Drilling Supplies UK

The company offers a range of services, including the supply of installation and drilling consumables, rig tooling, coring systems and other related products. The company also has an in-house engineering department that can provide customised engineering solutions to meet the specific needs of clients.

Sampling products include water bailers, bulk bags, sample tubs and water dip tapes, enabling collection and testing of various substances from water to soil, rocks, fossils and minerals. Various products for use in backfill are stocked in large quantities, such as bentonite pellets, granules and powder, pea gravel, cement-based products and quartz filter sand.

Borehole covers, used to provide safe and secure access to boreholes that need to remain open, can be manufactured in various shapes and sizes, including ‘top hat’ above-ground covers that can be used in a range of locations such as quarries, landfill sites or field areas.

The company is the largest supplier in the UK of coreboxes, which it manufactures internally. Coreboxes are used to store retrieved core samples and for transporting them to testing laboratories. PVC coreliners used in coring systems to keep samples intact when extracted from a core barrel are kept in large quantities. Many standard sizes are stocked, but other sizes can be made to order.

Drilling Supplies UK stocks and supplies high-quality installation pipework that is manufactured in PVC and HDPE materials and flush jointed to aid easy installation. The company also stocks ancillary products to suit all sizes of pipe, including bungs, screw caps, push caps, gas valves and couplings.

Additive products are offered, such as high-quality drilling muds and polymers, which facilitate the primary function of drilling fluids, to provide pressure to prevent formation fluids from entering a wellbore. Foam Plus, a premium anionic surfactant, is formulated for use in oil and gas and mineral projects and water well and geotechnical drilling operations. Foam Plus is environmentally friendly and biodegradable and generates instant high-quality foam of exceptional stability.

Engineering services include the provision of rotary, cable percussion and mini-rig tooling for cost-effective drilling, with the option of having materials bespoke engineered to clients’ requirements, as well as a full repair service for damaged tooling.

Drilling Supplies UK manufactures products for soil sampling: steel tubes, plastic liners and all shoes, baskets and heads. Various types of manufactured clamping systems can be provided: used to hold steel casing in place temporarily so work can continue unimpeded. Tooling for the rotary drilling method is offered, including down-the-hole (DTH) bits and hammers, drill rods and sub adaptors.