Core Capabilities
Pipeline Drillers Group specialises in the trenchless installation of pipelines and utilities using horizontal directional drilling (HDD). The company has vast experience delivering technically demanding crossings where ground conditions, environmental constraints or surface infrastructure make conventional open-cut construction impractical or undesirable. Delivering over 1,000 bores nationally since 1999, Pipeline Drillers Group has built a reputation for quality, integrity and innovation.
The business primarily undertakes medium to large HDD installations, typically involving bore lengths between approximately 200 metres and 2,500 metres. Projects commonly involve the installation of steel and HDPE pipelines across a wide range of ground conditions including clay, sand, shale and hard rock formations.
Pipeline Drillers Group delivers HDD works across a range of infrastructure sectors including water and wastewater networks, energy pipelines, utilities infrastructure and marine outfalls. Installations frequently involve crossings beneath rivers, creeks, highways, rail corridors, coastal environments and other constrained infrastructure corridors.
The company provides a comprehensive HDD delivery capability encompassing project planning, bore design, drilling execution and pipeline installation. This capability includes drilling methodology development, pipe preparation and welding, installation of steel and HDPE product pipe including pneumatic hammering for large steel casing, final testing and commissioning of installed pipelines.
Pipeline Drillers Group operates within a clearly defined service offering and focuses on projects aligned with its technical strengths and resources. The company undertakes HDD installations across a wide range of project scales, with a strong focus on technically challenging works where experience, specialised equipment and disciplined planning are critical to successful delivery.
HDD DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Bore profile development, alignment planning and engineering review
DRILLING METHODOLOGY
Methodology development, risk control planning and drilling strategy
GROUND & ASSESSMENT
Ground condition review, service mapping and site constraint analysis
HDD INSTALLATION
Trenchless pipeline installation using HDD methods across varying ground conditions
PIPE RAMMING WITH PNEUMATIC HAMMERING
Installing steel product pipes in extremely challenging ground conditions without the significant disturbance of trenching
INFRASTRUCTURE CROSSINGS
Rivers, highways, rail corridors and major utility infrastructure
PIPE PREPERATION & WELDING
Steel welding, HDPE welding and pipeline preparation support activities
TESTING & VERIFICATION
Pressure testing, system verification and project completion checks
HDD PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Planning, coordination and delivery oversight across HDD installation projects