
Main Contractor
Surdeen Equipment & Trucking
The heavy equipment and civil engineering force behind the hill.
“S.E.T. to keep you going.”

Surdeen Equipment & Trucking Company Limited was founded in 2004 by John Surdeen, Chairman of Richmond Hill Club, and has grown into one of Jamaica's leading equipment and civil engineering operations, employing more than 300 people from within and outside of Jamaica.
From its head office at Church Pen, St Catherine and its western base at Ironshore, Montego Bay, minutes from Richmond Hill, the company serves the island's major bauxite, energy and construction operations with a fleet that includes a 60-ton excavator and the largest trenching machine in Jamaica.
Since 2007 S.E.T. has executed civil and building contracts of growing scale for clients including Jamaica Public Service, Kier, Vinci, Riu and Half Moon, capped by US$35M of civil works on the 190MW power station at Old Harbour Bay. Its mission: quality and integrity as the company's watchwords.
Capabilities
What S.E.T. brings to the hill
Heavy Equipment Fleet & Rental
Excavators up to 60 tons, cranes up to 60-ton lift, loaders, rollers, dump trucks, water trucks and the largest trenching machine on the island, available across Jamaica.
JCB Supply & Parts
Importer and seller of JCB backhoes, excavators and equipment, with a dedicated parts department offering new and used parts for all JCB machines.
Building & Civil Engineering
Building and civil engineering contracting from earthworks, trenching and infrastructure through to complete structures, delivered since 2007.
Electrical & Mechanical Works
Electrical and mechanical contracting supporting industrial and energy projects, including work alongside international partners such as TSK of Spain.
Track Record
Select projects
JPS 190MW Power Station, Old Harbour
US$35M of civil works with TSK Group, 2017 to 2020
Western Water Resilience Improvement Project
Phase 1, Montego Bay, with Vinci Construction Grands Projets
Riu Palace Reggae Beach Expansion
Montego Bay
Seagrape Terrace Revetment Works
Half Moon, Rose Hall, Montego Bay
Steer Town High School
Construction, St Ann
Port Antonio Water, Sewerage & Drainage
With Vinci Construction
Raw Water Supply System
St Jago to Mount Oliphant, for Kier/CCC Joint Venture
Savannah Estate Infrastructure
Ironshore, Montego Bay
Richmond Hill Development itself sits among S.E.T.'s ongoing projects, with the company's fleet and crews engaged on the hill since 2023.
Get In Touch
Reach S.E.T.
10 Lacatan Way, Kilbies, Church Pen, St Catherine, Jamaica
1318 Ironshore Providence Estate, Montego Bay, St James



