Est. 2005 · UK-wide trenchless installations07920 553 578·chris@swdd.co.uk
UK Trenchless Specialists · Est. 2005
From directional drilling and pipe ramming to impact moling, we install pipes, ducts and drainage beneath roads, rivers, railways and sensitive ground without open-cut. We'll often drill or ram a crossing that others would price as a costlier auger bore, pipe jack or tunnel. We can achieve this as every job is backed by thorough consultation, in-house design, a proven track record of solutions, and installers with 20+ years on site.
Trusted on UK infrastructure
What we do
One specialist contractor for every no-dig method, from small ducts to large-diameter pipelines and gravity drainage.
Steered installations up to 900mm and 500m per shot, under roads, rivers and rail.
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Steel casings up to 1400mm rammed through ground that defeats other methods.
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Fast, low-cost small-diameter ducts beneath drives, roads and gardens.
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Purpose-built tooling to drill where ground conditions turn to rock.
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Gravity drainage drilled to falls, up to 900mm, including deep outfalls through rock.
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In-house design, CAD, surveys and HDPE/steel welding that de-risk every install.
View service →Why S.W.Directional Drilling Ltd
We take on the jobs that are too technical for general groundworkers, but where the national giants are slow and expensive. From small service installs to major pipeline crossings, you get senior expertise, in-house design and CAD, and a team that turns up and solves the problem.
On one 900mm drainage scheme we advised directional drilling instead of tunnelling, saving the client around £1 million and finishing in three weeks. Read the Hopton case study. That problem-solving mindset runs through every job.
More about usSee us at work
A minute on site. Installing high-voltage cable ducts for a grid connection at Iron Acton, drilled under the access road and a protected hedge and into a live National Grid substation.
Selected work
Specialist applications
Send us your drawings or specifications and we'll give you a free, no-obligation trenchless review.
