British Drilling Association: 4 of 7

  Two Lifetime Achievement Award winners were honoured during the latest British Drilling Association Awards
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Lifetimes' of achievement to drilling recognised

The latest BDA awards ceremony saw not one but two members gain the Lifetime Achievement Award

23 February 2021

 The joint venture Perfect Circle was commissioned by Highways England to undertake the ground investigation work for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing
CORE SAMPLING

Ground investigation on one of the UK biggest infrastructure projects

How multiple ground investigations for a major infrastructure project in the UK were coordinated

25 January 2021

 Additional criteria for the Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Land Drilling have been announced by the British Drilling Association’s Training and Education sub-committee
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BDA confirms additional criteria for Level 3 Diploma

Chair of BDA's Training and Education sub-committee comments on Diploma assessment changes

05 January 2021

 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

A drillers' path to success

What do you know about the career development path of today's drill rig operators?

03 December 2020

 GeoDrilling International gains an insight into some of the future plans of the British Drilling Association
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New BDA appointment - connecting members

What does Carl Gawtry the BDA's new membership manager hope to achieve for the Association?

30 November 2020

 In an innovative move for the drilling industry, WJ UK has taken delivery of a Comacchio MC6, which is believed to be the first electric powered, multi-functional geotechnical rig designed to surpass the compliance standards on diesel emissions
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Why innovation, investment and continual development is key to growth

Innovation and new developments are a welcome result of COVID-19 restrictions within the industry

09 September 2020

 Richard Fielden, the new chair of the British Drilling Association
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BDA baton passed to new chair - Richard Fielden

The British Drilling Association names replacement for outgoing chair Martyn Brocklesby

07 April 2020

 Apprentices from companies that are members of the BDA visited Sirius Minerals as part of their Drilling and Grouting, Module 5 and Site Management, Module 6 training programme
PILING

BDA apprentices in full swing

Positive responses all round for BDA apprenticeship scheme training options

02 March 2020

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Geothermal Game Changer

Customer-inspired engineering leads to fieldwork simplified

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A Sneak Peek at the Future of Drilling Data

Drilling is the first step in an optimised mine value chain, so it is crucial to

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Gain Ground on the Competition

Rigs, tooling designed for direct push propel profits, production across industries

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Simplify your geotechnical Jobs

Multi-application drill rigs and enhanced tools boost productivity and profits.