David Smith

Behind every great cricket pitch is a powerful drainage system. Our Cullompton project highlights the importance of expert ground engineering—delivering durability, playability, and performance throughout the season. #Drainage #CricketConstruction #ConstructedWithIntegrity

🚨 Inbetweeners Star James Buckley’s EPIC Council Tax RANT Councils hit us with hikes year after year, then slap on extra charges for shit that used to be covered—like garden waste collection—while services get worse, potholes multiply, and bins rot uncollected. “Don’t f*cking start that shit” “Why are you f*cking taking more money off me and doing less?” “What the f*ck is going on.” Spot on, Jay. We’re getting rinsed twice over: higher bills for the basics, then pay-per-service on top. It’s blatant daylight robbery dressed up as “efficiency” or “green initiatives.” Councils are bloated, priorities are screwed, and taxpayers are the suckers picking up the tab.”

Drive down almost any country road and you see the same thing. Litter lining the roads. Plastic caught in hedges. Fast food packaging scattered across the grass. Crisp packets fluttering in the wind. Rusting energy drink cans just laying about. What message are we sending to children as they watch the rubbish pile up? It’s disgusting. Nobody talks about it. We’ve just accepted it as normal. It infuriates me. There was a time in this country when this level of disrespect would have been unthinkable. People took pride in where they lived. There was a clear expectation that public spaces would be kept clean and orderly, and that those who did otherwise would face consequences. This was not that long ago. The decline has rapidly accelerated. Britain is increasingly resembling a third world country, and I do not like it. Immigration from said cultures has evidently played a large part. I’ll get abused for saying it, but it’s true. We all know it. Once we start accepting visible decline in the small things, it rarely stops there. It hasn’t stopped there. It will get worse and worse and worse. The filth will pile up. Britain should not look like this. It is not unreasonable to expect clean streets, clear roadsides, and public spaces that people can take pride in. Is that too much to ask for? I think not. A Restore Britain Government would not tolerate it. Proper enforcement of littering and fly-tipping laws. Visible consequences for those who degrade our countryside. Deportation for foreign fly-tippers. Investment in keeping streets, roads, and public areas clean. Compulsory litter picking for non-violent offenders and healthy benefit claimants who consistently refuse work. Most importantly? A cultural shift. Britain does not have to be a dumping ground. It doesn’t have to be like this. We will not accept it. We will change it. We will set an example to our children and grandchildren. There is now a political party that will clean up our country. Restore Britain.

No more waterlogged pitch. @TCFC_Official new Sport England Type 7 standard pitch constructed by White Horse Contractors has transformed matchday reliability. From 13 games in 28 days… to zero postponements. #Football #WeAreTheCity #Constructedwithintegrity

Thanks for all the messages and comments following yesterdays #PMQs People clearly see through the pre-scripted nonsense from Starmer, and it appears you were as annoyed by it as I was. The official 📸 from yesterday captures my frustration at his disrespect to the House well ⬇️

