The 10th of December 2011 marked a new milestone for Drilcorp Nigeria with the arrival of our latest shipment of drilling rigs from the UK at our base in Enugu.
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Professor Paul Younger, Director of the Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability based at Newcastle University, knows a thing or two about digging holes.
As a geologist and environmental engineer, drilling boreholes is what he has spent a large part of his career doing.
The first were drilled during the 1990s when Paul worked on securing the water supply that Berwick-upon-Tweed currently benefits from, but since 2004 he has been drilling deeper in the hunt for the ultimate lowcarbon energy source – geothermal. ‘As renewable energies go, geothermal is one of the most appealing’, Paul says. ‘Unlike wind turbines there’s almost no visual intrusion after installation and unlike wind, solar or tidal, geothermal is available at all times, whatever the weather, because deep geothermal energy arises from incessant, natural, heat-generating processes taking place deep in the Earth’s crust and mantle.’
To emphasise their commitment to total quality throughout their business, Drilcorp have successfully gained re-certification under the Achilles Verify assessment scheme, scoring a maximum 100% quality evaluation for its management systems and onsite assessments, 98% for its H&S management and on site systems and 92% for Environmental systems, achieving category B1 registration.
The re-certification process, carried out by the Achilles Auditor, entailed subjecting Drilcorp’s Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental procedures and policies to a rigorous, in-depth inspection.
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Shotton Boys FC under 15's are a local soccer team, who are a Charter Standard club who play in the 1st division of the Russell Foster Youth League .They really needed a new look to their strip and turned to Drilcorp for help.
Drilcorp has recently completed a large diameter borehole using reverse circulation air lift drilling techniques.
The borehole targeted mine workings 170mtr below ground level and needed to be very straight and accurate to enable it to hit the 4mtr wide target roadway.
The drilling rig used was a Comax 800 specially designed for Drilcorp by Conrad Stanen (www.conrad-stanen.com) in the Netherlands.
Comax 800
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'Big Rig' Arrives at the Drilcorp Site in Newcastle
A Pioneering Project to Drill Deep under the Heart of Newcastle Enters its Final Phase.
Read more...Drilcorp has recently completed a specialist site investigation project at the proposed site of a new development in Anglesey.
The main site investigation contractor needed a specialist company that could ensure high quality cores while maintaining, as near as possible, truly vertical boreholes to the base of the borehole.
Michael Bushby, Drilcorp Technical Manager
Drilcorp is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bushby as Technical Manager.
Michael will head the Technical Division of Drilcorp handling all aspects of Testing, CCTV, Verticality, Water Quality, Rehabilitation, Refurbishment, Licensing, and other non-drilling operations.
Drilcorp has finally taken the plunge and ventured out into the wide world!
It is almost 20 years since Drilcorp was inaugurated with the intention of offering UK clients a highly professional solution to all of their water supply borehole needs.
During this time the company has created a top class reputation with clients as diverse as Public Utility Companies, Government Agencies such as the Environment Agency, BGS, NERC, Hospitals, Golf Courses, Bottling Plants, Consultants, Farms as well as Domestic Supply.
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