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Drillcons historia

Drillcon grundades 1963 i Nora, Sverige, under namnet Kärnborrning AB som ett dotterbolag till Hagby Bruk AB, med syftet att testa och utveckla utrustning för kärnborrning under verkliga förhållanden. Idag är Drillcon en global aktör och verkar genom segmenten Drillcon Scandinavia, Drillcon Iberia och Central Europe, med tjänster inom kärnborrning, raiseborrning och geotekniska undersökningar på mer än 45 marknader världen över. 

Highlights in Drillcon's History

  1. Foundation

    Drillcon was founded in Nora, Sweden under the name Kärnborrning AB as a subsidiary to Hagby Bruk AB.

  2. Sale of Company

    Hagby Bruk sold the company to the management and the company continued to grow.

  3. Acquisition

    SGAB Borr was acquired, adding sixty employees and a larger rig fleet.

  4. New Acquisition

    Boliden’s internal contracting division (Boliden GB) was acquired; Drillcon GB was formed.

  5. New Subsidiary

    Subsidiary Drillcon Iberia SA was founded, later Drillcon Iberia 2005 after restructuring.

  6. Restructuring

    Drillcon Resurs AB was split and core drilling operations transferred to Drillcon AB, renamed Drillcon Core AB.

  7. Stock Exchange Entry

    Drillcon was listed on First North MTF (Stockholm Stock Exchange).

  8. New Acquisition

    Drillcon acquired Smoy (Suomen Malmi OY), the biggest core drilling contractor in Finland.

  9. New Subsidiary

    Subsidiary Drillcon Norway was founded.

  10. New Acquisition

    Nibu Borr AB core drilling division was acquired.

  11. Refocusing

    Drillcon decided to close down Drillcon SMOY (Suomen Malmi OY).

  12. New Market

    Drillcon Americas SpA was founded in Santiago, Chile.

  13. New Structure

    Drillcon Core AB reorganized into Drillcon Scandinavia AB and subsidiaries took full responsibility for drilling in their markets.

  14. New Market

    Drillcon Ireland Ltd was founded in Dublin, Ireland.

  15. 60 Year Celebration

    Drillcon celebrated its 60-year anniversary.

  16. New Structure

    New business areas Mining and Infrastructure were introduced.
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