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Permalink to DRONES WITH DRILLING RIGS

DRONES WITH DRILLING RIGS

Drilling rigs and using drones with them can be a huge advantage. At SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. we sometimes use drones to take pictures of our drilling rigs. The photos and video you can get with drones is amazing. We have used them to take video of our drilling rigs drilling water wells, geothermal boreholes […]

Permalink to Join SIMCO at VA Fall Field Day

Join SIMCO at VA Fall Field Day

The SIMCO Drilling Equipment sales team is enjoying the ability to attend conferences so much that they’ve added another date and a new opportunity to have your questions answered face-to-face. Come out to the Virginia Water Well Association’s 2021 Fall Field Day for a day of drilling demonstrations and CEU credits. This Field Day will […]

Permalink to Employee Spotlight: Meet SIMCO’s Newest Sales Representative: Dave Wagner

Employee Spotlight: Meet SIMCO’s Newest Sales Representative: Dave Wagner

SIMCO is excited to introduce Dave Wagner, the newest member of the sales team, ready to help you design the perfect drilling rig to meet your needs! Dave comes to SIMCO with a wealth of experience in sales, training, and engineering. During his eight years in the US Navy, Dave served on the USS Kitty […]

Permalink to Will We See You There? BIG Drilling Industry Trade Shows Just Around The Corner

Will We See You There? BIG Drilling Industry Trade Shows Just Around The Corner

The sales team at SIMCO Drilling Equipment is ready to meet and greet customers and talk with other industry leaders at upcoming trade shows. After more than a year of social distancing and virtual conferences, the second half of 2021 is shaping up to be an exciting change! South Atlantic Jubilee: This trade show held […]

Permalink to SIMCO’s Richard Clarke Retires After 35-Years of Drilling Rig Sales & Marketing

SIMCO’s Richard Clarke Retires After 35-Years of Drilling Rig Sales & Marketing

SIMCO Drilling Equipment bids farewell to longtime Director of Sales and Marketing, Richard Clarke, retiring at the end of May after 35 years of service with the company. Richard graduated from Drake University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree in Marketing and Production Management. For ten years, he worked for several […]

Permalink to Get Power Where You Need It with SIMCO’s 2800 Variable Speed Drill Head

Get Power Where You Need It with SIMCO’s 2800 Variable Speed Drill Head

Versatility and reliability are essential when it comes to drilling, and SIMCO’s 2800 drilling rig has been held as the standard in the drilling industry for years. Rugged and compact, this tough geotechnical drilling rig’s variable speed drill head is just one of the superstar components of the 2800. It gives you torque when you […]

Permalink to THE SHOWS MUST GO ON: SIMCO TRADE SHOW SCHEDULE 2021

THE SHOWS MUST GO ON: SIMCO TRADE SHOW SCHEDULE 2021

After an unusual year of social distancing and virtual meetings, 2021 looks to be a promising change. The sales team at SIMCO Drilling Equipment thrives on meeting customers and exchanging ideas about the engineering process and manufacturing quality that has kept them industry favorites for more than 50 years. Are you looking for your opportunity […]

Permalink to After Almost 27 Years of Service and Commitment, SIMCO Honors Gary Arnold

After Almost 27 Years of Service and Commitment, SIMCO Honors Gary Arnold

SIMCO Drilling Equipment has a long-standing tradition of employee dedication. Like with many staffers who have been with the company for a long time, SIMCO considers all who work here part of an extended family. In November, one of the SIMCO family, Gary Arnold, will be hanging up his rig-building gear after almost three decades […]

Permalink to 2020 Groundwater Week Is Virtual – Meet The SIMCO Drilling Equipment Team Online!

2020 Groundwater Week Is Virtual – Meet The SIMCO Drilling Equipment Team Online!

The NGWA Groundwater Week tradeshow is an event that the SIMCO team looks forward to all year, and 2020 has been no different. But, with COVID safety restrictions in Las Vegas and across Nevada, organizers had to get creative to ensure they could still provide the same engagement and camaraderie to the groundwater and drilling […]

Permalink to Versatility, Performance, & Craftsmanship Keep SIMCO Drills Top of the Industry

Versatility, Performance, & Craftsmanship Keep SIMCO Drills Top of the Industry

Nearly 50 years ago, SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. produced their first all-hydraulic top head drive system—and a better way to produce an auger-drilled hole faster and more efficiently. Today’s SIMCO is still innovating and producing some of the most reliable and versatile drilling rigs in the industry. The skid-mounted 2400SK was one of only a […]

Permalink to Award-Winning Driller Retires But His SIMCO 2800 Is Still On the Job

Award-Winning Driller Retires But His SIMCO 2800 Is Still On the Job

SIMCO is known for rugged, reliable, long-lasting drilling equipment, and there is no better example than the same SIMCO 2800 water well drilling rig being used over a forty-year water well drilling career. Curtis King, CWD/PI, was the recipient of the NGWA Special Recognition Award and the Life Member award in January. King purchased his […]

Permalink to SIMCO Congratulates LWI on Reaching 2500 Life-Changing Water Wells in Africa

SIMCO Congratulates LWI on Reaching 2500 Life-Changing Water Wells in Africa

We would like to send out a hearty congratulations and thank you to Lifetime Wells International (LWI) for allowing SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. the opportunity to partner with them while reaching 2,500 water wells drilled throughout the area they serve. In Mid-February of this year, using the versatile SIMCO 2800 water well drill rig, their […]