46A Village Farm Ind. Estate
Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6BP
T 01656 745838
F 01656 740596
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McCarthy Contractors

A civil engineering company specialising in river and sea defence

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J McCarthy Plant

A plant hire company supplying heavy plant


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J McCarthy Transport

A transport and haulage company with tipper lorries and low loaders

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Welcome to JMcCarthy.biz

McCarthy initially started out in the mid 70's as a haulage contractor and formed the limited company J. McCarthy Transport in 1980. From this modest base it expanded its expertise over the years evolving the current structure which has 3 arms.

McCarthys have an extensive knowledge of the South and Mid Wales area employing local labour and have built up long term working relations across the supply chain throughout with particular regard to local quarries, recycling facilities, landfill exempt sites and landfill sites.

Recent Works

Most recent works carried out comprise of the following clients both directly and indirectly:

  • Natural Resources Wales/Galliford Try: Lower Swansea Vale flood alleviation scheme
  • Hargreaves: Tower Colliery watercourse diversions/lined channels
  • Neath Port Talbot CBC: Giants Grave Landfill Surface Water & Drainage leachate system - Phase 2
  • Environment Agency/Galliford Try: Pwll flood alleviation scheme
  • Neath Port Talbot Waste Management: Dust extraction slab
  • Environment Agency/Dyer & Butler: Brofiscin Quarry capping and surface water segregation scheme
  • WAG/Costain: Port Talbot PDR flood relief channel and lined ponds
  • Environment Agency: Latest river work projects include -
    • Salmon for tomorrow Upper & Lower Railway Terrace Weirs fish passage easement
    • Marcroft Weir refurbishment
    • Merthyr Weir
    • Garnant Weir
    • Brynmenyn Weir refurbishment
    • Salmon for tomorrow Gibbs Weir fish passage improvement
    • Llwynypia emergency works

Recent Projects

Gibbs Weir Fish Pass

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