adp Group Ltd specialize in providing safe digging solutions and site investigations to clients from many different industries including, property development, petroleum, utility, civil engineering, ground remediation and electricity/gas supply.   

Founded as a partnership in 1984, based at our current yard/offices, we have been involved in contracting in both the Agricultural and Construction industries ever since. In 2006 we concentrated our broad backgrounds towards our now chosen specialist industry when we introduced and went on to heavily market the concept of vacuum excavation in the UK, as a result of this and our involvement in the HS(G)47 courses vacuum excavation is now widely accepted as industry best practice when excavating around or near buried underground services. As a result of this numerous industry leaders and "blue chip" contractors have taken our methods onboard. In 2007 we went from a partnership to a Limited company, following that decision adp have grown rapidly and now provide safe digging solutions and also a broad range of site investigations services to numerous clients. 

During 2009 adp launched its Site Investigation division, first concentrating on the utility surveying dept, this dept is now able to offer all new and existing customers with a comprehensive service incorporating service tracing, utility mapping and topographical surveys to give a complete service, adp utilize only the best, most efficient, up-to-date equipment available from industry leaders such as Radio Detection, Topcon UK and Mala - adp's utility surveyors are able to offer their services throughout the UK and Europe. 

At the end of 2009 adp's drilling dept was established, this gave the full range of services in house - eliminating the need to use sub-contractors. adp's drilling dept utilize Terrier drive sampling rigs, and Comacchio Rotary rigs. The Terrier's are compact yet surprisingly powerful rigs are capable of providing various drilling techniques including..dynamic windowless sampling, dynamic probing, SPT's and U100 undisturbed sampling. The Terrier rig comes into its own when it comes to moving them throughout the country, weighing just 1000kgs we are able to move them on plant trailers behind Land Rover Defenders. Our Comacchio's, mainly the GEO205 model, are compact yet highly powerful and versatile hydraulic rigs. These rigs are capable of hollow and solid stem augering in diameters up to 10", rotary coring, dynamic sampling up to 146mm, SPT's, DPT's, DTH hammer and various well installations. These rigs, weighing just 2500kgs are still easily transported to site via a large plant trailer and Land Rover Defender, with all ancillary drilling equipment transported to site in its own dedicated drilling support van.

adp's success stems mainly from repeat business and client recommendation..this is made possible by our commitment to safe working practices, and a strong belief in training, continual personal development and continuous training. 

As part of our continual development in November 2009 adp were successful in their audit and achieved registration to the widely respected ISO9001:2008 certification, this standard gives our customers and clients piece of mind that they can deal with us with the confidence that they will always be treated in an approved manner by a 100% transparent company. Currently our business development and H&S teams, in conjunction with our H&S advisors NDC Management, are working towards OHSAS18001:2007, the H&S standard. Registration to this standard is expected towards the end of 2010.

Recent growth and constant customer demand throughout the past couple of years has driven us to open a European office in the South of France, this new office, in the form of a new company can supply all of the services carried in the UK and also take the Vector Vacuum brand forward in to Europe.

ASPI Sondage (Eng: Suction Drilling) has been created as a joint venture between adp and S.A.R.L Topod'oc, a large French surveying company. ASPI Sondage are based in Gimont, Near Toulouse, in the South of France. www.aspi-sondage.com.