Directional drilling is the most efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective formula for the installation of an array of underground utilities including ducting, drainage, mains and cables.

Drill shots can reach up to 200m in length depending on ground make up. This dramatically changes the timescale of a job's duration. Pipe size can range from 25mm to 355mm. These lengths and sizes are all with minimal excavations saving on backfill and reinstatement.

The vacuum excavator is a truly revolutionary piece of equipment which uses innovative suction technology to provide a safe, clean and extremely efficient way of operating.

Its usage spans across a wide spectrum of workstreams, civil engineering, building infrastructure and utility services. 

In every area it can bring cost and time efficiencies.

Capelwood Utilities are a WIRS-accredited self-lay organisation (SLO).

The Water Industry Registration Scheme (WIRS) are recognised by all water companies and Water UK.

Under WIRS, Lloyd's Register carry out technical assessments of Capelwood Utilities service provision, enabling us to be accredited for contestable works associated with installing water infrastructure:

WIRS Construction of Mains and Services (All works)
WIRS Construction of Routine Mains Connections

Some leaks are obvious from damage they have caused but others can be harder to trace due to the pipework being either buried underground or boxed in inside the property.

We use the least disruptive methods i.e. leak noise correlators, thermal imaging cameras or CCTV to quickly pinpoint leakage and provide a competitively priced repair.

We can carry out a range of drain repair services and can repair and maintain damaged pipes as well as replace and upgrade pipework to keep water systems running to their optimal performance.

All of our work is driven by technology and carried out in as non-obtrusive and an efficient manner as possible.

From the water mains under properties to those under public highways, we provide a complete range of repair and installation services for any mains water pipes and systems.

We also upgrade old lead supply pipe systems, which are known to provide notoriously poor water pressure and to contaminate water supply, with modern plastic based pipes recommended for the job.