NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF ALL INNOVATION…
Our journey began 20 years ago with our family-owned geothermal drilling company. Our rigs and innovations were born out of necessity; two decades ago the market lacked geothermal-specific rigs with the versatility and capability required for the productivity we knew was feasible.
We took a bold step to become an ODM manufacturer, which allowed us to swiftly engineer and produce the necessary parts to achieve the drilling performance we knew was possible. This strategic pivot provided our commercial drilling operation with a significant competitive edge, and with years of continuous development, innovation and refinement of our rigs, it enabled us to win and deliver major geothermal borehole drilling projects across the UK and Europe, consistently delivering boreholes on budget and within time, even in the most challenging of geologies.
OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE IS NOW YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE!
The success of our rigs within our family’s geothermal drilling business, combined with the unprecedented global demand for geothermal drilling rigs, served as the catalyst for us to scale and expand our DM manufacturing production.
Our rigs were more capable, productive, and cost-effective than those of our competitors. For years, we guarded our innovations and techniques, but today, our focus is solely on manufacturing geothermal drilling equipment.
We now openly share decades of drilling insights with abundance, which ironically provides us with a new type of competitive edge for our customers who globally operate our equipment.
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20+ YEARS AGO...
The Bosch family founded a geothermal and water well drilling company in the UK, which rapidly became a pioneering contractor in the industry, renowned for its fast and productive drilling of boreholes.
NO GEOTHERMAL SPECIFIC RIGS
At the time, there were no drill rigs specifically designed for geothermal drilling, and our drilling business uncovered numerous shortcomings in the available equipment due to the fledgling nature of the industry.
WE INNOVATED OUR OWN EQUIPMENT
In the absence of specialized equipment, we partnered with a manufacturer to develop our own geothermal rig, which was initially designed out of necessity for our own drilling needs. The rig gave our family business a substantial competitive advantage for the following 15 years as we expanded our drilling operation.
PRODUCTIVITY
In conjunction with developing the drill rig, we also created equipment for every stage of the ground source geothermal loop installation process. Our equipment included mud recycling systems, PDC drill bits, installation weights, loop reelers, and high-conductivity grout that is easy to pump, all produced to enhance the productivity and profitability of our drilling operation.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
Initially, the Bosch family drilling business kept their rigs, products, and drilling processes to themselves. However, with the increase in awareness of climate change, geothermal drilling has become the most sustainable energy source for “Climate Control” In every sense. This surge in demand presented a rare chance for the family to share their knowledge and manufacture their products for the wider market as demand exceeded supply.
2019 - GTD GROUP WAS FORMED
To meet the industry’s growing demands, we formed specialized teams for product development and expanding manufacturing capabilities.
EUROPEAN EXPANSION
GTD Group’s operations expanded across Europe, with a continual focus on improving and expanding their range of record-breaking rigs and ecosystem of products that are proven to deliver high productivity.
2022 - LAUNCHED TO U.S. MARKET
GTD made a significant leap by introducing its equipment to the US market at the NGWA Las Vegas event, which marked a turning point in the company’s expansion strategy. The overwhelming response at the event accelerated GTD’s North American expansion program.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING...
Today, we maintain our laser focus on productivity, developing, engineering, testing, and field-proving every product in collaboration with our family drilling business and partners.
Our goal is to reduce the cost per foot of boreholes by leveraging the productivity achieved with our highly specialized equipment and supplies, while building the industry together one borehole at a time.
GTD DESCO STANDS OUT AS THE INDUSTRY’S ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT IS SOLELY DEDICATED TO PRODUCING GEOTHERMAL DRILLING RIGS AND EQUIPMENT
We are drillers with over two decades of experience operating & innovating the rigs which we now manufacture
Rigs are batch produced to meet the industry demands
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