Nicholls Boreholes & Ground Source

Nicholls Boreholes & Ground Source provides water and renewable heating solutions from its base in Kirdford, serving residential, commercial and agricultural clients across the South of England. The family-run business designs, drills, installs and maintains systems through its own in-house teams.

Its main work includes private water boreholes for domestic, commercial and agricultural supply, as well as irrigation, cooling and process water. The company also designs and installs closed-loop, open-loop and river-source ground-source heat pump systems, alongside deep-bore soakaways for challenging drainage sites.

Customers can use Nicholls for a complete turnkey project or for individual stages such as site assessment, geological review, technical design, drilling, component installation, testing and certification. Ongoing support includes borehole servicing, pump testing and replacement, water-quality analysis, treatment, monitoring and annual maintenance. Specialist rehabilitation work includes downhole camera surveys, air-lifting and filtration-system surveys.

The team works with purpose-built drilling rigs and compact equipment suited to restricted access, while its wider group provides licensing, permit and compliance support. This makes the service particularly useful for homeowners, farms, developers, businesses, schools and other organisations seeking a coordinated route from investigation through to long-term system care.