Concrete Repair Contractors

Specialist Concrete Repair Services UK

Concrete is remarkably durable, but it is not maintenance-free. Carbonation, chloride attack, water ingress, freeze-thaw cycling, impact damage and simple age all take their toll — and once reinforcement starts to corrode, deterioration accelerates. What begins as hairline cracking or a small patch of spalling can quickly become falling concrete, exposed rebar and a genuine structural and safety liability. The earlier a defect is diagnosed and repaired properly, the less it costs to put right.

MPS Concrete Solutions is a specialist concrete repair contractor working on commercial, industrial and residential structures across the UK. We repair concrete frames, soffits, columns, beams, balconies, car park decks, retaining walls, floors and façades — from isolated patch repairs to full structural repair and protection programmes delivered over multiple phases on live, occupied sites. Our clients include facilities managers, managing agents, structural engineers, main contractors and building owners who need repairs done properly, documented fully and guaranteed — without unnecessary disruption to the people using the building.

What sets a specialist contractor apart from a general builder is diagnosis and specification. We don't simply fill holes: we establish why the concrete has failed — carbonation depth, chloride content, cover surveys, delamination mapping — and then specify the correct repair principle and products under BS EN 1504, the European standard for concrete repair and protection. That is the difference between a repair that lasts twenty years and one that fails within two.

When you appoint MPS you get:

• Sika-approved contractors — trained and audited to install Sika's concrete repair and protection systems, with manufacturer-backed guarantees.
• CRA members — members of the Concrete Repair Association, the UK trade body for specialist concrete repair contractors.
• 25+ years combined experience — our teams have delivered concrete repair contracts on everything from distribution warehouses to landmark high-rise buildings.
• Works specified to BS EN 1504 — every repair follows the correct repair principle, method and product class for the defect.
• Free site survey — a no-obligation inspection and a fixed, itemised quotation before any work begins.

When to Call a Concrete Repair Contractor

Concrete rarely fails without warning. The structures we're called to have usually been showing symptoms for months or years before anyone acts — and acting early is nearly always cheaper. Get a survey booked if you can see any of the following:

• Spalling or "blown" concrete — patches of surface breaking away, often with rust staining behind, indicating corroding reinforcement pushing the cover concrete off.
• Exposed or rusting rebar — once reinforcement is visible, section loss is already under way and the defect will only grow.
• Cracking — particularly cracks that follow the line of reinforcement, cracks that are widening, or cracks leaking water.
• Rust staining and efflorescence — brown or white staining tracking down a soffit, wall or column is a classic sign of corrosion or water ingress within the concrete.
• Falling debris — any concrete dropping from soffits, balconies or façades is a safety issue that needs securing and repairing immediately.
• Ponding, leaks and joint failure on decks — water finding its way through car park decks and podiums attacks the reinforcement below.

For building owners, managing agents and facilities managers there is also a duty-of-care dimension: spalling concrete above walkways, entrances and parking bays is a foreseeable hazard. A documented survey and repair programme from an approved specialist contractor is the straightforward way to discharge that responsibility.

Concrete Repairs We Carry Out

We deliver the full range of concrete repair services in-house, so one contractor can take your project from investigation through to guaranteed completion. That matters on real projects: deterioration rarely respects neat service boundaries, and splitting closely related repairs between trades is how gaps, disputes and unguaranteed interfaces creep in. Our core services are:

Every project is different, and many combine several of the above — a typical car park programme, for example, might involve delamination surveys, patch repairs, crack injection, movement joint replacement and a protective deck coating, all under one specification and one contractor.

Repair Principles Under BS EN 1504

BS EN 1504 sets out defined principles for concrete repair and protection — from restoring the concrete section and preserving passivity of the reinforcement, through to increasing resistivity and controlling anodic areas. Each principle has approved methods and product classes attached to it. In practice this means the repair approach is chosen to match the failure mechanism: a chloride-contaminated deck is treated differently from a carbonated façade, even if the visible spalling looks identical. Working to the standard also gives clients, structural engineers and insurers a common, auditable reference for exactly what was done and why.

Because we are approved installers of the systems we specify, there is no gap between designer and installer — the same contractor takes responsibility for diagnosis, specification, workmanship and guarantee. On engineer-led projects we're equally comfortable pricing and delivering against an external specification, and we'll flag anything in it that we believe won't perform.

How We Work

A concrete repair is only as good as the diagnosis and specification behind it. Our four-step process keeps projects predictable — technically and commercially:

Live sites are our normal working environment, not an exception. Most of our projects are delivered in occupied residential blocks, trading car parks, running warehouses and open commercial premises. That shapes everything from how we contain dust and noise to how we sequence scaffold and access equipment, and it's reflected in the paperwork too — full RAMS, insurances and accreditations are issued before we mobilise, and our site teams work to agreed hours, permits and housekeeping standards from day one.

