SITE INVESTIGATION

A drillers' path to success

John Grainger, a director with the British Drilling Association, provides GDI with an insight into the changing skillset required by drill operator on today’s site investigation projects.

John Grainger
 Site investigation performed today is at a significantly higher level than it was 30 years ago and the main reason for this is that the work is being performed by well-trained, highly qualified and very professional drillers

Site investigation performed today is at a significantly higher level than it was 30 years ago and the main reason for this is that the work is being performed by well-trained, highly qualified and very professional drillers

It is some time since drilling operatives simply started their careers as support operatives (second man as it was known then) and, via hands-on experience alone, developed into a lead driller then on...

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