James & Milton Drilling Limited

James and Milton Drilling is an established drilling contractor serving Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, and projects across the UK. The company specialises in water abstraction wells, geothermal installations and ground investigation boreholes, combining practical site experience with a versatile fleet of drilling equipment.

For private, agricultural and industrial water supplies, the team can undertake desk studies, borehole drilling, well-screen installation, pump and water testing, cleaning, re-lining and decommissioning. Its geothermal work covers open and closed-loop systems for domestic and commercial properties, including vertical ground loops for new-build homes and retrofit installations.

Ground investigation capabilities include cable percussion drilling, windowless and dynamic sampling, rotary drilling, rotary and triple-tube coring, concrete coring, open-hole drilling and restricted-access work. The company also undertakes environmental monitoring and ground source heat-pump boreholes, with modern tracked rigs suitable for a range of site conditions.

The business presents a hands-on, technically capable service for homeowners, landowners, developers, consultants, commercial clients and public-sector project teams. Site staff are described as NVQ Level 2 qualified in Land Drilling, CSCS card holders and first-aid trained, while the company’s management systems are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.