Health and Safety Challenges in the Construction Industry

Health and Safety Challenges in the Construction Industry

Keeping up to date with regulation changes within the industry can be a time-consuming matter, but it is one that you will thank yourself for later as there are a number of health and safety challenges in the construction industry. It is vital for construction...
The Impact of Brexit on Construction

The Impact of Brexit on Construction

PIER (UK) work closely with numerous construction companies and have seen first-hand the impact of Brexit on the construction industry. On Christmas Eve 2020 after much debate, the European Union and the United Kingdom agreed on a post-Brexit trade agreement which...
Vacuum Excavation’s Answer To Challenging Terrain

Vacuum Excavation’s Answer To Challenging Terrain

First you met our City Sucker and now in the second of our series introducing you to our fleet, we now meet the PIER (UK) Tracked-Vac. In 2018, PIER (UK) launched the UK’s first Tracked-Vac, a specially designed Vacuum Excavator that is ideal for rough and challenging...
How To Safely Excavate Near Live Cables

How To Safely Excavate Near Live Cables

How to safely excavate near live cables by using our Vacuum Excavator was demonstrated once again recently. Our team of highly trained operators were working on an extension project, in which we were required to excavate a new traffic junction on a busy road and...
Celebrating 20 Years of PIER (UK)

Celebrating 20 Years of PIER (UK)

PIER (UK) operate the largest vacuum excavation hire fleet in the UK and Europe and today, we are proud to announce that our company is turning 20 years old. Sean Quinn, Managing Director, originally set up PIER (UK) as a civil engineering and drainage business in...