About Us
Ground & Water: Engineering Excellence with Purpose
At Ground & Water, we exist to make a difference, delivering the best contaminated land and ground investigation services to every client, on time, on budget, and with absolute commitment until your project is approved.
Founded in 2009 by long-time friends Dipalee Jukes and Francis Williams, Ground & Water was born from a shared vision: to engineer a better world. From day one, our guiding values, Courage, Commitment, and Community, have shaped every decision, every project, and every relationship.
What we do
We provide expert geotechnical and environmental engineering solutions to the global construction industry. With over 6,700 projects completed, from homes and hospitals to sports grounds and schools, we combine technical excellence with sustainable practices, ensuring every solution contributes to a safer, stronger, and more resilient future.
Geoenvironmental
Geotechnical
Specialist Services
Solutions Centre
Taking you through the journey with Ground & Water: answering some of the most frequently asked questions, explaining what we need from you, what you can expect from us and outlining what it could cost.
Our Promise
- We listen to what you say.
- We stay ahead of compliance and industry standards.
- We do what it takes to ensure your success.
- And we measure ourselves by what our clients say.
Because everyone matters – our team, our clients, and our partners. Together, we create solutions that last.
projects completed
trial holes investigated
metres of drilling
What sets us apart
Our success isn’t just about engineering, it’s about people. We believe that a happy, inspired team creates exceptional results. That’s why we’ve built a culture where collaboration thrives, innovation is encouraged, and job enjoyment is essential.
When you work with Ground & Water, you benefit from the collective knowledge, experience, and overwhelming can-do attitude of an amazing team, people who care deeply about solving your challenges and delivering the right information when you need it.
What our clients say
Neilcott has worked with Ground & Water for over six years now and I personally have worked with Francis and the team for four years to successfully deliver numerous residential, educational and commercial schemes. Ground & Water offers support to Neilcott for both tender submissions and live projects providing a complete range of soil investigation services. In addition to their onsite services, Ground & Water continues to provide off site assistance in the form of industry specific Continued Professional Development workshops, which are beneficial to our project teams in understanding working practices and required methods in relation to varying site conditions.
Ground & Water’s close working relationship provides Neilcott with an open minded, diligent approach to deliver cost and time effective investigations to understand site conditions as part of our enabling works for our sites. The approach aforementioned, in conjunction with comprehensive reporting and ongoing assistance throughout the planning and groundwork stages, is a key driver for maintaining our good working relationship with them.
Jonathan Bowdery
Neilcott Construction