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Diamond
drilling.

Precise, vibration-controlled holes through reinforced concrete, brick, stone and granite — from 12mm dowel-bars up to 1000mm services penetrations. Wet or dry, any orientation, any access.

Bore Ø
12 – 1000mm
Tolerance
± 2mm typical
Orientation
V · H · overhead
Operator drilling a diamond core through a wall on a tower-edge construction site
Up to 1000mm 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
1000mm
mass core
Process

From brief to certified 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, 350 – 1000mm Ø
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.