Diamond drilling &
concrete cutting in London.
London jobs run by arrangement from the Warwickshire base — Zone 1 fit-out and refurb, transport-corridor jobs, residential conversions and out-of-hours retail. Kit pre-staged, on site for the permit window.
What we do across London
London work skews towards the constraints, not the cuts. Access windows are short, parking is a problem, neighbours are close, and the building you're working in is rarely empty. We turn up with the kit, the RAMS and a plan that fits the constraint, not the other way around.
Full range of work: core drilling from 12 mm sleeves up to large-diameter service risers, wall and floor sawing for openings and trenches, wire sawing for difficult-access cuts, structural openings, stitch drilling and large-format penetrations, and out-of-hours work when the venue can't close.
Where we usually work
- City & Canary Wharf — high-rise fit-out cores, M&E penetrations, post-tensioned slab cuts (scanned first).
- West End & Soho — listed-building work, retail fit-out, hospitality conversions, vibration-controlled drilling.
- South Bank, Southwark, Bermondsey — office refurbs, residential conversions, mixed-use developments.
- Camden, King's Cross, Islington — converted industrial stock, schools and university estates.
- Greater London (M25 inside) — Wembley, Croydon, Bromley, Romford, Heathrow corridor, residential developers and FM teams.
Mobilisation from Warwickshire
The run down is the M40 or the M1 depending on which side of the city the job sits — roughly 2 – 2½ hours pre-traffic. Early starts usually mean travelling down the night before, and if the programme runs more than a couple of days we'll often leave the kit on site. Travel and overnights are quoted up front so there are no surprises.
Working around London's constraints
We pre-stage kit so the first cut starts when the permit window opens. Slurry is contained and bagged out — no slurry into drains, no mess in the lobby. For listed buildings and occupied premises we adjust kit (low-vibration, dry-cut with HEPA, hand-saw work) and work around the building's actual users, not the drawing.
Permits, escorts, hot works permits, asbestos surveys — flag what you have when you send the brief. If you don't have it yet, tell us and we'll factor it into the timeline.
London also has its own rulebook: vehicles need to be ULEZ-compliant, kerbside access often means a parking suspension booked through the borough, and noisy works near residential or out of hours can need a Section 61 consent. Flag the location and the working hours when you send the brief and it's planned into the quote, not discovered on the day.
Out-of-hours and weekend work
A lot of London work happens nights and weekends. Retail trading hours, transport-network possessions, hospital ward closures, occupied office floors. We do this regularly. Tell us the slot when you send the brief and the price will reflect it — typically a fixed window, fixed crew, in-and-out clean.
How we quote a London job
Drawings, sketches or phone photos plus a postcode is enough. Send via the form or call. Same-day reply during working hours. Travel and overnight stay are factored in up front so the price you see is the price you pay.
Other UK coverage
Midlands work is daily — see Birmingham for typical patterns. Manchester jobs run a similar logistic shape to London. UK-wide on request: send a postcode.
Nearby areas
- Warwickshire — the home county and base.
- Birmingham — day-to-day patch, around 45 minutes from base.
- East Midlands — Leicester, Nottingham and the M1 corridor.
- Manchester — the other long-haul patch, also by arrangement.
Got a London job?
Send the brief — drawings, photos, postcode, deadline. We'll come back with a price.