Communication is deliberately simple: one point of contact from survey to handover, progress reporting on phased programmes, and a completion pack containing the defect schedule, products used, guarantees and any maintenance recommendations — useful for planned maintenance budgeting and for demonstrating compliance to insurers, lenders and leaseholders.

Concrete Repair Costs

Concrete repair pricing depends on the extent of deterioration, access, height, and whether works must be phased around a live operation. The figures below are realistic UK budget ranges for commercial and industrial projects — London rates run higher due to access, logistics and labour costs:

Prices are indicative, exclude VAT, and assume reasonable access. Small jobs carry minimum charges; large programmes benefit from economies of scale. See our full concrete repair cost guide for detailed pricing by repair type.

A word of caution on comparing quotes: the cheapest concrete repair is usually the one that treats the symptom and ignores the cause. Patching over chloride-contaminated or carbonated concrete without addressing the corrosion mechanism means the same defect — or a worse one — returns within a few years, alongside a second round of access costs. A properly specified BS EN 1504 repair costs more on day one and considerably less over the life of the structure.

What Affects the Price

Two structures with similar-looking defects can carry very different repair costs. The main variables are:

• Extent and depth of deterioration — the volume of concrete to be broken out and reinstated, and whether reinforcement needs supplementing, drives cost more than any other factor.
• Access — repairs at height or over water need scaffold, mast climbers, MEWPs or rope access, which can account for a substantial share of the project cost.
• Working constraints — out-of-hours, phased or noise-restricted working protects your operation but extends the programme.
• Specification level — a cosmetic patch is cheaper than a BS EN 1504 structural repair with corrosion management and protective coatings, but only the latter addresses the cause.
• Quantity — mobilisation, access and welfare costs are spread further on larger schemes, so the rate per m² falls as scope rises.

The most reliable way to budget is a survey. Because we quote from a measured schedule of defects rather than a guess, our quotations are fixed and itemised — you won't face open-ended day rates or surprise variations for work that should have been identified at the outset.

Sectors We Serve

Our teams work across the full spectrum of commercial, industrial and residential structures. The methods are transferable; the constraints — downtime, occupancy, exposure conditions, compliance requirements — are what change from sector to sector:

• Warehouses & distribution — floor slabs, yards, loading bays and structural frames kept operational with phased, out-of-hours repair programmes.
• Multi-storey car parks — deck repairs, waterproofing and protection for one of the harshest environments concrete faces.
• Residential blocks & basements — balcony and façade repairs, communal areas and basement structures, delivered considerately in occupied buildings.
• Infrastructure & marine — retaining walls, bridges, culverts and chloride-exposed structures requiring robust, long-life repair systems.
• Retail & leisure — customer-facing environments where presentation, safety and trading continuity all matter.
• Heritage structures — sympathetic repair of older reinforced concrete, matching profiles and finishes while restoring durability.

Each sector brings its own priorities. A distribution centre cares about downtime above all else, so we work in phased zones overnight and hand aisles back before the first shift. A residential managing agent needs considerate working, clear resident communication and a defensible paper trail. An engineer maintaining marine or infrastructure assets needs repair systems proven in chloride-laden, saturated conditions. The repair chemistry may be similar — the way the contract is planned and delivered is not, and that's where sector experience earns its keep.

Nationwide Coverage

MPS Concrete Solutions delivers concrete repair contracts nationwide from regional teams, so you get specialist expertise without paying for a contractor to travel the length of the country. We cover all 50 major UK cities — from the South Coast to Scotland — with local knowledge of access, logistics and out-of-hours working in each.

Our busiest regions include London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow. For projects in the capital — where congestion charging, restricted deliveries and occupied high-rise buildings add complexity — see our dedicated concrete repairs London page.

If you're searching for "concrete repair contractors near me", the practical answer is simple: tell us where the structure is and we'll arrange a free survey from the nearest team, usually within a few days.

Nationwide reach matters most to clients with distributed portfolios — logistics operators, retail estates, managing agents and framework contractors who would otherwise be juggling a different local repair firm in every region. With MPS you get one specification standard, one point of contact, one quality of workmanship and one set of guarantees across every site, whether the structure is in Croydon or Clydebank. We can survey an entire portfolio, prioritise defects by risk and budget, and roll repairs out region by region on a single planned programme.

Recent Projects

A selection of recent concrete repair and protection projects delivered by our teams:

These projects share a common thread: complex, occupied, high-profile buildings where the repairs had to be delivered safely and discreetly around residents, tenants and the public. If your project has similar constraints, we're happy to talk through how comparable schemes were sequenced, accessed and managed.

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions we're asked most often by building owners, facilities managers and engineers appointing a concrete repair contractor:

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