Equipment

McMillan SDS  operate single and multi purpose site investigation rigs equipped with a range of specialist environmental and geophysical tools.

- Dedicated Cone Penetrometer Testing Rigs (truck & track mounted)

- Specialized Direct Push Rigs (truck & track mounted)

- Conventional Multi Purpose Rotary Rigs (truck & track mounted)

- Cable Percussive Rigs (truck mounted)

Considerable emphasis is placed on investment in modern equipment to deliver services on time and budget.  Involvement in geotechnical and environmental projects throughout New Zealand ensures the ongoing development and refinement of new and existing investigation tools.

Electronic Cone Penetrometer Testing        
[tip (Qc), sleeve friction (fs), pore pressure (u), inclination (xy)

- Standard Penetration Testing (split spoon with sand catcher or solid tip)

- Direct Push Technology Single & Dual Tube Sampling

- Hollow Flight Augers

- Thin Wall Tube Sampling

- Diamond Coring – Triple Tube

- Cable Percussive

- Conventional Rotary, air/water/mud flush

All testing equipment is routinely calibrated by internal and external parties to ensure accuracy and repeatability in test results.

"Development and refinement"