What Trenchless Solutions does

Trenchless Solutions Ltd is a UK-registered specialist contractor providing no-dig underground pipeline installation and replacement services throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded around 2009 and operating from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the company sits within the Trenchless Group (a diversified group encompassing Solutions, Sales, Plant Hire and a Group Website division) and employs between 11 and 50 staff. Its service portfolio comprises six core trenchless methods: guided auger boring, horizontal directional drilling (HDD), mini horizontal directional drilling, auger boring, static pipe bursting, and impact moling. The firm operates the largest fleet of PERFORATOR GmbH optically guided auger boring rigs in the UK, achieving documented bore accuracy of +/- 25mm over 50 metres and 3-8mm accuracy on 57-60 metre installations, with equipment capable of installing pipes from 25mm to 1016mm in diameter across distances of up to 700 metres. Supporting offerings include the TS Guided Rod Pro sub-product for guided rod installations and the TS Pipe Supplies distribution arm for vitrified clay pipes from STEINZEUG KERAMO and Naylor Drainage.

The business operates a project-based B2B contract services model, targeting enterprise customers across UK water utilities (Severn Trent Water, Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Northumbrian Water), major civil engineering and construction contractors (Kier, Morrison Utility Services, Bethell, Barhale, Galliford Try, Clancy, Breheny, Eric Wright, Avove, Network Plus), and house builders. Customer acquisition relies on direct enquiry via website forms, telephone outreach, and trade show presence at events such as No Dig Live, Utility Week Live, Bauma and the National Drainage Show. Pricing is project-specific, determined by pipe specifications, ground conditions and installation requirements, with no public pricing disclosed. Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services contracts; no software, subscription, or product sales revenue is indicated. The company is pre-qualified across Achilles UVDB Silver+ (passed October 2025), Constructionline Gold, SafeContractor, Acclaim/SSIP, and holds ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications, supporting procurement access to regulated utility and construction frameworks.

No external funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The strategic posture is operational consolidation: refreshing the existing PERFORATOR fleet, adding complementary Vermeer HDD capacity, and deepening procurement credentials, while maintaining a narrow geographic and vertical footprint centred on UK and Irish infrastructure.

Name

Trenchless Solutions

Legal name

Trenchless Solutions Ltd

Website

https://trenchlesssolutions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trenchless Solutions is a UK-based specialist contractor providing no-dig underground pipeline installation and replacement services (guided auger boring, HDD, pipe bursting, impact moling, auger boring) to water utilities, civil engineering contractors, house builders and rail clients across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trenchless Underground Pipeline Installation Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Rehabilitation, Lining & Renewal (Pipe Relining, Trenchless Rehab, Asset Renewal) (IMAFAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trenchless Sewer Replacement (Pipe Bursting) (HSAOABAI), Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Horizontal directional drilling
• Trenchless pipeline installation
• Guided auger boring
• Pipe bursting systems
• Impact moling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ardsley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Services - Trenchless Installation: Project-based professional services revenue from providing trenchless no-dig underground pipeline installation services. Contracts are awarded for specific projects including guided auger boring, HDD, pipe bursting, impact moling, and related civil engineering works. Pricing based on project scope, pipe specifications, ground conditions, and installation requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trenchless Solutions provides no-dig underground pipeline installation and replacement services across the UK and Ireland using six core trenchless technologies: Guided Auger Boring, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), Mini HDD, Auger Boring, Pipe Bursting, and Impact Moling. The company serves water utilities, sewerage companies, construction and civil engineering firms, multi-utility contractors, house builders, and rail infrastructure projects, installing pipes beneath roads, railways, rivers, buildings, and existing services without surface disruption.

