M. & J. DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED

M&J Drilling is a specialist contractor involved in the development and delivery of geotechnical solutions to various ground problems. The main activities of the company are drilling (rotary and rotary percussive) and grouting, and the list that follows gives details of the applications: 1)Rotary investigation (open hole drilling, coring and installation of standpipes) 2)Stabilisation of shallow mineworkings (drilling and grouting) 3)Mineshaft (location and treatment) 4)Void infilling (large mine workings) 5)Soil nails and ground anchors – to improve slope or embankment stability 6)Sewer and tunnel grouting 7)Other underground stabilisation work (e.g. cellars and gas tanks) 8)Installation of geothermal heating loops 9)Self drilled or drilled/cased, reinforced concrete piles up to 300mm diameter The company was founded in 1982 to offer specialist contracting services in the investigation and stabilisation of mineworkings and mineshafts, concentrating its activities in the South Staffordshire Coalfield. It has grown steadily, investing heavily to provide state-of-the-art drilling rigs and associated equipment, and now operates nationally from its base in the West Midlands. The original fouders retired in 2001 and a new management team was put in place and is now very well established. They are supported by a team of Engineers, Geologists and Surveyors, and have the benefit of a highly experienced, stable workforce.