About Us

SQS is a leading utility solutions provider with over twenty five years experience.

We serve the electricity, gas, water, telecoms, Local Authority and commercial sectors in London, the Home Counties and the South East.

Founded in 1996 by Maurice and Katrina O’Connor, SQS is a family business that has evolved to offer a widening portfolio of utility services.

This includes excavation, engineering, replacement and civil works as well as first time reinstatement and highways maintenance services.

With a growing workforce of over 600 and an established reputation for excellent customer service and quality, our self-delivery model allows us to respond rapidly to the changing needs and demands of our customer.

Coupled with innovation, this provides a trusted and competitive service level that keeps our clients and their customers satisfied.

Our History

Established in 1996 by Maurice and Katrina O’Connor, SQS is a family firm that has grown into a leading utility solutions provider in London, the Home Counties and the South East. Read more about our history and the SQS journey here.

£58,016,214

Turnover

110,264

Jobs per Year

98.07%

Defect Free

141,455t

Waste Material Recycled

Our Business Model

Our business is built around a sustainable self-delivery model that delivers excellence for clients and customers, keeps our people and customers safe, supports our growth, and protects the environment. The SQS group includes SQS (operations), QRS (recycling facility) and Commercial Plant Services (in-house plant and fleet).

We use the work management system, Ontrack, which was originally built by SQS before becoming a standalone business. Ontrack is fundamental to our operational delivery success.

The combined capability of the SQS group businesses means a resilient, end-to-end solution, bespoke to each client’s needs, can be achieved.

Our Vision & Values

Our vision is to be the UK industry leader specialising in complete reinstatement solutions.

With an embedded culture of sustainability and innovation, and with a consistent focus on delivering service excellence, we strive to continuously improve our performance aiming for exceptional quality, right first time solutions, safely, on time, every time.

Thanks for the weekend, all teams very helpful and professonial, the supervisor is very good on site all the time, both jobs all good.

Please could you pass Affinity’s personal thanks to all the teams involved in the reinstatement and restoration works in the Great North Road Barnet following the 14” burst on Thursday morning. All involved demonstrated commitment, professionalism and dedication to getting the road fully open in the shortest time possible. It was a privilege to have worked with them and they are a credit to us all.

The hard work and effort that every one of your lads put in over this weekend hasn’t gone unnoticed, I would especially like to thank the lads who worked a long shift on Saturday and battled through the continuous heavy downpours of rain.

Well done all. Thanks for the efforts in completing these works that were high profile.

The teams were absolutely outstanding last night, Luton Council where extremely impressed by them. As we are all aware we are under a lot of pressure in Luton currently so this kind of working relationship is key going forward.

I would like to say a huge Thank You and Well Done. Given a complex problem, you have a rare and enviable ability to find a simple solution. I especially appreciate that you always go the extra mile just to accomplish everything before the deadline. Thank you so much for your hard work & dedication.

I just wanted to pass on personally Affinity Water’s thanks for the outstanding work completed in record time on Barnet Hill since Sunday night. Over 600 Sq./M of consequential damage was reconstructed to the very highest of quality standards by your team on site lead superbly by Pat and the support of a dedicated team behind him.

I just wanted to say how much of a positive impression your operative Sean Clarke made on me, both from a personal and a company viewpoint. From my perspective in terms of managing contractors performance, and customer and HA relationships, this sort of positive engagement is so valuable

Awards

Our awards underline the delivery of our services in a safe, sustainable and customer focused manner. We are proud to have been recognised by leading organisations across a range of safety, environment, community and innovation categories.

RoSPA Gold

SQS is a regular winner at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards. We have achieved the Gold Award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) several times.

CCS Scheme

SQS has won a Gold Award in the Considerate Contractor Scheme run by the City of London on several occasions. This scheme recognises best practice in the construction industry that goes beyond statutory requirements.

NJUG Quality

SQS are delighted to have won the High Quality Award at the prestigious National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG) Awards ceremony that took place in the Houses of Parliament.

FORS Scheme

We currently hold Bronze Accreditation and are working towards Silver Accreditation with the Fleet Operator Recognition scheme (FORS) that promotes best practice for fleet vehicle operators across the UK.

BSI Certified

Each of our group companies is certificated to ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management.

Feedback is important to us it lets us know what our customers, clients and the public think of the service we provide. We are proud of the positive feedback we have received over the years and are committed to improving whenever we don’t meet the high standards that we have set ourselves.

Please contact customercare@sqsltd.co.uk to provide your feedback or to learn more about our business.

“We would be grateful if you could pass our thanks to the staff responsible for carrying out the repairs, and our recognition that they performed in a style worthy of a Formula 1 team. We have watched progress for the past couple of days, and while we pride ourselves on attention to detail and speed of response, your team have exceeded our expectations. They have certainly earned the admiration of many at McLaren.”

McLaren Formula 1 Team, Chertsey