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Top 25 Industrial drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 279 company matches for industrial drilling contractors associated with the United Kingdom as of October 2026 and tracks 5,263 professional contacts across them, including 997 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for industrial drilling contractors associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed October 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest industrial drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 279 company matches for industrial drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 16, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchKirkby-in-ashfield, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 2026501-1,000322 contacts →

Exact match

“Van Elle is the UK’s largest ground engineering contractor.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchGrays, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 2026501-1,000183 contacts →

Exact match

“John F Hunt is a diverse group of 21 companies & divisions operating across the UK.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchRoss-on-wye, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 2026201-500163 contacts →

Exact match

“Igne is a leading UK specialist delivering integrated and stand-alone services across ground investigation, specialist drilling, UXO risk mitigation, materials testing…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchGreat Yarmouth, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-200115 contacts →

Exact match

“Derrick Service UK Ltd (DSL) is a diversified oil & gas construction company which provides a broad range of products and services to the market from our Worldwide locations.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchLeeds, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-200110 contacts →

Exact match

“Soil Engineering has been involved with the geotechnical sector since 1963.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6Exact matchBallymoney, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20068 contacts →

Exact match

“Causeway Geotech Ltd bring together a team of Chartered Geotechnical Engineers with over 100 years of experience in total of offshore and onshore geotechnical ground investigation.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchAberdeen, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 20261,001-5,00063 contacts →

Exact match

“RDS is an engineering specialist working for oil and gas companies and major topsides and drilling contractors.”

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8Exact matchAberdeen, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20058 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1986, Saltire Energy Group supplies high-quality drilling equipment to the global oil and gas industry from its headquarters in Aberdeen and seven bases around the…”

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9Exact matchMitcham, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20055 contacts →

Exact match

“Robore are the UK's largest Diamond Drilling, Sawing, Controlled Demolition & Passive Fire Protection contractor and undertake the most complex projects by offering and achieving…”

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10Exact matchWotton-under-edge, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202611-5055 contacts →

Exact match

“ADP Group are an independent contractor specialising in the supply of drilling and associated services across the UK.”

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11Exact matchBromborough, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 2026201-50054 contacts →

Exact match

“Land and Marine Engineering Limited, a part of the Murphy Group of companies is an international engineering and construction company.”

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12Exact matchGloucester, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20042 contacts →

Exact match

“CC Ground Investigations specialise in undertaking all types of geotechnical and environmental site investigation work throughout the U.K.”

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13Exact matchWhitstable, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20042 contacts →

Exact match

“CA Drillers Ltd is an established diamond drilling, cutting & sawing contractor who also provide a variety of other services for the construction industry.”

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14Exact matchAberdeen, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20036 contacts →

Exact match

“At RigQuip, we’re not just drilling equipment experts-we’re your strategic partner in energy asset performance.”

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15Exact matchBury St Edmunds, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20034 contacts →

Exact match

“MGS manufactures and supplies specialist quality products for use in ground investigation, water well, and geothermal drilling applications, as well as a variety of railway…”

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16Exact matchSedgefield, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20031 contacts →

Exact match

“PBU (UK) Ltd is one of the leading directional drilling companies in the UK.”

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17Exact matchCoventry, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20030 contacts →

Exact match

“We have the UK’s largest branch network with an unrivalled team of experts utilising the very latest equipment in drilling and sawing technology all within an hour of your site.”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20030 contacts →

Exact match

“GEO is a global company whose mission is to improve the efficiency of the drilling and excavation processes in the foundation industry, through the application of unique products…”

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19Exact matchArundel, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20026 contacts →

Exact match

“Dando Drilling International has over 150 years experience of supplying drilling rigs and equipment for the water well, mineral exploration, geotechnical & geothermal sectors.”

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20Exact matchNewton Abbot, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202611-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“ADS Drilling are a drilling contractor with over 35 years in the drilling and site investigation industry.”

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21Exact matchThe Pensnett Estate, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in the heart of the Black Country in 1982, GIP is now one of the largest geo-environmental and geotechnical engineering companies of its kind in the Midlands…”

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22Exact matchNairn, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20021 contacts →

Exact match

“Specialists in Private Water Supplies.”

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23Exact matchKirdford, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202651-20021 contacts →

Exact match

“Nicholls Boreholes & Ground Source is an established, industry leading, family-run, specialist drilling company.”

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24Exact matchDartford, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Martello Piling patented and developed the unique Martello Piling System whereby large diameter rotary bored piles may be constructed to significant depths in restricted and…”

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25Exact matchSeaham, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 16, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Drilcorp was established in 1992 and since then has developed into one of the UK’s top drilling companies.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

Showing 25 of 279 industrial drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

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Industrial drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Oct 16, 2026
18.9%Verified-email coverage
18.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
5.7%Largest-city concentration · London
Oct 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
135
11-50
103
51-200
20
201-500
9
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 279 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “industrial drilling contractors” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 997 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “industrial drilling contractors”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many industrial drilling contractors are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 279 company matches for industrial drilling contractors associated with the United Kingdom as of October 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

VAN Elle tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most industrial drilling contractors?

London leads with 16 company records, followed by Aberdeen (15) and Wigan (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 997 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 279 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.