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Vacuum Suction Excavation

Short-Notice, Precise Vac-Ex Services in Complex Ground Conditions

Providing you with the right advice, elite and accredited operators and specialist suction excavation to tackle your most complex jobs.

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Sectors We Work For

  • Construction

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  • Highways

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  • Rail Infrastucture

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  • Telecoms

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  • Water & Coastal

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What is Suction Excavation?

Suction excavation uses high-powered vacuum equipment to remove soil

It allows buried utilities, structures, and ground features to be exposed without direct contact. This significantly reduces the risk of service strikes, asset damage, and unplanned disruption.

Unlike conventional excavation, suction excavation offers greater control around live services and is well-suited to sensitive or congested sites where accuracy and safety are critical.

How JCG Delivers Suction Excavation

Site Review and Scope Definition

Understanding constraints, risks, and objectives

Integration with Survey Data

Using PAS 128-aligned survey information where available

Controlled Excavation

Understanding constraints, risks, and objectives

Clear Handover

Factual findings communicated to support onward works

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What Experts Are Saying

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    Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around, especially to such a tight programme.

    Norm Gretsk - Project Manager

  • The site was complex. A professional man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a dark blazer, standing

    Their attention to detail and commitment to quality & safety truly stood out. We’ve already recommended them to others.

    Richard Pattison - Project Manager

  • A worker in an orange safety jacket and white helmet taking a selfie at a shipping container yard, with large cranes and stacked shipping containers in the background.

    JCG executed the suction excavation without fault. It was very tight & their surveys were accurate. They knew about all the Railway procedures which helped us alot.

    Raj Magoor - Site Manager

JCG Delivers Suction Excavation Services across London and the South East

Supporting residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects in both urban and semi-rural environments.

Our current Service Coverage includes:

  • London

  • Kent

  • Ashford

  • Folkestone

  • Maidstone

If your site is outside these areas, don't hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss availability.

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Contact us to discuss survey requirements or to obtain early ground risk support before excavation works begin.

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  • Construction workers and machinery working on railway track installation or maintenance, with buildings in the background.
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