SALT LAKE CITY, July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boart Longyear
(www.BoartLongyear.com), the world's leading provider of integrated
drilling services, equipment and performance tooling, will be the
major sponsor of the Australian Drilling Industry Association's
(ADIA) DRILL 2014 conference on August 19 and 20 at the Gold
Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland. Held every two years, DRILL is
Australia's only national drilling
conference.
"The drilling industry has increased its focus on efficiency and
productivity. However, historically the industry has been cautious
when adapting to new technologies and methods," said Kent Hoots, Senior Vice President of Boart
Longyear's Products division. "As the major sponsor of ADIA's DRILL
2014, our goal is to bring innovation to the forefront and
challenge others to do so as well."
Hoots is a featured speaker at DRILL 2014 with his presentation,
"Utilizing Innovation to Drive Productivity On-Site." Also, as the
major sponsor Boart Longyear will greet trade show visitors front
and center on the exhibition floor.
Boart Longyear will be showcasing a variety of new and recently
released performance tooling and drilling equipment, including but
not limited to:
- LM™110 underground diamond coring rig
- Drill Control Interface (DCi™)
- TruCore™ core orientation tool
- BLH™ DTH Hammers
- Quick Descent™ Roller Latch™
As Australia's only drilling
conference, ADIA's DRILL 2014 features key decision makers from
multiple drilling sectors. These sectors include groundwater,
minerals exploration, geotechnical/environmental, horizontal
directional drilling (HDD) and coal seam gas (CSG).
To learn more about DRILL 2014, visit:
http://drillconference.org/
To learn more about Boart Longyear, visit
www.boartlongyear.com.
About Boart Longyear
With over 120 years of
expertise, Boart Longyear is the world's leading provider of
drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for
mining and drilling companies globally. It also has a substantial
presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine
de-watering, oil sands exploration, and production drilling.
The Global Drilling Services division operates in over 35
countries for a diverse mining customer base spanning a wide range
of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and
other metals and minerals. The Global Products division designs,
manufactures and sells drilling equipment, performance tooling, and
aftermarket parts and services to customers in over 100
countries.
Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney,
Australia. More information about Boart Longyear can be
found at www.boartlongyear.com. To get Boart Longyear news direct,
visit www.boartlongyear.com/feed.
Contact: Monika
Portman
Director of Product Management, Marketing and Corporate
Communications
Phone: +1 801-952-8451
Email: monika.portman@boartlongyear.com
SOURCE Boart Longyear
