Drilling chief wins business person of the year award

Dave Gowans, Chief Executive of Seaham based drilling company Drilcorp Ltd, was voted Business Person of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Ramside Hall, County Durham on 19th March 2009.

The awards ceremony, run by Sun-FM and sponsored by the North East BIC was attended by over 300 business people and acted as a celebration of all the successful businesses in the region.

Drilcorp’s main area of work is drilling for water, including geo-thermal supplies. The company recently secured a contract worth £1m undertaking work for the London Underground.

Kirsty Gowans, Business Services Manager said, “I am delighted that Dave has won this prestigious award. I nominated him for recognition of all the hard work he has put into the company. We have won a number of high-profile jobs throughout the year in London such as the Royal Festival Hall, the London School of Economics and Kew Gardens. This has helped generate an annual turnover of £3.7m for 2008. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and commitment of Dave.”

Drilcorp Chief Executive Dave Gowans and winner of Business Person of the Year said, “I was surprised when I found out that I had been nominated never mind winning. I really enjoyed the evening and would like to pass my thanks onto all of the Drilcorp team who have helped achieve our success to date.”

To find out more about Drilcorp contact Mr. Dave Gowans at Drilcorp on tel: 0191 527 3970 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

27th March 2009
Media contact:
Kirtsy Gowans, Drilcorp Ltd.
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