Established 2007 · Wimborne, Dorset
Dorset Drainage Services UK Ltd
Much More Than Drainage
Drainage and water infrastructure contractors for developers, construction companies, insurers and councils across Dorset and the South Coast.
Capabilities
Complete drainage and water works, from survey to reinstatement
We hold our own plant, shoring, traffic management and CCTV equipment, so the work is delivered by one contractor rather than passed between subcontractors.
Sewer connections & highway works
Connections into public sewers for developers, including road closures, traffic management, manhole construction and full reinstatement.
Drainage installation & repair
New foul and surface water systems for whole sites, excavated repairs, collapsed drains, manholes, gullies, soakaways and land drainage.
Treatment plants & septic tanks
Installation and replacement of sewage treatment plants, septic tanks and cesspits, with all associated site drainage and outfalls.
Pump stations
Foul and surface water pump stations installed, commissioned and connected, on private land and on adoptable sites.
Drainage surveys & reporting
CCTV surveys with coded reports and footage for insurers, solicitors, purchasers and build-over applications.
Relining & no-dig repair
Patch liners and full-length lining to rehabilitate damaged pipe runs without excavation, under roads, buildings and finished landscaping.
Water leaks & mains supply
WaterSafe approved. Leak detection on drinking water supplies, isolated repairs, and new or replacement mains installed by impact moling.
Blockages & maintenance
Jetting and clearance where it forms part of a wider repair or a maintenance agreement, with the survey and remedial work that follows.
- 2007
- Trading since, incorporated 2008
- 263m
- Longest recent sewer connection, Lytchett Matravers
- 375mm
- Site-wide sewer installed at Bridport
- NRSWA
- Accredited and licensed to work within the highway
Recent projects
The scale of work we are contracted to deliver
Lytchett Matravers
Pump station and 263m sewer connection
Pump station installed on private land, with 263 metres of pipework laid down and through the road to reach the public sewer.
Browning Avenue, Bournemouth
Road closure and new manhole on the public sewer
Road closed under licence and a manhole constructed on the Wessex Water public sewer, alongside a live development.
Bridport
375mm site-wide sewer with manholes
A 375mm pipe run installed with manholes serving the entire site, built to adoptable standards for the developer.
Southampton
Treatment plant and annex pump station
A new sewage treatment plant installed with all onsite drainage, including a separate pump station serving the annex.
Bournemouth seafront
Deep excavation in the carriageway
Shored excavation formed in the highway for a new connection, with the development kept running alongside.
Wimborne
Permanent carriageway reinstatement
Excavations backfilled and surfaced to highway specification, signed and handed back the same week.
Who we work for
Contractors, insurers and public bodies who use us continuously
Most of our work is repeat work. Clients come back because the job is priced properly, programmed around their site and finished without the drainage becoming the reason a project is held up.
We hold the accreditations, insurance and records that professional clients expect, and we work to method statements and risk assessments on every site.
Developers & construction
Local developers and construction companies, from single plots to full site infrastructure.
Insurance companies
Claims investigated, reported and repaired at insurance rates, with evidence throughout.
Councils & public bodies
Including BCP Council, with streetworks accreditation and full traffic management.
Estates & management
Property and management companies, and the United Reformed Church across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
Insurance work & validation
A second opinion on drainage work you have been quoted for
A large proportion of our work comes through insurers. Alongside carrying out claims work ourselves, we are regularly asked to validate drainage work that another company has already quoted for or completed, and to report on whether it was necessary and correctly valued.
If you have been quoted thousands for a drainage repair, or you are handling a claim and need an independent view, we will survey the system and give you a written assessment.
What our customers say
Reviews from work across Dorset
The two guys that came to do the work for our property were both polite, courteous, tidy and efficient…a 1st class job…could not have been happier! 100% recommend this company!
Location BH14, March 2024
Install new ground drainage pipeDorset drains dealt efficiently with a difficult problem. They had the right equipment to do the job and worked with expertise and good humour in spite of very cold conditions. The price for the job was very fair. Would thoroughly recommend.
Location BH7, April 2024
Fitted new water supply pipeWork completed on time and final cost as per quotation. Very pleased with how easy the job was to arrange.
Location BH4, January 2024
New manhole created to access and clear a blockage under the houseI am ever so grateful for Dorset Drainage Services, they are always there when we have an issue and make everything so easy. We recommend them to everyone.
Management company, ongoing maintenance
How we work
Run like a contractor, not a call centre
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Quoted in writing before we start
Scope, method and price agreed in advance. No pricing invented at the kerbside.
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Our own engineers and plant
Excavators, dumpers, shoring, jetting and CCTV held in-house, so programmes are ours to keep.
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Licensed to work in the highway
NRSWA accredited operatives, permits and road closures arranged, Chapter 8 compliant signing.
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Priced at proper rates
Insurance-rate pricing on claims work, and measured rates on contracts. Our reputation depends on it.
Coverage
Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and east Somerset
Working from our yard at Barnsley Farm near Wimborne, we cover the BH, DT, SP, SO and PO postcodes in full, along with the BA8 to BA12 areas of east Somerset. Contract work is undertaken further afield by arrangement.
Contact
Talk to the office about your project
Send drawings, a claim reference or a description of the problem and we will come back to you with the next step, a programme and a price.
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Yard & office
Barnsley Farm, Barnsley,
Wimborne, Dorset BH21 4HZ
Enquiry
We answer enquiries during office hours, Monday to Friday.