yards, nationwide across England.
More on tarmac laying ↗Driveways laid to suit the property, including hot tar with stone rolled in.
More on paving and driveways ↗Car parks and industrial yards surfaced, marked and ready for heavy use.
More on commercial tarmacadam ↗Estate roads and adoptable highways built to the standard developers need.
More on road contractors ↗Concrete yards, compounds and hardstandings built to take heavy use.
More on commercial concrete ↗Drainage, sewer connections and bellmouths built to highways specification.
More on civil works and drainage ↗White lining, yellow hatching and thermoplastic markings for roads and car parks.
More on road marking ↗02 / OUR WORK
A closer look at our surfacing projects. Real work, laid by our own crew.

03 / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SURFACE
We're R Butcher Surfacing, a family-owned business based in Brightlingsea, near Colchester, established in 1999 by Robert Butcher and working in tarmac and asphalt ever since. We bring the same care to a home driveway as we do to a large road surfacing project.
Straightforward advice, a professional team, and work we're proud to stand behind. We run our own tipper lorries, vans, a paver, rollers and mini diggers, so every job is handled by people who know the equipment and the ground conditions on every kind of site.
Based in Essex · Working across England
04 / WHERE WE WORK
From our base in Brightlingsea, Colchester, we bring quality surfacing and civil works to projects nationwide across England. Wherever the site is, we look properly at the ground conditions, access and the approvals the job needs, from a residential drive to an adoptable estate road.
Tell us where the job is and we’ll arrange a visit. Enquire about your project ↗
Select a region to explore our coverage.
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FAQS
We're based in Brightlingsea, near Colchester, in Essex, and we work nationwide across England. Get in touch wherever your project is.
Yes. We carry out driveways and smaller residential jobs alongside commercial and industrial work for businesses, developers and local authorities. The same crew and the same standard of finish applies whatever the size of the job.
Call us or use the contact form to tell us what you need. We'll arrange a convenient time to visit the site, take a proper look at the ground and access, and give you a free, no-obligation quote before any work begins.
LET’S GET YOUR PROJECT MOVING
Tell us what you have in mind and we'll arrange a convenient time to visit and discuss a free, no-obligation quote. Whatever the size of the job, you'll be dealing with the same family-run team from the first call to the finished surface.
Mon to Fri: 9am to 6pm
Sat and Sun: 9am to 12pm