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Diamond
drilling.

Low-vibration core holes through reinforced concrete, brick, stone and granite — for M&E penetrations, ducts, pipes, cables, drainage, anchors, dowel bars and test cores. Wet drilling by default; dry with HEPA where wet isn't an option. Vertical, horizontal or overhead.

Bore Ø
small to large-Ø
Tolerance
tight tolerance
Orientation
V · H · overhead
Operator drilling a diamond core through a wall on a tower-edge construction site
Up to large-Ø
Representative work · photography on site
Substrate

What we drill through.

40 – 80 N/mm²
Reinforced concrete

Bread-and-butter. Rebar, post-tension, mass pours — no problem.

C20 – C50
Mass concrete

Bridges, raft slabs, retaining walls. Long-bore rigs.

Solid · cavity
Brick & masonry

Cores for soil pipes, flues, vents, riser sleeves.

Sandstone → granite
Stone & granite

Heritage facades, plinths, chimney heads.

Sizes

From a dowel bar to a service riser.

12mm
dowel
52mm
anchors
100mm
soil pipe
250mm
riser
450mm
plant feed
large-diameter
mass core
Process

From brief to clean hole.

01
Brief in

Drawing, photo or two lines. Send it.

02
Survey

Foreman scans for rebar, services, post-tension.

03
RAMS

Permit-ready RAMS, COSHH, isolation plan.

04
Drill

Wet- or dry-cut. Water-managed. Vibration controlled.

05
Sign-off

Photo log, dimensional cert, fire-stop if required.

Equipment

The kit on the van.

Hilti DD350-CA
Hand-held core drill, 12 – 250mm Ø
Hilti DD500-CA
Stand-mounted, 100 – 600mm Ø
Husqvarna DM700
Heavy stand rig — for large-diameter penetrations and risers
Husqvarna PP540
Hydraulic power pack — quiet sites & overhead
Tyrolit TS500
Wall saw — up to 730mm depth
Three extracted concrete cores laid on a slab showing aggregate composition
Same-day quotes when possible
Got a slab to cut? Send the drawing.