RM Contractors - 30 years of quality groundworks and civil engineering

Project Overview

RM Contractors, a leading Groundworks and Civil Engineering business, required a modern, high-performing website that effectively represented their industry expertise. The project involved a complete design and build process, ensuring the site was clean, professional, and reflective of their market position.

The website needed to be fast, SEO-friendly, and highly functional, incorporating a CMS for content management and multiple complex forms for site operatives and incident reporting.

Technical Approach

Next.js for Performance & Scalability. The site was built with Next.js, ensuring blazing-fast performance, server-side rendering (SSR), and static generation (SSG) for an optimal user experience and SEO.

Prismic CMS for Content Flexibility. Prismic CMS was integrated, allowing RM Contractors to manage content efficiently while maintaining design consistency.

Advanced Form Functionality. Multiple complex forms were implemented for site operatives and incident reporting, ensuring smooth data collection and usability across all devices.

Design Process & Iteration

The project followed a three-stage design process:

Wireframing & UX Planning – Mapping out user journeys and site structure. UI Toolkit Development – A comprehensive UI design system was created for consistency across current and future projects. Full Design Implementation – Applying branding elements to deliver a polished, industry-relevant visual experience.

Key Challenges & Solutions

Balancing Aesthetics with Functionality. The website had to look modern and high-end while remaining functional and accessible for site operatives. A clean, structured layout was designed to ensure clarity and ease of navigation.

Optimizing for Speed & SEO. Using Next.js static generation, image optimization, and lazy loading, the website achieved lightning-fast load times and high Core Web Vitals scores for SEO.

Complex Form Handling. Forms were built with dynamic validation and structured data submission, ensuring reliability and ease of use for site operatives and incident reporting mechanisms.

Outcome

The result is a high-performing, scalable, and professional website that positions RM Contractors as a leading force in their industry.

The combination of strong branding, a flexible CMS, fast performance, and functional tools ensures the website meets business needs today while being adaptable for future growth.

What we did