S.W.Directional Drilling Ltd

27/08/2025

Some notable installations from 2024

400kV cable diversion works

11/01/2024

Check out my blog post of some recently completed Directional Drilling installations.

Notable High Voltage Electricity duct installations (all pipes SDR 11 Class 1+ Electric Duct): 150m x "Two Way" 160mm River Crossing for BAM Nuttall in Norfolk, 33kV. 8 no 40m x "Four Way" 180mm Rail Crossings (UTX) for Balfour Beatty and TFW, 132kV. 2 no 100m x "Four Way" 3 no 180mm, 1 no 125mm Can...

07/10/2021

Check out our new website at http://swdd.co.uk still a work in progress mind!

Full turn-key solutions to your project, whether that's directional drilling or any other trenchless method. Drainage and HV specialists, as well as any other utility services.

29/07/2021

Immediate start
Work as part of a trenchless installation team on construction sites and within the public highway, installing utility pipes and ducts. We are largely operating in the Northeast, based out of Middlesbrough, but also with a requirement to travel to other areas of the UK, staying away for Monday to Thursday nights.

Location:
60% working from Middlesbrough, working up to an hour away, typically
30% across the UK, staying away Monday to Thursday nights, and back Friday
10% of the time based in our Middlesbrough yard

Duties include:
Supporting the lead driller, keeping machinery fuelled, keeping drill fluid topped up, fitting, and removing drilling tooling, carrying out Butt-Fusion pipe welding, general site labour, general maintenance in the yard in between jobs.

Candidate must have:
• Full driving licence, and own transport to get to Middlesbrough
• CPCS card
• Minimum 1 year site/ utility experience
• Pro-active attitude and flexibility to work longer hours where required (within reason)
• Good timekeeping
• Ability to work to own initiative, and in a safe manner
• Ability to carry out periodic labour intensive work, with manual lifting

Candidate ideally will have:
The ability and licence to tow a trailer, i.e with a mini excavator/ compressor etc

Candidate will be trained how to:
Carry out trenchless operations, and all tasks associated with that, which includes gaining tickets for Butt-Fusion and Electro Fusion welding, Confined Spaces, First Aid, Medicals, Streetworks etc.
NVQ will be offered

We will provide:
Work vehicles, clean/ new vans, free PPE, expenses/ accommodation when working away

22/07/2021

Rock drilling the last two weeks, installing gravity drainage. 1 x 66m x 225mm and 1 x 88m x 225mm, at 1:150 fall.
Haven't been given any pictures yet, as it's 6-7m deep, and has not been in an ideal location for taking photos.