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Drilling equipment on a Nicholls Water lorry for water and GSHP systems
Nicholls Boreholes & Ground SourceDesign, drill and install systems across the South of England

Specialist drilling and ground source solutions

Over 4,000 boreholes drilled and 500+ ground source heat pump systems installed since 2006. Design, install and maintain — all from our in-house team.

See how we work

Ben Nicholls talks you through the waterwell and ground source heat pump processes — from initial enquiry to completed installation.

The Waterwell Process

The GSHP Process

Design · Install · Maintain

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Design

Our qualified, in-house design team assess your needs, design your project and undertake all technical calculations and drawings. We review the geology and may obtain a geological report or use traditional methods such as dowsing.

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Install

With our own staff and purpose-built rigs, we undertake the drilling and install all necessary components. Our compact equipment can access sites with gaps as narrow as 4 feet.

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Maintain

Our dedicated service department provides ongoing monitoring, pump testing, water quality analysis and annual maintenance. We also handle EA licence requirements and compliance.

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4,000+
Boreholes drilled
500+
GSHP systems installed
1,500+
Projects completed
100+
Years combined experience

Our Projects

Explore our completed water borehole, ground source heat pump and soakaway projects across the UK.

4,000+ boreholes drilled across the UK

Our interactive project map loads when it's ready. In the meantime, here's where we've been working — across West Sussex (227 projects), Surrey (196), Hampshire (111), East Sussex (87), Kent (70) and across the wider South of England, including Wiltshire and Dorset.

Water boreholes · Ground source heat pumps · Deep bore soakaways · Over 1,500 completed projects since 2003.

Specialist water borehole & soakaway services

Standalone diagnostic and rehabilitation services for water boreholes and soakaways — Boresave borehole rehabilitation, downhole camera surveys, pump and riser replacement, soakaway air-lifting and falling-head testing, filtration system surveys. (GSHP specialist services on a separate page — coming shortly.)

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Ready to discuss your project?

Call us on 01403 820750 or request a free, no-obligation estimate.

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