Recently, our Ask Brock video series talked about embracing progress — new tech and methods — in the groundwater industry. That got us wondering about what contractors should think about now to succeed in the future.
Safety has led to many innovations in the water well industry and in drilling broadly. Think about safety cages around moving equipment. Remote controls, either on a hydraulic arm or untethered from the equipment, have grown more common. Companies that have not already embraced these types of risk reduction technologies may find themselves behind, particularly for larger, more complex (and more lucrative) contracts.