Latest News from adp Group Ltd..

January 2012

- adp Group are off to a flying start to 2012!! Work load of around 95% capacity and daily enquiries!

- We have today ordered a new HDD650 vac-ex unit to keep up with the high demand on both our hire and contract machines. This machine will be fitted on an Iveco Eurocargo EURO5 truck and will have a compressor on board also.

- adp Group are happy to confirm that Kamil Galecki will be joining the team over the next week or so, Kamil brings with him a wealth of experience drilling on PFS forecourts amongst various other sites - Kamil will be specialising in Geo-Environmental drilling projects.

December 2011

- No rest for the wicked - as our planned slow wind down prior to the Christmas shut down (22nd - 3rd) goes out of the window as we are flat out right up until shut down, thankfully we have a couple of quiet days before the New Year rush starts to get ourselves back up together!

- adp would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

November 2011

- adp receive recognition for their commitment to the CSCS scheme, we are now able to proudly display the "Committed to CSCS Platinum Award", the platinum award signifies more than 90% of our workforce hold a CSCS card or other recognised scheme (I.E. CPCS). In fact 100% of employees that are covered by the scheme (on site staff) have cards.

October 2011

- New DAF CF75 26t Beavertail ordered to mobilize our ever expanding fleet of drilling rigs and equipment throughout the UK and Europe, this top spec DAF has extra's including an auto gear box, air lift axles and suspension, fully hydraulic ramps, LED flashing beacons and load weigh cells - its also painted in our company dark green.

September 2011

- adp Group's new GEO305 arrives in the UK. Be sure to check the relevant pages soon for pictures of this new beauty at work..

- adp company Directors Jack & Tom Page are flown to Comacchio factory nr Venice in Italy by Comacchio & JKS Boyles to join in with Comacchio's 25 year celebrations. Whilst out there for 3 days they are also given a tour of the hi-tech manufacturing plant.

August 2011

- BDA APPROVAL!! adp are now fully audited corporate members of the British Drilling Association

- French office secure new contracts with International petroleum companies for surveying, vacuum excavation and drilling on their sites throughout Europe. Surveyors, vac-ex crews and drilling teams from the already busy UK office are drafted in to cope with the new work.

July 2011

- adp's order book for water boreholes is ever increasing as dry weather and ever increasing water prices pushes more and more people into wanting their own private water supply.

- adp make a success of Geotechnica 2011 with numerous new contracts secured - be sure to visit us again there next year.

June 2011

- New transport capability,  have purchased a custom built beavertail lorry. A DAF LF truck is to join our fleet c/w a light weight alloy body, this truck will be used to transport our GEO205 drilling rig around the UK and further..!

- New Rig..!! An order has been placed with UK Comacchio distributors JKS Boyles, the order is for a GEO305 drilling rig, this rig will join our fleet as the bigger brother to the GEO205 and will be capable of not only SI and Environmental work but also Geothermal and Water Well drilling.

- adp pass the OHSAS18001 Audit

May 2011

- Another Vector HDD650 arrives, this time in skid form. This unit is joining our expanding hire fleet and is to be taken on long term hire by a local drilling company.

April 2011

- Attendance at Geotechnica 2011 confirmed, we will be there showcasing equipment from our surveying, vacuum excavation and drilling divisions.

- Invitation to exhibit and the Funding for Infrastructure Projects event at the Barbican, London on 22nd June. This show is aimed at everybody working in the public services/infrastructure industry, the opportunity to exhibit at this prestigious event is by invitation only. More info at http://www.publicservice.co.uk/.

March 2011

- March has been a month of "re-grouping" for adp, with all drilling and vacuum excavation crews busy. Utiliscan has continued making a good impression on every project the guys work on.

- New training system launched, this system is slightly more streamlined than the previous version, it allows all operations employees to quickly check on different employees training levels as well as printing off, emailing or faxing a .pdf training record to any client upon request.

February 2011

- Delivery taken of another new Land Rover Defender, this vehicle will be used to move some of our trailer mounted vac-ex units around the UK.

- adp take delivery of a brand new, environmentally friendly, Citreon Nemo. Details below.

The nature of our work requires large goods vehicles and powerful towing vehicles to safely propel our equipment around the UK and Europe; this generally means poor fuel consumption combined with high Co2 output.

To counteract this when travelling light, such as our Survey division Utiliscan, we have opted for the other end of the scale to help reduce our carbon foot print. Utiliscan took delivery of its first Citroen Nemo Hdi this month, a small van that is widely recognised as the most thrifty available, but still able to carry a whopping 600kg of tools.

