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With 20 years of experience across a number of industries, PIER (UK) pride themselves on putting safe excavation and the safety of everyone on-site at the top of their priority list. Excavation...

With the largest Vacuum Excavation hire fleet in the United Kingdom, the PIER (UK) team have focused on the achievements that have come their way courtesy of hard work, dedication and determination...

The PIER (UK) team have created the below animation video to explain how Vacuum Excavation works. Some companies may not wish to use the more traditional methods of hand digging in order to reach...

Throughout the past 12 years, PIER (UK) have focused on the many applications for Vacuum Excavation and as a result, the team have introduced a significant expansion into their fleet. With over 50...

Vacuum Excavation is often seen as the safest method of excavation, as opposed to the more traditional methods of using picks, shovels, diggers etc. The no-dig method provides a lower risk to...

The words “off-road Vacuum Excavation” are usually met with nightmares about ground protection mats and temporary haul roads, but with the new Tracked-Vac vehicle from PIER (UK), these laborious and...

If you work within the Civil Engineering or Utilities industry, you may have heard of Vacuum Excavation. This modern excavation method has been rapidly gaining popularity over the last few years,...

Ensuring excavation safety is an essential part of modern contractor work, the law states that no excavation work should be carried out until the area is completely safe. Failing to secure an...

Safe excavation and groundworks are an integral part of modern construction work, but with Health and Safety regulations continually being changed and updated, completely the work in a quick,...

Service strikes risk a delay in project completion, add on additional costs and can have a negative impact on your customers as well as other contractors. The PIER (UK) team have taken a look at the...

Throughout the last few years, practising safe excavation has quickly become an essential part of Civil Engineering projects. Unfortunately, with our roads and pavements becoming increasingly...

Vacuum Digging has an array of many safety benefits over the more traditional digging practices when working with underground cables. Safe Digging When a construction site has underground cables...

Safe excavation techniques are quickly becoming an essential process on construction and new build sites and so, the PIER (UK) team have taken a closer look at the process. Safe Excavation – Safety...

PIER (UK) are delighted to announce that we have renewed our FORS accreditation for our Vacuum Excavation fleet for 2017. Following on from a thorough audit from the FORS team, we have successfully...

When routine road works in London included creating a deep excavation in order to reach underground service cables, the contractors looked for a way to create a safe excavation to manage the work....

Our Health and Safety Manager spent the week in South Wales and the West Country, checking in with our operators and customers to see how the jobs were getting on as well as seeing our Vacuum...

Little did the PIER (UK) team know that when they originally set up their charity fundraising event, the target of raising £10,000 would almost be in reaching distance!  Our fundraising began...