THE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING EXPERTS
OVER 25 YEARS INSTALLING UNDERGROUND SERVICES ACROSS THE WAIKATO AND BEYOND
OUR SERVICES
Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling allows the trenchless installation of underground utiliities including power, water, fibre and gas lines.
Hydro Excavation
A non-destructive method using pressurised water and vacuum pumps to safely excavate soil around underground utilities with significantly less risk of harm.
Power Cable Laying
MDD is a Powerco approved contractor to install both HV and LV power cables in both substation and general development sites.
Cable Hauling
MDD has specialised winches capable of hauling fibre, LV and HV power cables into pre-installed ducts.
WHY CHOOSE MDD
Expert Team
Competent well trained operators, lead by experienced foreman. MDD onsite team know the ground, know the methods and standards required to deliver regardess of what issues may arise.
Safety Focused
Our First priority is make sure every one gets home safe, every day. We have a proven, certified safety system to manage our work and we are proud of our safety record.
Reliable Delivery
MDD is able to ensure delivery to a high standard, safely to client timeframes . With competent staff, well maintained equipment and a focus on excellent planning, when we make a commitment to deliver, we stand by it.
Modern Equipment
MDD keeps up with the latest equipment and advances in horizontal drilling technology to ensure we can offer the best solutions to our customers
Cost Effective
Directional Drilling a great solution to get services that are realistic for traditional methods to achieve. Our customers choose us because we're a trusted partner to ensures the job gets done right.
Minimal Disruption
Choosing drilling keeps driveways open, lawns intact and traffic flowing. With only launch & exit pits & no trenches, there is less surface damage, lower reinstatement costs and project timelines saved.
RECENT PROJECTS
No room for error in Tokoroa Feeder Cable Upgrades
Client Downer Energy Limited Location Tokoroa, South Waikato Status Completed Project Timing October 2024 to
Future proofing power capacity for kiwifruit industry in Te Puke
Client Northpower Location Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Status Completed Project Timing October 2024 to
Leamington Watermain Upgrade
Working with Allens United, MDD is assisting the upgrade of nine aged watermain assets and
HEALTH & SAFETY
Our Safety Commitment
We have made a non-negotiable commitment to ensure non matter where we work, everyone gets home safe, every day. We show this commitment by having practical and robust health and safety processes process that are proven to help keep people safe.
This approach to safety and our proven track records has earned us the trust of our clients. We are an approved contractor for the majority of lines companies and power contractors in the Waikato.
To show our safety systems are effective we hold several industry H&S pre-qualifications including:
- Totika qualified (Category Two: Higher Risk Business).
- Sitewise Green Certificate (Contractor safety certification programme)
- SHE Prequalification (requirement for local council work).
Training and Competency
We undertake regular external training and internal coaching for our team to ensure our skills and knowledge are up-to-date and our team has the competency and capability to deliver successfully.
Our staff hold qualifications and certifications to work on a range of power services including Transpower, Powerco and Waipa networks. This includes:
- First Aid
- Class 2 & 4 drivers licenses,
- Wheels, Tracks, Rollers (WTR) licenses.
- Confined Spaces, concrete saw operation
- Site Safe and Construct Safe Safety Certificates.
Safety Certifications & Industry Memberships
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Key Plant & Machinery
With our own workshop MDD’s well maintained plant and machinery ensures we can reliably deliver a wide range of drilling work. Our key plant includes:
- 2 x DitchWitch JT20’s drills
- 1 x JT30 and 1 x JT40 Ditchwitch Drills
- A 12,000 litre capacity Water Tanker truck with mud mixers.
- 3 x Transporters, 2 with tanks. Used to transport drill, digger, water tanks and mud mixers with minimal footprint onsite.
- 2 x Hydro-Excavation trucks for managing drilling fluids, exposing services and assisting with transformer and streetlight installations.
- 2 x cable winch trailers cable of hauling up to 3 ton of HV or LV cable.
- 4 x cable drum trailers for pick up, transport and management of large power cable drums
- A range of Civil plant including 1.8t to 5T diggers Tipper Trucks
Supporting Equipment
- Digitrack Falcon F5+ Locators that ensure accurate tracking drill path and depth.
- Our Falcon locators connect to advanced drilling beacons that allow accurate tracking in a wide range of ground conditions including reinforced concrete, high electromagnetic interference and extra deep shots.
- We use Service Locators to find existing services in the area.
- We can provide GPS surveying of installed assets with Trimble Connect survey equipment.
- A full-service workshop onsite, ensuring all plant and machinery is well maintained and any repairs can be quickly actioned without interruption to delivery.
THE MDD TEAM
Nathan Twaddle
Cameron Green
Craig Walker
Don Coetzee
Nathan Stoner
Zac Norris
MDD'S HISTORY
Two Brothers, One Second-Hand Drill, Endless Ground to Cover
In 1997, Matamata locals Jeff and Mark Stoner saw a chance to ride the wave of the new trenchless technologies increasingly being used to install utilities around the country. Having mastered some of the country’s first horizontal directional drills in the early ’90s, they took the plunge buying a Ditch Witch JT820 and began threading comms and fibre ducts around the Waikato and beyond.
there were a lot of lessons in those early days but the results spoke for themselve. As word spread, their client base grew to include councils and lines companies who started asking MDD to assist with installing water mains and power cables with the same trenchless precision. Over the next two decades, the fleet and staff kept pace with demand: more rigs, trucks, hydrovac units, all helping support the growth of power and water services across the North Island.
A new chapter: In 2021, after 25 years in the driver’s seat, the Stoners entrusted MDD to the Schick Group. The move paired drilling expertise and experience with Schick’s nationwide resources, systems and an uncompromising safety culture; ensuring founding principles of still guides every crew, every day.
