In 2015, the focus was on jobsite innovations
that would make the job easier
and safer. The next step, and the 2016
focus, is that people are the most important
component of a great company.
As today’s drilling contractors focus on reducing operating costs to maintain profitability, the best way to reduce coring rod costs is to purchase rods that have the lowest cost per meter, rather than the lowest price.
In the middle of September this year, Piglet and I traveled to the southwestern part of Virginia to assist some fellow water well drillers in obtaining their Virginia Master Drillers Licenses. The drilling company they work for has been in business since 1905.
It’s been 14 years since Sherri Marlo joined the drilling industry as a small business owner. The president and co-owner of Dupo, Ill.-based Bulldog Drilling and Terra Drill Inc. says, during that time, she’s gotten a first-hand sense of how valuable reliable employees are.
