Hughes Exploration & Environmental Ltd

Hughes Exploration & Environmental Ltd is a specialist drilling contractor serving Church Stretton, Shropshire, the wider UK and Europe. The company works across mineral exploration, environmental drilling, private water supplies and ground-source heating, supporting both domestic and commercial requirements.

Its drilling capabilities include sonic, reverse-circulation, DuoRod, CFA, HSA, open-hole, core, shell-and-auger, inclined and directional drilling. The team also undertakes groundwater monitoring wells, geophysical surveys, site investigation, thermal-response testing, grouting and inclinometer or extensometer installation.

For private water projects, the company offers a complete service covering borehole drilling and installation, water sampling, submersible pumps, headworks and tailored water-treatment recommendations. Its water-treatment work includes microbiological and chemical sampling, system design and installation, servicing, maintenance, fault finding and remedial works.

Ground-source heat boreholes are installed for domestic and non-domestic clients, with low-impact, rubber-tracked rigs suited to a range of access conditions. Projects published by the company include private, agricultural and commercial work, as well as geothermal, water-borehole, specialist drilling and water-treatment applications. The service is suited to homeowners, rural properties, farms, landlords, holiday lets, commercial sites, quarrying and aggregate businesses, and organisations requiring technical investigation or drilling support.