The Nemo was supplied by local dealer A E Wilcox & Sons, in line with company policy supporting our neighbours, it produces 75hp and returns a combined 65mpg, with only 113g/km of Co2 emissions and constructed from 95% recoverable materials.

It is inevitable that ADP will burn carbon, but Utiliscan will readdress the balance and help produce less!

January 2011

- adp gain accreditation to OHSAS18001 following Decembers successful audit

- adp place order for 2 further HDD650 vacuum excavators to join our ever expanding self hire fleet

- adp expand surveying division with the launch of a new company, Utiliscan will take our surveying division forward into 2011, this is boosted with the recent addition of a new surveying specialist, a new van and various new items of equipment.

November 2010

- Delivery taken of a new Comacchio GEO205, this new rig is fully guarded and comes complete with everything needed to progress through any geology, for more information visit http://www.adpgroupltd.com/Comacchio-GEO205.html.

- adp continue to invest in the chosen towing vehicle, placing an order for another Land Rover Defender 110 for towing vacuum excavators and drilling rigs throughout the UK and even Europe!

October 2010

- adp's surveying dept are continually investing in the very best and latest technology available, our most recent purchase is a Topcon GRS-1 GPS total station, this system allows all detected utilities to be logged and OS Grid GPS co-ordinates given to each at an accuracy of +/- 10mm, this can then easily be transferred on to one of our AutoCAD designed A1 utility maps.

September 2010

- adp pass the latest ISO9001:2008 audit, this audit was passed with a mark of 100%, this means our QMS is continually ensuring the best quality and attention to detail in every aspect of our business.

August 2010

- adp sell a Vector HDD650 to French contractor SPAC, through our sister French company Aspi Sondage.

- adp put another HDD650 online as part of the Safe Digging Solutions vacuum excavation division, taking our UK fleet to 15 units.

- Delivery taken of another new Land Rover Defender 110, this unit is to be utilized as a towing vehicle for our Comacchio GEO205 rig.

- Delivery taken of a new Ford Transit van, this van is to run as a support vehicle in our drilling dept.

July 2010

- adp pass the last OHSAS18001 internal Audit, and book the external audit

- adp Group Ltd win the URS Heath & Safety award for its unique take on drivers hours, and the proactive health & safety measures this puts in place, watch this space for the URS "ADP Puts Safety First" article. Click here to view this award.

June 2010

- adp take delivery of 2 new HDD650's, one of these machines will be trailer mounted and will serve in our ever expanding operated contract fleet, with the second machine being mounted on to a 7.5t truck and will go on long term hire to leading environmental consultancy firm Arcadis UK, this will be utilized on their Exxon Mobil/ABB contract, creating boreholes safely on PFS forecourts.

- adp take delivery of the worlds first ever Tractor mounted/driven hydro vacuum excavation unit, this unit it to go to our French office and will serve on a contract surveying Total Oils pipelines across France, watch this space for more information.

June 2010

- adp take delivery of 2 new HDD650's, one of these machines will be trailer mounted and will serve in our ever expanding operated contract fleet, with the second machine being mounted on to a 7.5t truck and will go on long term hire to leading environmental consultancy firm Arcadis UK, this will be utilized on their Exxon Mobil/ABB contract, creating boreholes safely on PFS forecourts.

- adp take delivery of the worlds first ever Tractor mounted/driven hydro vacuum excavation unit, this unit it to go to our French office and will serve on a contract surveying Total Oils pipelines across France, watch this space for more information.

May 2010

- Aspi Sondage win a contract to provide safe exploration of cast iron joints in the city of Toulouse with the French Gas Distributor GRDF, other regions of France and Spain are also investigating this safe digging technique in a bid to make their street works a safer operation.

April 2010

- Drilling capabilities extended, we can now provide our customers with rotary drilling, by means of a Comacchio GEO205.

- adp appoint a new H&S Advisor, NDC Management Systems.

- adp start work towards the OHSAS18001 standard, this standard ensures our H&S practices and procedures equal the very highest standards in industry.

March 2010

- adp receive their GPR licence from the wireless regulator Ofcom - licence number 0814380/1

February 2010

- adp take delivery of new Vector HDD650 for our operated contract fleet

- adp sell an HDD650 Vacuum Excavator to leading French Drilling Contractor Eco-Terra

January 2010

- adp take delivery of new Dando Terrier Rig

- adp take delivery of 2 new Land Rover Defenders, taking our total Land Rover fleet number to 7

- Delivery taken of a stock Vector HDD650 Vacuum Excavator, more information of the purchase of this machine is available on our machinery sales page

- Sales dept order 2 new Vector HDD650's

November/December 2009

- adp Group Ltd gain registration to ISO9001:2008, this standard gives piece of mind to our customers that our quality management standards are internationally approved