Understanding Nitrate Contamination in Borehole Water

Nitrates are a chemical used mainly as nutrients for plants and in chemical fertilizers. Animal and human waste also contain…

Drilcorp training plan proves successful.

Drilcorp continue their investment in staff training. Like any company training and development of staff is key to the success…

Fire up Your Fermenters!

The UK craft Beer market has seen a massive surge in the last few years and we now have around…

News Snippets November 2018

November News from the Water Industry Welcome to Water News, industry snippets, articles and information from local and national press….

Kirsty Meets Keith Miller

Our Business Services Director Kirsty Gowans attended this month’s Entrepreneur Forum Focus Dinner. Keith Miller of Miller UK was on…

Shaw Trust Seaham

Shaw Trust North East Drilcorp are committed to supporting our employees, clients and the environment and as part of this…

A Manifesto for Water

Water UK have recently launched the Water Industries plans for England for 2020 to 2025 which will address how they…

Maintenance & Monitoring

Maintenance & Monitoring As with any other structure a borehole may occasionally need maintenance. Borehole Engineering Services can carry out…

October 2018 Water Industry News

October News from the Water Industry Welcome to Water News, industry snippets, articles and information from local and national press….

L is for London Clay

What is London Clay London Clay is an example of a stiff sedimentary clay, which is similar to other such…

Effective Dust Suppression via Boreholes

Using a Borehole for Dust Suppression Drilcorp were recently contacted by a local mine to install a borehole on site…

A Borehole for Thames Tideway

As part of the development work for the new Thames Tunnel, there was a need to carry out site investigations…

The Conrad takes a trip to Cumbria

Set in the beautiful countryside our client has one of the largest aquifers in Europe. Drilcorp were asked by the…

News Snippets September

Say goodbye to your power shower. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/03/power-showers-could-restricted-households-forced-install-water/ Gormley Exhibition to flood the Royal Academy of Art https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/03/royal-academy-art-flooded-water-gormley-exhibit Surrey Oil Drilling…

Jets remain hopeful of winning finish!

With only a few games left in the season we asked Durham County Cricket to give us a quick overview…

Digging Deep: Quarries and Mines

There are over 2000 active mines and quarries in the UK producing a wide range of minerals including construction aggregates,...

Quarry Danger- Stay safe and stay out!

Quarries are one of the most dangerous places to work in, as our drilling and GES team know. This year...

Potassium in Water Systems

Potassium in Water Systems Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19. It was…

Drilcorp Delivers to Foodbank

Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill. Being off...

Geothermal Cooling Technologies

Drilcorp have been a member of the Well Drillers Association and Ground Source Heat Pump Association for several years and…

Sail Trainee sets off for Esbjerg!

Its been a busy few weeks for our sail trainee Mark. Earlier in the month I met with Mark at...

Hot Weather Poses Risk to Groundwater!

Many of you will have seen that the hot weather in the last few weeks has caused fires on Saddleworth…

Borehole Users Conference 2018

Borehole Users Conference 2018 8th November, Loughborough. Over the last 6 years, the BHUC has covered a wide range of…

World Environment Day- Ways to reduce your plastic consumption

World Environment Day took place on 5th June. It is a call to action for everyone to come together to…

Drilcorp expands with Apprentices

There are some exciting times ahead for Drilcorp this summer as they await the arrival of a new piece of…

The Water Boys

Arran is the largest island in the firth of Clyde with a population of approximately 4629 and an area of…

H is for Hydrologist

If you are looking for a career in the water industry, then a Hydrologist may be for you. Water is…

Glow Creative take part in CEO Sleepout

Claire and Georgina from our Marketing Agency Glow Creative joined the nationwide CEO Sleepout on Monday 30th April. They were…

Beware of Bacteria- Plastic not always fantastic!

As the summer approaches and temperatures are beginning to resemble something like it, it is important to stay hydrated. There…

Ageing borehole undergoes operation at St Hellier Hospital.

St Helier has a rich history, starting in 1938 when Queen Mary laid the first foundation stone at the site. This...

Ships Ahoy!

Drilcorp are pleased to announce that they will be supporting the Tall Ships Race 2018 by sponsoring a young person...

Gaining a Water Abstraction Licence on a Quarry.

Drilcorp regularly work in the mining and quarrying industry and were recently asked by a local quarry in North Yorkshire…