BritCut provides professional core drilling services in Manchester and across Greater Manchester. We drill precise circular penetrations from 12mm to 600mm diameter through concrete, masonry, brick and stone for M&E service installations, drainage, structural openings and concrete sampling. We cover Manchester city centre, Salford, Stockport and surrounding areas, with same-day and next-day attendance available across the area.
Core drilling in Manchester is the standard method for creating precise circular holes through structural concrete — cleaner, quieter and less damaging to surrounding structure than percussive methods. Our water-cooled rotary drilling equipment produces smooth, accurately positioned penetrations with no vibration shock to slabs, walls or columns. We drill to any depth and in any orientation: vertical, horizontal or angled.
We carry out pre-works ferro scanning before every core drilling operation to locate reinforcement and confirm safe drill positions — this is standard practice on all our Manchester projects. For post-tensioned slabs we carry out a GPR survey first. We do not drill post-tensioned structures without a prior scan.
Core drilling in Manchester is most commonly required for M&E service installations including pipes, cables, ducting, drainage and ventilation penetrations. We also carry out core drilling for structural openings, concrete sampling and testing, post-installed anchor bolt holes, and drainage sumps in ground-bearing slabs. For openings larger than a single core bit, we use stitch drilling — a series of overlapping cores that creates openings of any size or shape.
BritCut works regularly with Tier 1 contractors on core drilling projects across Manchester and Greater Manchester. We are Network Rail approved, CHAS accredited, Acclaim certified and ConstructionLine registered. All operatives hold valid CSCS cards and NVQ Level 2 in Diamond Drilling and Sawing.
Call us on 01322 221533 or use our contact form for a free site survey and no-obligation quote. We attend sites across Manchester and Greater Manchester typically within 24–48 hours. For full details visit our core drilling services page.
BritCut provides a full range of specialist concrete and construction services in Manchester. In addition to Core Drilling, we also offer: Ferro Scanning | Diamond Drilling | Fire Stopping | Concrete Cutting | GPR Scanning | Concrete Sawing | Wire Sawing | Wall Sawing | Robotic Demolition | Soft Strip Demolition.