North Coast Drilling and Wicks (NCDW) is an Environmental and Geotechnical Drilling firm based in Northern NSW. Conceptualized in 1993 after a decade of tenure for the RTA - North Coast Drilling was established to improve the efficiency of the industry. NCDW has evolved from a two-man operation to a fleet of Geotechnical Drilling Rigs mobilized to service all facets of terrain in addition NCDW has a fleet of Wick Machines servicing Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVD) sourced from USA to ensure quality & completion of projects in an efficient manner. North Coast Drilling has a fleet of modern drilling rigs, support trucks and Wick Machines that provide the highest quality geotechnical, environmental drilling and Wick drain installations to the industry. North Coast Drilling & Wicks provides the following services: • Solid Stem Augers (100mm, 250mm for bulk sampling upon request) • Standard penetration testing • Undisturbed sampling (U50, U75) • Concrete coring • Casing to suit conditions (HW, NW) • Mud rotary drilling (N acme, NW rods) • Coring (NMLC, HMLC,HQ, NQ, HQ) • Borehole grouting & decommissioning • Packer testing • Installation of monitoring wells (hand slotted PVC, machine slotted PVC) • Installation of inclometers • Installation of vibrating wire piezometers (VWP) • Installation of magnetic extensometers (ME) • Supply of water for drilling activities • Over water work • Packer testing • Instrumentation for settlement monitoring • Installation of wick drains (PVD prefabricated vertical drains) Pacific Highways projects: - Yelgun to Chinderah Bypass - Banora Point Bypass - Ballina Bypass - Tintenbar to Ewingsdale Bypass - Brunswick Heads Bypass - Woolgoolga Bypass - Herons Creek Deviation - Johns River Deviation - Taree Bypass - Bulahdelah Bypass - Fredericton to Eungai - Woolgoolga to Glenugie - Nambucca Heads to Warrel Creek - Oxley Highway to Kempsey - Devils Pulpit to Ballina Numerous projects throughout NSW directly for RMS