Borehole drilling in Vryheid and across KZN. 31 years of a job well done.
Two 6x4 truck-mounted rigs drilling up to 320 m for farms, engineers, solar developers and communities. Family-run, and straight with you about what your ground will give.
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SINCE 1995 -
27 PERMANENT STAFF -
BBBEE LEVEL 1 -
FREE QUOTE WITHIN A DAY
Equipped for serious drilling
Two rigs, each with its own crew and supervisor.
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DEPTH
Up to 320 m -
DIAMETER
165 to 330 mm, in all formations -
METHODS
Air percussion and ODEX -
COMPRESSORS
24 bar / 1,200 cfm and 25 bar / 900 cfm, plus a standby unit -
TEST PUMPING
Yields up to 50 l/s -
A TYPICAL DAY
One 150 m borehole with 24 m of casing -
ACCESS
If you can get there in a normal bakkie, we can most likely get the rig there, unless it's very wet -
SUPPORT
Our own excavators, TLBs, concrete mixers and cherry picker
SOLAR FARM PILE DRILLING
Pile holes for ground-mounted solar farms
We drill foundation pile holes for solar farms, a growing part of our work. Developers and EPC contractors: send us your specification and we'll quote.
What we do
One company, from siting to a working borehole
One company, from siting to a working borehole
Siting and drilling
We find the water and drill it, to 320 m.
Test pumping
Yield testing, so you know exactly what you have.
Equipping
Pumps, tanks, and solar systems, so the water reaches your tap.
Cleaning and rehabilitation
We bring tired boreholes back into use.
Village water schemes
Boreholes, solar pumping, and pipelines for rural communities.
Geotechnical and exploration drilling
For engineers who need to know the ground.
Who we work for
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Farms and smallholdings -
Homes -
Lodges, estates, and businesses -
Solar developers -
Consulting engineers -
Communities and NGOs
From first call to water
Call or WhatsApp us
Engineers and contractors can email their specification to pollard@tiscali.co.za.
Get a free quote within a day
Based on where you are and how deep you want to drill.
Pay a deposit, and our rig is on site
Typically within a week.
We drill and test
You pay the balance when the work is done.
Depth and distance shape the price, so we quote every job individually.
Based in Vryheid, drilling across Zululand and Northern KZN
Single boreholes within 250 km of Vryheid. Larger projects anywhere in South Africa.
📍Vryheid 📍Paulpietersburg 📍Dundee 📍Ulundi 📍Nongoma 📍Louwsburg 📍Utrecht 📍Newscastle 📍Piet Retief 📍Emondlo 📍Nkandla
📍Vryheid 📍Paulpietersburg 📍Dundee 📍Ulundi 📍Nongoma 📍Louwsburg 📍Utrecht 📍Newscastle 📍Piet Retief 📍Emondlo 📍Nkandla
Work we're proud of
Work we're proud of
Izintambane water scheme, Hluhluwe
One borehole yielding 16,700 l/h feeds solar pumping, storage tanks and more than 23 km of pipeline to 46 double-tap stations, serving about 12,000 people. For Innovation Africa.
Nelson Mandela Bay drought relief, 2019
We drilled 19 boreholes in and around Seaview, and ten of them yielded over 16 l/s. They were connected to the municipality's main supply.
A farm near Piet Retief, 2026
A borehole yielding 28.3 l/s for Rihugo Boerdery.
Tell us where you need water, or tell us your specification.
Call or WhatsApp Tinie or Johan, or ask for a free quote. We'll come back to you within a day.
POLLARD DRILLING (PTY) LTD
Office hours: 8:00 - 17:00
Tinie takes calls outside these hours.
Reg. no. 2013/179962/07 ·
© 2026 Pollard Drilling (Pty) Ltd
Tinie takes calls outside these hours.
Reg. no. 2013/179962/07 ·
© 2026 Pollard Drilling (Pty) Ltd
Contact
- Tinie: 082 892 6247
- Johan: 084 206 8617
- pollard@tiscali.co.za
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