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DrillTek is a Louisville directional drilling company. We handle the underground utility work other crews walk away from, bored, trenched, and located across Kentucky, done right the first time.
DrillTek is a Louisville directional drilling company. We handle the underground utility work other crews walk away from, bored, trenched, and located across Kentucky, done right the first time.
DrillTek was founded in Louisville in 2014, the way most solid trades outfits start, with crews who were tired of watching underground jobs get botched and knew they could do it better. We built the company one bore, one trench, one satisfied general contractor at a time. More than a decade later, that standard is still what every job is measured against.
Over 10+ years in the field, we've completed 10,000+ projects across Kentucky and neighboring states: fiber runs under highways, water lines under creeks, and utility locates on sites where a single wrong cut would have cost someone a fortune. The work is demanding, and that's exactly why we're good at it.
We're not the biggest name in the region, and we don't try to be. We're the crew that shows up, does what we said, and leaves the site cleaner than we found it. That reputation is the only marketing that has ever mattered to us.
Four principles shape every job we take, from the first locate to the final backfill. They aren't slogans. They're how we decide what work to accept and how we run a site.
A drilling company is only as good as the operators running the rig. Ours are seasoned hands who know how to read ground, steer a bore, and keep a site safe under pressure. When you hire DrillTek, you get the crew that has done the work before, not a rotating cast of subcontractors.
Every operator is trained to the same standard, backs up the next, and takes ownership of the job from locate to restoration. No hand-offs, no gaps in accountability, just the crew that has done the work before.
Underground surprises are expensive for everyone. On a DrillTek site, the drill doesn't turn until utilities are located and the path is clear, and it stays that way through backfill and restoration.
Every job starts with utility locates. No cut happens until the ground below is confirmed clear.
Safety is measured on every crew, every day. The only acceptable outcome is everyone home safe.
Fully licensed and insured for the work we take on. Certificate of Insurance (COI) available upon request.
Send us your project details and we'll get back to you fast, usually same day. No runaround, no waiting on hold.