Reduce your environmental impacts while increasing your profits
HDD is a proven way to drastically reduce your Environmental Impact
The utility and construction industries are under increasing pressure to meet eco targets set by both Government and private bodies - one of the simplest ways to get you on your way to drastically reducing your companies' environmental impact is to opt for no trench technologies such as HDD. The HDD method also has the added benefits of providing precise installation, shorter production times and less costly, carbon footprint heavy, reinstatement works.
Why is HDD Better for the Environment?
Directional Drilling is renowned and celebrated in the US, Australia and substantial parts of Europe for its ability to facilitate the installation of underground utilities with minimal impact on the surrounding environment - this reputation for environmental responsibility is now making its way through the UK too.
Conventional open trench methods occupy large site footprints and can cause significant damage to environmentally sensitive areas - for construction methods nears rivers and other substantial bodies of water, excavations are also typically associated with costly weir and dam construction.
Urban environments are also negatively affected, as open cut methods can result in destruction of existing above and below ground infrastructure and traffic disruptions. Furthermore, excavation works are also typically accompanied by extensive and costly (to both profit margins and environmentally) reinstatement works.
HDD on the other hand is minimally invasive in situ construction technique that addresses the numerous environmental shortfalls or conventional trenching or open cut methods. HDD is trenchless, i.e. it does not require the construction of above ground trenches and so should make it the preferred option in areas where minimal disturbance of the environment is desired.
HDD installations can be completed under steep or challenging terrain with virtually no impact on the surrounding areas; in an urban setting, installations can be completed beneath residential areas with no evidence of construction appearing on the surface.
Directional drilling can also significantly reduce construction schedules and will require substantially less construction equipment and plant machinery than traditional open trench methods. Faster construction and less equipment translates to considerably lower construction costs, decreased energy consumption and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.