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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 since 2007 and 500+ ground source heat pump systems installed since 2008. 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 โ€” from initial enquiry to completed installation.

The Waterwell Process

The GSHP Process

Design ยท Install ยท 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.

Servicing details โ†’
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 South of England

Our interactive project map loads when it's ready. In the meantime, here's where we've been working โ€” 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 ยท Ground source heat pumps ยท Deep bore soakaways ยท Over 1,500 completed projects since 2007.

Specialist water borehole & soakaway services

Standalone diagnostic and rehabilitation services for water boreholes and soakaways โ€” 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 โ€” coming shortly.)

Explore specialist services โ†’

Ready to discuss your project?

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

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