Saving millions in civils coststhrough specialist telecoms support, innovation and operational excellence.
Duct desilting and roping, telecoms tree cutting, tankers and vacuum excavation for the contractors building the UK’s fibre networks. You issue the work pack. We handle the rest.
- Chainage
- 000.0 m / 96 m
- Civils avoided
- £0
Illustration. Saving shown at about £6,000 per 100 m roped.
2025 in figures
Duct desilting and roping, UK wide
- Civils avoidance savings
- £24m
- Delivered for clients during 2025 through specialist duct desilting and roping.
- Metres of telecoms duct desilted and roped
- 309,000
- Cleared in 2025, helping clients avoid unnecessary excavation and programme delays.
- Saved per 100 m roped
- £6,000
- Approximate civils saving on every 100 metres successfully roped.
- Site report deadline
- 11:00
- Detailed reports follow every shift, typically delivered by 11:00 the next day.
National coverage
Supporting major telecoms and infrastructure contractors across the UK, including multiple BDUK programmes.
- CityFibre
- Netomnia
- Quickline
- Circet
- Comex 2000
- OCU Group
- BDUK programmes
Build acceleration
Every 100 metres roped saves around £6,000 in civils
Recovering a blocked duct instead of excavating it means fewer road closures, less disruption and a fibre build programme that keeps moving. Move the slider to see what that is worth on your network.
Estimated civils avoided
£150,000
Duct roped
2,500 m
Indicative only, based on our average of about £6,000 of civils avoided per 100 m of duct roped. Actual savings depend on the route, surface type and permit conditions.
Specialist telecoms teams
Dedicated crews for the work that holds a fibre build up
Duct desilting, telecoms tree cutting, gully truck, tanker and high suction vacuum excavation support teams, available nationwide and managed end to end by us.
- DSDuct desilting and ropingSilted and blocked ducts cleared, proven and roped so the build carries on without breaking ground.
- TCTelecoms tree cuttingTree and branch obstructions cleared around poles and routes, with surveys by qualified tree inspectors.
- GTGully trucksGully truck teams for JRC chamber cleaning, removing silt and standing water ahead of the next crew.
- TKTankers18,000 and 27,000 litre tankers available on request to support larger clearance jobs.
- VXHigh suction vacuum excavationCombo units for deep suction work in two stage manholes and around live services.
Client focused delivery
Issue the work pack. We manage the rest.
Clients simply issue work packs or A55 permits. We manage scheduling, delivery, reporting and operational oversight from start to finish.
- 01
You issue the work pack
Send us the work pack or A55 permit. That is all we need from you to get started.
- 02
We schedule it
We plan the right crew and equipment against your programme and confirm the dates back to you.
- 03
We deliver and monitor
Specialist teams clear and rope the duct while dedicated back office staff monitor every shift.
- 04
You get the report
A detailed site report follows every shift, typically in your inbox by 11:00 the next day.
Report due 11:00, next day
Innovation and technology
Every job runs through D&A Manager
We built our own operations platform, available on iOS and Android. It gives our office and our clients real time visibility of every crew, and keeps compliance records current without chasing paper.
- Site reporting
- PDF generation
- Training records
- Certification tracking
- Licence and insurance
- Fleet checks
- Accident reporting
- Holiday management
- Site inspections
- Ganger packs
- Document control
Screens from the D&A Manager app
Experience
National projects, local crews
Supporting national telecommunications infrastructure projects, rural fibre deployments and civils avoidance programmes across England, Scotland and Wales, run from our head office in Milton Keynes.
- Region
- England
- Region
- Scotland
- Region
- Wales
Head office: Castle House, Dawson Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK1 1QT
Indicative coverage. Not a site list.
How we work
Visible, accountable and safe on every shift
Clients see what happened on site the next morning, and every operative on that site is trained, ticketed and tracked.
Compliance first
All operational activity is monitored by dedicated back office operational support staff, giving compliance, visibility and a rapid response across multiple projects.
Safety and training
Fully trained specialist telecoms teams working under documented training, certification, compliance and safety management systems.
Reporting standards
A detailed site report is produced after every shift and is typically with the client by 11:00 the following day.
Accreditations
- CHASElite accreditation
- NADCCertified contractor
- SafeContractorApproved
Start a job
Send us the work pack.
Issue a work pack or A55 permit and we will schedule the crew, deliver the work and report back by 11:00 the next day.