Back at @Edgbaston Stadium installing perimeter drainage for @WarwickshireCCC 🏏 Great to be working with @barnstonworth and the team again! Find out more:
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Sole traders. Micro businesses with one or two employees. Freelancers. Plumbers. Electricians. Hairdressers. Mechanics. Accountants. Gardeners. Whatever it is, whoever they are. These are the workers that keep the economy going. Not the big global corporates. Politicians, and those devising the rules, simply do not understand how these people live. Nobody ever even talks about the one or two people operations in Westminster. Saturday morning in the bureaucrat’s world? Friday working from home, so nice easy day to finish off the week. Laptop closed by 15.00. Phone off for the weekend, not a care in the world. Life is sweet. Holiday coming up, mortgage comfortable, pension growing nicely. The sole trader? Getting invoices and paperwork sorted at 6am before the children wake up. Chasing up late payments. Weighing up whether to do that last minute emergency call out, or spend time with the kids on a Saturday. Getting the diary sorted for next week. Phone goes and goes all weekend. It is never-ending. It does not stop. It’s two different worlds honestly. The issue is that the latter entirely funds the former, and the former is hellbent on making life as difficult as possible for productive Britain. I want to be really clear about what Restore Britain would do. Two things. Crush parasitic Britain. Unleash productive Britain. First. Scrap IR35. It has created years of confusion, fear and chaos for contractors and small operators. It has pushed countless self-employed people into pointless paperwork and rigid inflexibility. Doesn’t work. It’s a right pain in the arse for millions. Scrap it. Second, we will double the VAT threshold. The current threshold traps thousands of small businesses just as they begin to grow. Many deliberately stop expanding to avoid the enormous administrative burden of VAT and the brutal cost hikes which drive demand away. The evidence of is obvious. Thousands hover just below the threshold, refusing to grow, hire or pay more tax. It is ABSURD. Restore Britain would double the VAT threshold so small businesses can grow without being punished for success. This is absolutely necessary. An important one - we would dramatically simplify the tax system for sole traders and micro-businesses (and everyone else, but that's separate). Instead of forcing small operators through pages of complicated accounting rules designed for large corporations, we will introduce a far simplified tax regime for businesses below a certain size. Less paperwork, fewer forms, clearer rules. More money for them, less for the accountants and parasitic professional class. Sounds like a good deal, doesn’t it? Next. We will end the endless culture of inspections and bureaucratic interference from the bureaucrats. Too many small businesses now live in fear of accidental breaches - whether it’s health and safety nonsense, employment law complexity, ridiculous data laws or constantly changing compliance requirements. The stress is immense. If you are a sole trader or micro-business acting in good faith, the system should support you, not threaten you. Restore Britain will free them from endless regulatory suffocation. The mental health release on that is worth it alone. Means a lot to me, this one. Restore Britain will make it easier for tradespeople to hire apprentices. This is important. One of the biggest problems small businesses face is bringing in the next generation. The current system is too complicated, too expensive and too rigid for small firms. Restore Britain will introduce simple, flexible apprenticeship schemes designed specifically for small businesses and trades. Up next, we will simplify planning and licensing rules. For small builders, tradespeople and contractors - planning restrictions and local bureaucracy can delay work for months and add unnecessary costs. I detest planning departments more than I can describe in language appropriate for a Saturday morning. These jumped-up empire-building little runts running councils across Britain will have their power stripped away from them. We will let people do business, we will let business owners run their businesses without the sneering council worker’s constant box ticking. Not complicated. We will restore respect for the self-employed. Look at how they were treated during lockdown. Like dirt. Entirely abandoned whilst others were paid to do nothing. That must be addressed, and they must be compensated. The excluded must finally be recognised. That wrong must be rectified. Under a Restore Britain Government, their efforts will be appreciated, celebrated and most importantly? Rewarded. This is the key point. Let’s not pretend otherwise. The five golden rules of business. What’s in it for me? We will radically slash tax and raise thresholds. Tax on dividends would be hacked down so that success pays. More work, pays. Effort, pays. If the electrician does that last minute job on a Saturday, it will be worth their time. They will be rewarded, not HMRC. Restore Britain will slash the bureaucracy, simplify the rules, cut the taxes. We will give small businesses the freedom they need to thrive, to support their families and to succeed. Parasitic Britain will end. Sole traders and micro businesses finally have a political party that will fight for them. Restore Britain.

💧The wettest January in 100 years has left grass pitches unplayable. Better drainage = more game time. We specialise in sports field drainage design & installation
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Our team recently took part in a safety and strategy day, ensuring everyone is up to date with the latest CPR techniques and best-practice safety knowledge. We are looking forward to a positive 2026! #Constructedwithintegrity

🚨 We’re Hiring! Labourers | Ground Workers | Landscapers
📌 CSCS / NPORS / CPCS
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We’re attending #BTME2026 🚜⚽ Specialists in sports pitch construction, drainage & renovation across football, rugby, cricket, polo & equestrian. 📍 Meet David Smith, Tom Alcock & Chris Last 📩 Contact us to arrange a meeting #ConstructedWithIntegrity

New canter track complete ✔️
Ready for winter training ✔️
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Great progress on the canter track at this private polo estate near London! 🏇 Subbase complete ✔️ Specialist equestrian profile next ✔️
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2025 ✔️
Another incredible year delivering quality projects. Thank you to our clients, partners, and hardworking team. Here’s to continued success and a prosperous 2026! #ConstructedWithIntegrity #QualityConstruction #2026Ready

🚜 We’re hiring skilled Tractor Operatives! Join White Horse Contractors for sports field renovation works this new year. ✔ CPCS / NOPRS ✔ Full UK driving licence ⭐ SSSTS preferred 👉 Apply here: whitehorsecontractors.co.uk/about-us/caree… #Recruitment #Jobs #Renovation #ConstructedWithIntegrity

📢 Hiring: Placemaking Contracts Manager White Horse Contractors are recruiting due to continued success. Lead complex projects combining landscaping, civil engineering & placemaking. 👉 Apply: whitehorsecontractors.co.uk/about-us/caree… #Recruitment #Placemaking #Jobs #ConstructedWithIntegrity

We are proud to have sponsored the Woolton Hill Christmas Tractor run 2025 raising money for @TVAirAmb Service & @RABIcharity. It was an incredible turnout, well done to all those involved including White Horse Contractors own Stuart Perris! #Tractorrun #Constructedwithintegrity

Completed! 🐎 We have delivered a new menage for Western Counties Equine Hospital in Cullompton. Built for performance and all-weather reliability. #EquestrianConstruction #Constructedwithintegrity

The new cricket ground near Cullompton has completed a strong growing-in period and is looking excellent ahead of winter. Fully drained square and outfield constructed this summer—ready for play next year! 🏏🌱
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