Dando Drilling’s Program in Borno State, Nigeria (Arab Water World May 2014)
Water scarcity is one of the most challenging issues in the 21st century and the lack of clean water and adequate sanitation has devastating effects.
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Water scarcity is one of the most challenging issues in the 21st century and the lack of clean water and adequate sanitation has devastating effects.
When Dando Drilling hit a financial wall it was shunned by UK banks and was rescued by a Canadian company – today it is the only surviving drilling rig business in Britain.
Dando Drilling International’s geotechnical drill rigs are finding work around the world, from Venezuela to Nigeria.
Dando is continuously looking at ways of improving existing machines and bringing new innovative products to market to meet the current demands and requirements of the drilling industry.
CEO of Dando Drilling International, Martin FitchRoy, summarises a situation faced by many in the business of prospecting for minerals, “ A fully fledged exploration programme has become prohibitively expensive,” he says.
With over 140 years of involvement in many hundreds of rural water supply projects Dando have experienced first-hand the life changing, life-saving effects of providing a community with a source of clean and safe water.
In 1986 Dando Drilling International, was approached by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), for the provision of reliable and durable machinery for open pit coal exploration in East Kalimantan.
Drilling & Prospecting Int. Ltd. was established in 2002 and is today one of East Africa’s largest geotechnical drilling contactors, operating a total of 15 rigs of various sizes and capabilities.
Eko Atlantic city’s story started in 2003 when the Lagos State Government of Nigeria was in search of a permanent solution to protect Bar Beach in Victoria Island.
Dando has been a supplier of drilling rigs and equipment to the British Army since 1868.