Product overview

Trenchless Solutions is a no-dig underground pipeline installation contractor operating throughout the UK and Ireland. Their service portfolio consists of six core trenchless technology services: Guided Auger Boring (using PERFORATOR GmbH systems), Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), Mini Horizontal Directional Drilling (Mini HDD), Auger Boring, Pipe Bursting, and Impact Moling. Additionally, they offer two supporting offerings: TS Guided Rod Pro for precision guided installations, and TS Pipe Supplies for pipe materials including Steinzeug Keramo vitrified clay and Naylor products. The company operates the largest fleet of PERFORATOR guided auger boring equipment in the UK and serves multiple sectors including water/sewer, flood alleviation, multi-utilities, construction/civil engineering, house builders/developers, and rail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guided Auger Boring Optically-guided trenchless method for installing new gravity pipelines with high accuracy. Uses PERFORATOR GmbH systems, installing pipe sizes from DN150 to DN1016 with jacking forces from 10t to 150t, up to distances of 100m. Achieves accuracy of +/- 25mm over a 50 metre bore length. Used for water, sewer, and utility installations under roads, railways, and other obstructions.
• Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Steered trenchless technique for underground pipeline installations. Pipe sizes range from 60mm to 900mm diameter at distances up to 700m. Launches from surface with no deep excavations, suitable for waterways, roads, railways, and environmentally sensitive areas. Used for utility and pipeline installations where long distance or curved bores are required.
• Mini Horizontal Directional Drilling (Mini HDD) Compact steered technique for smaller pipeline installations. Pipe sizes from 25mm to 180mm diameter, distances up to 100m. Uses smaller footprint than conventional HDD rigs and launches from small pits or surface. Ideal for cables, ducts, water mains, pumped sewer lines, gas and oil lines.
• Auger Boring Non-steered auger boring method for installing pipes from 90mm to 1016mm diameter. Uses compact machines with jacking forces from 10t to 150t, working from 2.0m pits or 2.1m round shafts. Ground is fully supported during installation with no slurry created.
• Pipe Bursting Trenchless pipe replacement technique using static rod, cable, and rope bursting systems with pull back pressures up to 225t. Installs diameters from 75mm to 800mm in lengths up to 200m. Uses existing pipeline as guide, bursting through old pipe (clay, steel, asbestos cement, concrete, pitch fibre) while pulling new polyethylene pipe into place.
• Impact Moling No-dig technique for installing pipes, cables and ducts from 20mm to 180mm diameter, at distances from 5 to 20 metres through various ground types. Percussive mole creates bore through ground with new conduit drawn in behind.
• TS Pipe Supplies Pipe supply offering vitrified clay pipes including Steinzeug Keramo KERA.Drive range and Naylor Denlok/Densleeve products for trenchless installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions reduced to 12.5 tonnes vs 52.8 tonnes for open-cut on Leeds project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PERFORATOR GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial partner and largest fleet operator of PERFORATOR guided auger boring equipment in the UK. The partnership provides access to advanced optically guided boring systems used for precise gravity pipeline installations.
• STEINZEUG KERAMO GROUPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor of STEINZEUG KERAMO GROUP vitrified clay pipes and KERA product range including KERA.Drive and KERA.X products. Companies collaborate at industry events including Utility Week Live and National Drainage Show.
• Naylor Drainage LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier and distributor of Naylor Denlok vitrified clay jacking pipes and Naylor Densleeve products. Trenchless Solutions stocks and installs various Naylor pipe products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Costain Group: Large UK-listed infrastructure contractor delivering water, highways, and energy projects. Broader portfolio than Trenchless Solutions but competes on integrated water framework bids and can self-deliver trenchless works.
• Balfour Beatty: Global infrastructure group with significant UK water and utilities exposure. Operates at substantially larger scale than Trenchless Solutions and competes for major framework contracts, often using in-house trenchless teams.
• Skanska UK: UK arm of Swedish infrastructure group with water, highways, and utilities operations. Broader scope but overlaps on civil engineering tenders where trenchless works form a sub-package.

Direct peers

• VolkerStevin: UK civil engineering contractor (part of VolkerWessels) specialising in water, flood alleviation, and infrastructure projects with trenchless installation capability. Direct competitor on water utility and flood alleviation tenders.
• Morrison Utility Services: Major UK utility infrastructure contractor delivering water, gas, and electricity network installation and rehabilitation services. Direct competitor for water utility trenchless contracts and an existing customer of Trenchless Solutions (using Mini HDD for Selby project).
• Clancy Group: UK family-owned utility infrastructure contractor providing water, gas, and multi-utility services with trenchless installation capability. Direct overlap on water utility framework contracts and no-dig pipeline delivery.
• McNicholas Construction: UK utility services contractor delivering multi-utility infrastructure including trenchless pipeline installations for water, gas, and telecoms. Comparable headcount scale and similar customer base to Trenchless Solutions.
• Per Aarsleff (Aarsleff Ground Engineering): Danish-headquartered specialist trenchless and ground engineering contractor with established UK operations. Direct peer in auger boring, pipe bursting, and HDD pipeline installation for water and utility clients.
• Barhale plc: UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with a strong water utility and trenchless installation offering, including auger boring and pipe bursting. Direct overlap with Trenchless Solutions in delivering no-dig pipeline projects for clients like Severn Trent Water and Yorkshire Water.
• J. Murphy & Sons (Murphy Group): UK and Ireland infrastructure contractor delivering utility, civil engineering, and trenchless pipeline projects. Direct competitor on water/sewer renewal frameworks and railway crossing installations.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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