Despite being quicker and cheaper than well point drilling, many UK contractors ignore horizontal dewatering, Matt Hammerton, Managing Director, Mastenbroek, UK, believes things are about to change. Established in 1977, Mastenbroek has carved out an enviable reputation for designing and manufacturing a range of self-propelled trenchers that are deployed in construction and pipeline projects, agricultural drainage, subsea cable laying. The company, which is based in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, designed its first deep trencher at the request of Heerschap Drainage Netherlands in 1983, which had various projects which necessitated the water table to be lowered below the capabilities of their regular drainage trenchers.
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