Directional drilling · Hydro excavation · Civil support
Underground work without the bullshit.
Directional drilling, hydro excavation and underground civil work across Whanganui and the lower North Island.
We bring the right gear, plan the work properly and deal with what is actually in the ground. No show-pony operation. No fantasy quote built around everything going perfectly. Just practical underground work completed properly.
The machine is not the whole job
Directional drilling is the easy part.
The difficult part is planning the bore, understanding the ground, identifying the services, selecting the right tooling, controlling drilling fluids and getting the product installed where it is supposed to go.
Holland Underground operates directional drilling equipment supported by hydro excavation, service locating, mud systems, excavation equipment and practical site experience.
That means fewer excuses and considerably less standing around wondering what to do next.
What we do
Proper underground work.
Four connected services. One contractor responsible for understanding how they fit together.
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless installation for power, fibre, water, gas and utility infrastructure. The drill is only one part of the job. Planning, locating, tooling, fluids and knowing what the ground is likely to do matter just as much.
A drilling machine does not automatically make someone a drilling contractor. Read moreHydro Excavation
Non-destructive excavation, potholing and service exposure using pressurised water and vacuum recovery.
Useful when putting an excavator tooth through the existing service would make the rest of the day considerably worse. Read moreUtility Locating and Potholing
Locate, trace and physically expose underground services before drilling or excavation begins.
Plans are useful. Reality is generally more accurate. Read moreCivil and Utility Support
Excavation, trenching, pits, product handling, reinstatement and the practical work needed to finish the installation.
Because getting the pipe through the ground is not always the end of the job. Read moreQuality without the brochure language
What doing it properly looks like.
Quality is not a slogan added to the bottom of a website. It is the boring work done before the machine starts, the decisions made when conditions change and whether the job is still completed properly when the easy plan stops working.
The ground remains stubbornly unimpressed by marketing.
- Understand the actual scope
- Review the alignment and access
- Locate and expose critical services
- Select machinery and tooling for the work
- Bring the support gear needed to finish
- Communicate when the ground changes the plan
- Leave the site ready for the next stage
False economy, now with variations
The cheapest quote is not always the cheapest job.
Underground work has a habit of exposing weak planning.
A low number can be created by allowing less time, carrying less equipment, ignoring unknowns or assuming somebody else will deal with the difficult parts.
Sometimes that gamble works. When it does not, the delay, repairs, variations and finger-pointing tend to cost considerably more than doing the job properly in the first place.
We price the work we believe is actually required. Strange concept, apparently.
Still only interested in the lowest number?
Fair enough. We are probably not the contractor you are looking for.
We would rather price enough time, equipment and support to complete the work properly than submit a cheap number and spend the rest of the project inventing reasons it changed.
Got a job to price?
Send us what you know.
Plans, marked-up screenshots, photos, measurements and rough sketches are all useful. If details are missing, we will tell you what else is needed instead of pricing a fantasy.