HDD SERVICES
Our Services
HDD Drilling specialises in underground drilling services, focusing on conduit and pipeline installation beneath various settings such as pathways, driveways, roads, railroads, rivers, runways, creeks, congested urban areas, and environmentally sensitive zones. Our services provide the installation of utilities, ranging from gas and water mains, sewer lines, stormwater systems and electrical and communication conduits.
HDD Drilling excels in managing and executing technically intricate projects that demand ongoing oversight and precise drilling. Our internal team ensures meticulous scoping, coordination, and professional planning through site meetings and surveys. We possess the capability to furnish engineered bore profiles, construction methodologies, and related project documentation.
Civil Works
Underground projects of all sizes
HDD Drilling is a trusted industry leader in civil infrastructure construction due to its exceptional knowledge, resources, and service scope.
- Any site excavation works
- Power Utilities underground civil works including substation fit-outs
- Light pole footings, communications and power poles.
Civil Project Management
Design | Concept | Scoping
Our experienced team can provide advice in all aspects of civil project design and install, including:
- Underground Reticulation
- Respective Distribution Authority regulations
- Council requirements
- Site audits and safety solutions
- Project expediting
- Reinstatement requirements
- Electrical requirements
We also help you with all the BYDA information, QA forms, photographs and any correspondence to customers and other authorities.
Planning
When it comes to planning the most cost-efficient and effective approach to completing your project, our specialists in project planning are at your service, ready to offer comprehensive support.
Through transparent and consistent dialogue with our clients, our workforce collaborates closely with you to ensure the optimal distribution of resources to meet project objectives.
Installation
HDD Drilling has been in the industry for over 25 years.
Our installation services include:
- VESI/VEDN accredited operators & civil workers
- Vacuum excavation trucks (Non-Destructive Digging) with VOC certified operators
- Concreters
- Rail Industry Workers (RIW)
- Electrical spotters
- Project and administration managers
Delivery
After our HDD Drilling site team successfully completes the installation, you will receive all essential regulatory and controlled documents
- As-Built drawings
- Audits
- Detailing
- ITP reports
- Handover documentation
Civil Services & Capabilities
HDD Drilling have a range of units to suit all aspects of our work from our small triable unit, ideal for proving underground assets, to our large truck mounted units used in conjunction with our directional drill equipment.
HDD Drilling have a fleet of modern, risk assessed excavators ranging from 1.6 tonne units, which are ideal for limited access projects up to 23 tonne units which are great for the larger projects such as bulk civil works and pole erection etc. All HDD Drilling plant is maintained as per manufacturers recommendations and a record of plant maintenance is available to our clients prior to works commencing if required. In addition to excavators HDD has various tip trucks from 3 tonne units to tandem axles to support its excavation activities.
HDD Drilling are very experienced in the hauling of underground cables ranging from 16mm – 2 core to 240mm XLPE cable. We have cable handling equipment that can be adjusted to accommodate most standard drum dimensions and have many years of experience hauling cable through various conduits in some fairly diverse terrain and locations.
We have the capability of lifting, standing and removing poles in regional and rural areas.
Works are constructed to comply with relevant engineering and technical specifications.
All plant operators are licenced, experienced and competent to action all the required works.
Our work capability consists of the following:
- Lifting, standing and removal of power poles
- Installation of screw anchors
- Hydraulic tamper to pack down spoil into backfilled holes
- Installation and removal of pole transformers
Reinstatement is crucial in our way of minimising our impact to the environment and various surfaces. HDD Drilling provides top soil, concrete and asphalt reinstatements.
Pole to Pit
Accredited VEDN / VESI team
HDD Drilling are experts in the installation of underground electrical infrastructure and are a trusted supplier to the electricity supply industry.
Underground electrical infrastructure provides a much safer option in the event of storm or damage by trees, but is also the preferred aesthetic when new construction and renovations take place.
After submitting an application for an underground service pit to the appropriate ‘Supply Authority’, the customer receives a supply proposal. Once this proposal is accepted, HDD Drilling will conduct a site inspection to define the ‘scope of works’.
In collaboration with local government agencies, we work to secure permits, certifications, and essential paperwork. Approved as a VEDN civil contractor, HDD Drilling is recognized by the Victorian Electrical Distribution Network (VEDN), a subdivision of the Victorian Electricity Supply Industry (VESI). Possessing VEDN approval signifies our capability to undertake diverse undertakings involving subterranean cabling in Victoria.
After obtaining the permits, we proceed to acquire all essential materials and machinery for executing the ‘pole to pit’ operations. Our inventory includes excavators, horizontal boring equipment, directional drilling tools, hydro excavation machinery, traffic management resources, and a comprehensive array of tools indispensable for accomplishing the tasks.
Utilising the acquired ‘Before You Dig’ records, we conduct a comprehensive scan of all pre-existing subterranean infrastructure. This preemptive measure is taken to avert any potential harm during the course of our operations. In certain cases, hydro excavation (Non-Destructive Digging) might be essential not only to safeguard these utilities but also to protect tree roots.
To ensure the quality and integrity of each installation, inspections and audits are performed for the duration of every project.
At project handover, we supply ‘As Built’ drawings, and all documentation is transferred to the appropriate Supply Authority to initiate the connection process.
HDD Drilling will reinstate all concrete, asphalt and grass areas that had been disturbed during the installation, thus providing a total ‘turnkey’ solution to every project.
Non-Destructive Digging
Environment first
Non-Destructive Digging or Hydro Excavation is an efficient and safe digging process which is fast becoming the preferred technique thanks to its precision and efficiency.
This method is ideal for projects that have a need for working close to utilities, such as power cables , tree roots, sewer pipes, internet cables, storm drains and other underground assets.
High pressure water is used to break up even the hardest ground around services and tree roots. The vacuum then draws up the loose slurry into a large tank on the truck.
- Providing economical and reliable service locating
- Reducing surface disturbances to mitigate environmental impact
- Mitigating the danger of excavating near utilities such as gas, water, and communications
- Digging trenches beneath driveways and pillars
- Decreasing the expenses of restoration
- Safely exposing assets like optic fiber, tree removal, and post hole extraction
- Navigating confined spaces and operating securely in proximity to existing structures
- Potential to position the Vac Truck away from the active work zone.
Reinstatement and Maintenance
Reinstating and maintenance
HDD Drilling is fully equipped to handle concrete and top soil works. We specialise in all formats of concreting, and tactile plates in order to fulfill the following:
- Permanent reinstatements
- Footpaths & Crossovers
- Switchboard footings
- Sub-station kiosk slabs
- Light pole footings