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...
Government warned to act to avoid lorry driver crisis

Government warned to act to avoid lorry driver crisis

Lobby groups for the retail and transport industries have written to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) warning the impact of a shortage of lorry drivers on supply chains is getting worse. Logistics UK, which represents freight firms, and...
How Much Do Service Strikes Cost?

How Much Do Service Strikes Cost?

Service strikes pose an obvious risk to construction and utility workers, but did you know that they also pose a risk to project completion and cause additional monetary costs. On top of that, they may also have a negative impact on your customers, on-site contractors...
A Brief History of Excavation

A Brief History of Excavation

With our 20th Anniversary coming up at the end of August, we thought we would take a look back at the history of excavation and how Vacuum Excavation has grown to become the preferred form of excavation for the leading construction and utility companies. Excavation...