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Top 25 Specialty drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 321 company matches for specialty drilling contractors associated with the United Kingdom as of November 2026 and tracks 8,004 professional contacts across them, including 2,152 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for specialty 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 November 6, 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
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8,004Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest specialty drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 321 company matches for specialty drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 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 matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,366 contacts →

Exact match

“Murphy is a leading international, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchKirkby-in-ashfield, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000330 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchDartford, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000216 contacts →

Exact match

“With two main specialist areas - structures and geotechnical, the Expanded Group provides a total capability in the early construction phases of major projects.”

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4Exact matchLeeds, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200116 contacts →

Exact match

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

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5Exact matchAberdeen, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00069 contacts →

Exact match

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

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6Exact matchDoncaster, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20065 contacts →

Exact match

“HB Tunnelling Ltd are a rapidly expanding, innovative company who provide tunnelling solutions include- Guided/Unguided Auger Boring Pipe jacking Box Jacking Shaft Sinking…”

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7Exact matchBolton, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5058 contacts →

Exact match

“Holemasters is a nationwide specialist service to the construction and civil engineering industries.”

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8Exact matchBromborough, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50058 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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9Exact matchMitcham, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 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 Nov 6, 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 matchSedgefield, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20053 contacts →

Exact match

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

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12Exact matchSolihull, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20050 contacts →

Exact match

“Umberslade is a family run specialist contractor delivering strip-out, groundworks and diamond drilling services to the refurbishment and construction sectors.”

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13Exact matchWhitstable, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20041 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 matchSheffield, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20039 contacts →

Exact match

“Manufacturer of Rock Drilling, Contractors' and Demolition Tools”

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15Exact matchCoventry, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20036 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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16Exact matchBury St Edmunds, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20035 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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17Exact matchNottingham, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20032 contacts →

Exact match

“ROCK CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED is a construction company based out of Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 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 matchNewton Abbot, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

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

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20Exact matchArundel, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20025 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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21Exact matchKirdford, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20022 contacts →

Exact match

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

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22Exact matchSeaham, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

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

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23Exact matchRoss-on-wye, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50022 contacts →

Exact match

“Igne is a UK-wide specialist in pre-construction services, delivering integrated solutions across ground investigation, surveys, UXO risk mitigation, geo-environmental services…”

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24Exact matchIpswich, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20021 contacts →

Exact match

“GBS is a multi-disciplined, Ipswich-based construction company, operating nationwide with more than 30 years of experience in Fire Protection, Diamond Drilling, Commercial…”

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25Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“We're an construction agency with a HUGE difference!”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

Showing 25 of 321 specialty drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom

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Specialty drilling contractors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
26.9%Verified-email coverage
24.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
6.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
137
11-50
134
51-200
31
201-500
5
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
3

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 321 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 “specialty 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 2,152 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 November 6, 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 “specialty drilling contractors”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

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

RevenueBase identified 321 company matches for specialty drilling contractors associated with the United Kingdom as of November 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?

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

Which city has the most specialty drilling contractors?

London leads with 20 company records, followed by Nottingham (7) and Aberdeen (6).

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 2,152 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 321 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 November 6, 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.