Horizontal Directional Drilling
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is the preferred method for installing underground utilities where minimal surface disruption is essential. It provides a safe, efficient, cost effective and environmentally responsible alternative to open-cut trenching, especially in complex or sensitive environments.
OCU is a fully accredited trenchless construction contractor with over 20 years of experience delivering HDD and trenchless solutions across the UK and Ireland.
Our in-house design and execution capabilities ensure that each project is managed safely, sustainably, and to the highest quality standards.
Roads, motorways, railways, canals, rivers, runways and a variety of other obstacles can be crossed accurately and efficiently with minimal environmental or operational impact.
HDD - Special Interest Areas
HDD - Transport Links
HDD - Cable Landing
HDD - Bodies of Water / Rivers
Our range of HDD services includes:
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Expert design and technical services
Trenchless installations beneath roads, rivers, and built-up areas
Utility diversions and deep installations
Minimal surface disruption
Marine outfalls and landfalls
Environmental and protected area installations
Urban and industrial infrastructure
Design and technical services
Innovative machinery and resources
Installations under live motorways and railways
Estuary, sea loch and inter-island crossings
Consent negotiation for railway, trunk road, main river and canal crossings
Pipe pushing
Auger boring
Direct pipe
Pipe bursting
Microtunnelling
Tunnelling
Shaft construction
Rehabilitation of existing pipelines
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