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Hydracrat

Business type: Engineering

Contact: Robert Hill, Projects
Address: 18a Biggar Road, Cleland ML1 5PB
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Countries worked in: Scotland

Hydracrat is one of Scotland's leading ground investigation contractors, providing borehole drilling services for geotechnical exploration and geothermal.

Hydracrat was founded in February 1960, and has a rich industrial history in Scotland. Between the 1970s and early 2000s, the business was heavily involved in ground investigation to facilitate opencast coal sites, especially during the 1970s and 1980s when the business held an exclusive contract with the National Coal Board.

Hydracrat's drilling fleet is renowned throughout the drilling industry. Known as HYCATs, their wide-track low ground pressure characteristics allow us to access remote and often soft, boggy terrain without the need for access roads to be constructed.

We are the ideal candidate for any ground investigation work needed to facilitate the construction of onshore substations/control rooms, etc.

Capabilities

Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector

Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Geotech Surveys
CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: General Lay Down Areas & Installation Support Services

Other services offered

Onshore geotechnical site investigations

Case studies

2018-19: Ground investigation drilling (open hole, core and monitoring) to depths of up to 60 metres through up to 50 metres of backfill material on a former opencast coal site. This was part of a feasibility study into a proposed onshore wind farm at Dalquhandy, South Lanarkshire. "Hydracat working closely with other parties to develop the most cost effective and efficient ground investigation programme, which was completed on time and under budget"

Contract type: Ground Investigation Drilling

Value: Undisclosed

Works completed prior to my involvement

2017: Main contractor for geo-environmental investigation at the former Ravenscraig Steel Works in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Project included open hole and core drilling across the site to a maximum of 120 metres to facilitate the installation of targeted piezometers for a complex geo-environmental study. The project was delivered under budget and within programme with all technical and operational targets achieved. "“Hydracrats site and management team met all targets, expectations and standards for the fieldwork and communicated all aspects of the projects progress effectively, efficiently and professionally.” - Ravenscraig Ltd