BH Drilling Services Ltd

BH Drilling Services Ltd is a family-run drilling and site investigation company serving Kent and the home counties. Its work is aimed at construction, civil engineering, development and other projects that need dependable ground information, drilling expertise or specialist plant.

The company specialises in cable percussion drilling, with applications including water wells, soakaways, dewatering systems, boreholes and geotechnical or geoenvironmental site investigations. Its rigs can be configured for electric or diesel operation, tracked work, full breakdown access and cut-down projects, making them suitable for restricted sites, basements and low-headroom environments. Rotary drilling is also available for coring, open holing, in-situ testing and dynamic sampling.

Testing and reporting services include soil testing, water monitoring, borehole logging, CBR, DCP, plate load, BRE365 and falling, rising and constant head tests. Borehole logs are produced in AGS digital format, helping clients use the results in wider engineering and project assessments.

Clients can also hire fully manned rigs, plant and a broad range of equipment, including dumpers, bowsers, grout mixers and pumps, coring rigs, generators, water pumps, safety barriers and underground-service detection equipment. The team describes its approach as hands-on, clear and safety-focused, with qualified and experienced operatives, NVQ-trained drillers and BDA-audited personnel supporting projects from smaller investigations to larger developments.