FAMILY OWNED · WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
HANDS ON.
ALL IN.
A civil contractor built around workmanship, direct accountability and a team that takes pride in the finished result.
SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE. CAPABLE ENOUGH TO DELIVER.
OUR APPROACH
M&B Excavations delivers simple and complex excavation and civil construction across metropolitan and regional Western Australia.
The 14-person team is led by Mitch Cornell and Ben Merrett, whose combined 38+ years of civil construction experience spans drainage, utilities, rail, water infrastructure, earthworks and complex project delivery.
Hands-on leadership
Capability
Coordinated Delivery
Workmanship
EXPERIENCE THAT STARTED ON THE GROUND.
LEADERSHIP
Mitch and Ben both progressed from practical civil operations into supervisory and senior leadership roles. Their experience includes delivering work for local government authorities and major utilities, including Water Corporation, across metropolitan and regional Western Australia.
MANAGING DIRECTOR · 23+ YEARS
MITCH CORNELL
Mitch began as a plant operator and progressed through civil supervisor and superintendent roles before establishing M&B.
Across more than 23 years in construction, he has led drainage, utilities and civil infrastructure works for public-sector, LGA and utility clients, including Water Corporation programmes.
His strengths span practical construction leadership, safety and workforce engagement, technical delivery and the execution of complex project scopes.
MANAGING DIRECTOR · 15+ YEARS
BEN MERRETT
Ben progressed from labouring and mobile plant operations through civil supervisor and regional supervisor roles.
He brings more than 15 years of experience coordinating crews, machinery and project delivery across metropolitan and regional Western Australia, including water, drainage and infrastructure works for LGAs and utility stakeholders such as Water Corporation.
His field background supports practical planning, strong operational control and safe delivery in live environments.
WHAT MATTERS
BUILT INTO THE WORK.
01
SAFETY
Plan the work, control the risk and keep people informed.
02
QUALITY
Know the requirement, inspect the work and retain the evidence.
03
RELIABLE
Communicate early and do what the programme requires.
04
PRIDE
Leave every Workfront ready for the next trade or client handover.
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Professional and highly skilled in this area of civil construction. The crew fit in as if they were one of our own employees.
MATTHEW BUCKLEY · PROJECT MANAGER, DENSFORD CIVIL