Kilkern are a specialist contractor providing infrastructure solutions. We have divisions covering highways and civil engineering contracting, specialist labour supply and operated vacuum excavation.
Kilkern partner with our clients to complete packages of work in the Highways and Infrastructure sector. The majority of our business is repeat business with a select client base for whom we deliver innovative solutions often through early contractor involvement. We take pride in completing our projects on time and to budget and have an exemplary health and safety and environmental track record.
Kilkern specialist labour hire has an envied reputation for the quality of our workers. We specialise in the safety critical transportation sector including highways, rail, water and utilities. Our workers are employed on major civil engineering projects and long term frameworks throughout the UK.
Kilkern’s vacuum excavator business, Vac UK, has the most modern state-of-the-art vacuum excavator fleet in the UK. We are investing heavily in the latest technology to help reduce cable strikes across the industry and to meet our clients ever increasing demands for safe, innovative, cost effective and environmentally friendly solutions.
Project Challenges The project needed to be delivered during very challenging short duration night shifts within traffic management lane closures on the M6. Works to the Northbound and… Read More »
During the design phase of this project, GallifordTry asked the Kilkern team to help plan a scheme to widen the existing road at Bucknall New Road in Stoke-on-Trent.
Project development Kilkern were asked to advise on the design and development of a scheme to improve the traffic flow around the roundabout at Joiners Square. The project… Read More »
“We took the decision to use Vac UK as there was no safer alternative available to us and now after completing the works feel that there is no better or safer way to complete excavation in or around buried services. In a nutshell, I found the entire experience very worthwhile from the ease of booking to the professionalism of the guys on site, I certainly believe that we had value for money and will certainly recommend VAC UK. I firmly believe that they set the standard for any excavation in or around underground services.”
“In my role as Senior Commercial Manager I oversaw the procurement, award and delivery of four highways contracts which Kilkern completed between 2020 and 2022. I have no hesitation in recommending Kilkern in terms of both their delivery capability but also their collaborative working culture.”
“Using this approach (vac ex) over the conventional method of hand excavation reduces risks hugely, where services would definitely have been damaged at a huge cost and would have carried the threat of injury, reputational damage and impact on the local community.” BAM Nuttall Ltd, for the Environment Agency at Hebden Bridge and Radcliffe & Redvales Flood Risk Management Schemes
“Kilkern’s team had the labour pool that ensured I&H Brown was always provided with the relevantly-qualified and experienced individuals at the required time.”
“My thanks go out to the Kilkern team who have really delivered this project to an exceptional standard.”
“At very short notice and at a critical stage of our project Kilkern provided us with site management and a large workforce of skilled trades, to complete all the civil engineering, works as part of our £800m high profile project for Thames Water. Kilkern did an exceptional job and we look forward to working with them closely in the future.”
“Osborne hired a vacuum excavator and driver from Kilkern’s specialist vacuum excavator business Vac Uk. Kilkern turned up on time at short notice with top of the range equipment and a highly skilled driver. We hired Kilkern because of their impeccable safety credentials and experience of excavating safely around live utilities. Prior to using Kilkern we had a number of cable strikes but since enlisting the services of Kilkern we have not hit any cables and we have also increased our production ensuring the project is finished ahead of programme with a better safety, cost and environmental record.”
Contact us now if you looking for a Highways and Infrastructure contractor, Specialist Labour Supplier or Operated Vacuum Excavator hire company, with an impeccable health and safety record, that will get the job done right first time.
