Large Diameter Diamond Drilling Trailer Rig As diamond drilling and concrete cutting specialist we are often approached to drill some large diameter holes. One such project recently required us to diamond drill 450mm diameter holes through 375mm thick concrete but we could no secure the drill stand down as the area was block paved. To […]
Diamond Drilling Kings Lynn Project: Diamond Drilling Kings Lynn Saturday Market Place, Old Gaol House Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk Client: Lafarge Tarmac / Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Many of the holes we drill in our eyes are simple and are needed to solve a regular straight forward problem such as getting […]
Garden Features When we have a spare moment we are undertaking a project to diamond drill large stones to turn them into garden features as the pictures show. As we are specialist diamond drilling and concrete cutting contractors this is a straight forward process for our industrial core drilling machines and diamond segmented core […]
Inverted Diamond Drilling Colchester As a diamond drilling and concrete cutting specialist we are often being asked how to overcome difficult site conditions and problems experienced on construction sites. One such problem came up recently when we were asked to diamond drill holes on a project in Colchester. The client required 24 no 150 diameter […]
Cutting of Lift Shaft Opening Project: Diamond cutting opening for new lift to be installed Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Client: Scandia Ltd Drill Masters Ltd were contracted to diamond cut a lift shaft opening in a reinforced concrete first floor slab to enable the existing building to be converted into new offices. Many old building […]
Currently there is much in the press about the dangers of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) dust generated by UK construction sites. The HSE has raised its importance on silica dust over recent years and continually undertakes campaigns to raise its significance in the industry. It is claimed that silica dust is the next big health risk […]
Underpinning St Marys Church, Gt Eversden Project : Diamond Drilling holes in flint church wall for underpinning Location: St Marys Church, Great Eversden, Cambridge Client: Bakers of Danbury Drill Masters were contracted by Bakers of Danbury to diamond drill holes in flint walls through the church walls allowing the church to be underpinned due to […]
Diamond Driller Apprenticeship Drill Masters Ltd are pleased to confirm that our Diamond Driller, Blaine Burgess, has completed his first year of the NVQ level II in Diamond Drilling and Concrete Cutting. The two year apprenticeship course run by the DSA (Drilling and Sawing Association) provides delegates with full training in all aspects of diamond […]
Diamond Drilling Norwich Project: Diamond Drilling Norwich for Water Cooled Heat Pump Location: Norwich, Norfolk Client: German Engineered Homes This project required a channel to be diamond core drilled through a river wall to allow the installation of pipes to feed a new water cooled heat pump to be fitted to a new […]
Construction Growth in Essex 2014 Construction growth in the East of England, incorporating Essex, is projected to rise at 1.2% per year to 2017. Lloyds Bank is reporting that construction growth in the East of England is increasing at a fast pace with 50,000 new homes needing to be built by 2021. In total 40,000 […]
Floor Sawing Norfolk Project : Diamond Cutting edge of Prom Location : Bacton Promenade, Norfolk Client : North Norfolk District Council North Norfolk District Council in conjunction with Bacton Gas Terminal is undertaking £22M project to replenish the beach with sand between the Bacton gas terminal and Walcott village. The scheme is designed to protect […]
AOV opening – Ipswich, Suffolk
AOV (Automatic Opening Vent) Project : Diamond Cutting Opening in block of flats stairwell Location : St Francis Tower, Ipswich Client: Eastern Power Systems Following the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower block there has been a concerted effort to ensure all tower blocks have improved fire protection and escape methods to ensure the safe […]
Diamond Drilling Ipswich – Willis Car Park, Ipswich
Diamond Drilling Ipswich Project: Diamond Drilling Ipswich – Holes for Anodes Location: Willis Towers Watson Car Park, Ipswich Client: Concrete Repairs Limited Concrete Repairs Ltd (CRL) working directly for Willis Towers Watson have a three year project, commencing 2018, to repair and upgrade the staff car park in Chalon Street in Ipswich town center. The project consists […]
Diamond Drilling Cambridge – For Handrail Project: Diamond Drilling for handrail in concrete stairwell Location: Bene’t Street, Cambridge Client: GLW Engineering Drill Masters Ltd, Cambridge Diamond Drilling specialists were required to undertake a more unusual job recently. Contacted by GLW Engineering we were asked to drill 502 No. 40 diameter holes to a depth of 100mm in […]
Diamond Floor Chasing Norwich Airport
Diamond Floor Chasing Norwich Airport Project : Cut and break out floor chases for new electrical sockets Location : Norwich International Airport, Norwich Client : The Hurst Group Drill Masters Ltd were contracted by the Hurst Group to undertake diamond floor chasing Norwich Airport. This required the diamond cutting and breaking out of a number […]
