Contaminated site investigation
Conduct thorough assessments and execute safe digging and environmental projects without spreading hazardous materials into surrounding areas.
Remediation projects
Safely manage excavation around contaminated soil, allowing your team to remove and treat pollutants with complete control and containment.
Sampling and monitoring points
Create highly accurate access holes for installing essential monitoring equipment, ensuring precise environmental readings without destroying the landscape.
Excavation around tree roots
Carefully expose delicate root systems using gentle suction technology. This keeps protected trees healthy and completely intact during nearby construction works.
Minimising Environmental Impact
Operating in delicate habitats requires a highly careful approach. We deliver excavation for Sensitive Environments that prioritise ecological preservation and safety.
Our precision excavation services offer massive benefits for your project’s overall footprint:
- Targeted excavation: We remove only the specific earth required for your work. This highly controlled method protects nearby flora and fauna from unnecessary harm.
- Reduced ground disturbance: By avoiding heavy mechanical buckets, we maintain the surrounding soil structure intact. This approach speeds up natural recovery and makes final site reinstatement much easier.
- Improved site protection: Our extraction trucks securely contain all removed earth, water, and debris within the enclosed unit. This stops dangerous runoff, keeps your site clean, and shields the local ecosystem from any potential cross-contamination.


Vacuum excavation has helped in many construction projects.
Visit our projects to see how we’ve helped.

Nationwide Coverage, 24/7 Service
With over 50 suction excavators in our fleet, we are available to hire on an operated or self-hire basis across the UK, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
UK Market Leaders
Established in 2001, we are the UK market leader in vacuum excavation hire services and boast the largest and most modern fleet of suction excavators.
A Huge Variety of Excavators
We provide a professional and streamlined approach to vacuum excavation and with a fleet of excavators of different sizes and features, we have the perfect vehicle for your project.
Start Your Environmental Services Project
Fill out our quote form to request a free project quote. We’ll be back in touch with you within one working day to confirm details, costs and next steps.
If you are new to the unique technology and believe your next project could benefit from it, or you already regularly use suction excavators, our team will provide a flexible hire solution to meet your requirements.
Why use Pier (UK) Ltd?
Eliminate the unpredictable variables associated with traditional mechanical digging. We help you systematically reduce the risk of asset strikes, environmental damage, and worker injury.
We meet and exceed strict health and safety regulations. Our methods provide a documented, inherently safer approach to excavation that satisfies HSE requirements and protects your company’s reputation.
Vacuum excavation also provides faster clearing in sensitive areas, allowing your team to progress to the next phase of construction without unnecessary delay.
Prefer to talk over the phone?
Call us on 01925 228 674

