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The hidden costs of poor pond & lake construction

Don’t let avoidable mistakes turn into long-term liabilities.

Leaks from inadequate liners or water retaining structures

Silt build-up, algae blooms, and poor water clarity

Unstable banks, failing edges, unsafe access points

Undersized pumps/filtration and high running costs

Ecology and compliance issues delaying handover

Disruption from fragmented suppliers and weak coordination

Comprehensive pond & lake construction services you can trust

End-to-end delivery from design support to handover and aftercare.

Commercial pond construction services

Full design-and-build support, basin profiling, lining systems (clay, HDPE/EPDM), outfalls and overflows – engineered for performance and longevity.

Lake construction services

Large-scale excavation, clay cores, water retaining structures, headwalls, spillways, and shoreline stabilisation – built for resilience and amenity.

Pond & lake restoration contractors

Desilting, bank repairs, liner renewal, habitat enhancement, and clarity recovery – reviving aging assets with minimal disruption.

Aquatic planting & habitat creation

Marginal, emergent, and submerged planting palettes that improve water quality, biodiversity, and year-round interest.

Pumping, filtration & controls

Right-sized M&E, skimmers, UV/biological filtration, and automation – delivering clear water with efficient running costs.

Edges, access & safety

Boardwalks, platforms, gentle shelves, barriers, paths, and lighting – safe, inclusive interaction and durable finishes.

Experience you can rely on

With award-winning heritage and nationwide delivery, we’re trusted to create beautiful, biodiverse and functional water environments that are easy to manage.

Experts in pond & lake construction

Trusted by designers, architects, and main contractors for complex water environments across estates, campuses, and public realm.

Fully accredited and site-compliant

ISO 9001/14001/45001, BALI, CHAS, SafeContractor, Constructionline, FORS, SMAS Worksafe, CSCS/CPCS – and security-cleared for sensitive sites.

Proven delivery across sectors

Education, commercial parks, heritage, local authority, leisure, and defence estates nationwide.

Tailored solutions for complex sites

Methodologies aligned to ecology, seasonality, programme, and budget – sequenced for safety, quality, and minimal disruption.

Effortless

Pond & lake construction in 3 simple steps

We make pond & lake construction straightforward – engineered correctly, planted intelligently, and handed over with confidence.

1

Tell us about your project

Share your objectives, constraints, and programme – and we’ll scope works and provide a clear, tailored quotation.

2

Site visit & planning

We assess basin profiles, soils, inflows, M&E needs, edges, and access – finalising methodology, phasing, and QA.

3

Delivery with precision

We construct water retaining structures, install liners/M&E and planting, and commission systems – handing over a safe, resilient asset.

Discover our latest projects

With nationwide coverage, Gavin Jones delivers expert landscaping solutions for a wide range of clients – from commercial developers and estate managers to universities, government bodies, and heritage sites.

Explore our case studies to see how we’ve created resilient, high-impact landscapes across public, private, and complex multi-use environments.

See how we’ve helped clients like you transform their spaces with confidence, quality, and long-term value.

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Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum had an ambitious vision: to transform its existing gardens into a ‘living laboratory’ that would inspire public engagement, advance conservation science, and improve biodiversity.

Monk Bridge Regeneration Project

Reimagining an historic structure through regeneration landscaping. Creating a vibrant elevated park that connects the public whilst celebrating its Victorian heritage.

Teesside Shopping Park

Teesside Park, part of the British Land portfolio, wanted to improve the public realm around retail frontages through the use of attractive landscaping features to enhance the customer experience.

The Glebe

This development posed unique technical and aesthetic challenges. The site’s prestigious location in the heart of old Chelsea demanded the highest design standards to blend seamlessly with its historic surroundings.

Walpole Park

Ealing Council, had a clear yet ambitious vision, to restore the park’s Regency-era character and reconnect the landscape with Soane’s original design principles. Focusing to enhance accessibility and visitor experience for future generations.

Pond & lake construction that works for the long term

Water is unforgiving: small errors in design or execution become costly, visible problems. Successful pond & lake construction balances earthworks, liners, hydraulics, ecology, and user safety – sequenced to programme and delivered with care. Without that integration, assets suffer from leaks, turbidity, bank failure, and spiralling maintenance.

Gavin Jones aligns engineering with ecology. We shape basins to manage flows, calm silt, and protect banks; we specify liners and water retaining structures that last; and we size pumps and filtration to sustain clarity efficiently. Our approach focuses on lifecycle performance – so assets remain attractive, compliant, and cost-effective.

As experienced pond construction contractors, we handle the logistics many avoid: temporary works, cranage, live-site phasing, traffic management, and permits/consents. We coordinate seamlessly with hard landscaping, paths, planting, and wider infrastructure to deliver a coherent place – not just a waterbody.

The outcome is dependable water: clear, stable, and biodiverse, with robust structures under the surface. Budgets go further, users enjoy the space, and estates teams inherit an asset that’s practical to manage – not a maintenance headache.

Pond & lake construction contractors

The hidden costs of poor pond & lake construction

Comprehensive pond & lake construction services you can trust

Pond & lake construction in 3 simple steps

We make pond & lake construction straightforward – engineered correctly, planted intelligently, and handed over with confidence.

Pond & lake construction that works for the long term