Riley Earthmoving
About the company
Riley Earthmoving is a Townsville excavation and earthmoving contractor servicing Townsville and surrounding areas, having provided earthwork services to the commercial and civil construction sectors for more than 20 years.
The company operates a large fleet of modern vehicles, machinery and equipment, which it uses to undertake projects of any size, including excavation, earthmoving and civil construction work such as road construction and development projects.
What customers say
Based on genuine customer reviews
Site preparation for a large shed before the builder arrived is one account of Riley Earthmoving, with the owner inspecting the Townsville ground and the intended layout, then drawing on his experience to propose a solution and finishing within the timeframe given. That customer notes the builder was impressed with the finished surface and intended to hire the business again.
A second account concerns top soil advertised as screened to 30 millimetres, with the delivered load described as largely clay and rock rather than the expected material and the response suggesting the larger stones be raked out. Alongside earthmoving, the company's listed work covers concrete, trucking, road construction and waste-related services.
Reviews
Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.
Absolutely scammed by these guys. Advertise “top soil” screened at 30mm, what a joke. They rock up and advise there is “small clay pebbles” and it’s not the best top soil. They’re already here so I figured fine I’ll still take it. Pretty much all clay and rock, maybe top of the bed rock but not top soil. Messaged the bloke and he said “rake the big rocks out”. For 11 tonne… pictures show how many rocks in 2.5t of the junk if the scam me what are they going to do on your big jobs?
We got Allan out to prepare our site for a large shed prior to the builder to ensure proper preparation and drainage of the area. Allan reviewed the site and our proposed thoughts for the area and then provided a solution using his experience and expertise. He was able to have the job done within our time frame and the builder was very impressed with the finished product that Allan delivered for him to then work off of. We will definitely have Allan out for all future earthworks projects we have planned and have recommended him to others for their various jobs as well.
Excavation and earthmoving in Townsville compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 7 businesses in this category in Townsville are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional Excavations | ★ 5,0 | 9 | Yes |
| 2 | Glover Mini Earthworx Townsville | ★ 5,0 | 8 | Yes |
| 3 | CBR Excavations and Drainage | ★ 4,9 | 9 | Yes |
| 4 | Townsville Earthmoving | ★ 5,0 | 4 | No |
| 5 | Townsville Hydrovac | ★ 4,5 | 2 | No |
| 6 | Riley Earthmoving (this page) | ★ 3,0 | 2 | No |