Elite Utility Services

Elite Utility Services: horizontal directional drilling and moling in the UK

Elite Utility Services is a British family-run company dedicated to underground utility installation using No-Dig techniques. Its work combines horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and impact moling to lay pipes and cables beneath roads, pavements, buildings, rivers and other surface obstacles, reducing the need to dig large trenches and minimising environmental impact and disruption to property.

Underground installation services

The company presents itself as a trenchless technology contractor and sets out four main lines of work:

• Horizontal directional drilling: precise installation of underground utilities with minimal environmental impact, suitable for water pipes, gas lines and electrical cable ducting beneath the surface.
• Impact moling: a non-invasive technique for laying pipes and cables with little disturbance to the ground, ideal for water, gas or electricity connections.
• Water mains replacement: creating precise channels for new pipes with minimal disturbance to property.
• Lead pipe replacement: renewing service connections to improve the safety and quality of the water supplied.

Geographic coverage

Impact moling services are provided across London and the South East of England, while directional drilling is offered throughout the UK. The website lists specific directional drilling pages for Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, London and Surrey. The site description also mentions Berkshire, Hampshire and Buckinghamshire among the areas covered.

Clients and sectors served

The company works with utility companies, local and national government organisations, charities, commercial and industrial clients, insurance companies, building maintenance firms, loss adjusters, property management companies, construction companies and domestic customers. It presents itself as a water industry approved contractor and certifies all its installations.

Documented projects

The website includes several case studies that illustrate its work: ducting for Asda, a pipeline under two rivers in Essex, work for Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and a new 100-metre ducting project for Lidl.

Track record and organisation

The company states it has more than twenty years of experience in multi-sector water and utilities works. It describes itself as a family owned and operated company and works with the directional drilling firm EPS Trenchless Installations, a carefully selected and trusted trenchless installation provider. Its workforce is described as fully trained and experienced, accustomed to working closely with clients.

Location and contact

5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, England, W1W 5PF