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‘High 5’ Safety Award from Rio Tinto
Congratulations to Shaun ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie who was awarded the ‘High 5’ Safety Award from Rio Tinto for providing a solution to eliminating the risk of objects falling from heights, on production drills. This is now mandated across all drills in the Pilbara fleet. Thanks to Paddo for presenting the award to Dizzy.
Read MoreISO 45001
We are pleased to announce that Tricon’s Safety Management System has successfully achieved third party accreditation against the requirements of ISO 45001. Let’s continue working together to maintain our high standards and a safe & environmentally friendly workplace.
Read MoreTricon Partners with Redpath to Create World Record
Congratulations to REDPATH MINING’s REDBORE 100 Team for achieving the world longest single RVDS 17-1/2” Pilot Hole Bit Run of 654.3 metres. The Pilot Bit was a TDS80 IADC 837 from Tricon’s suite of PHB’s ranging from 9” thru 17-1/2”. Houston based Sathiraj Nallakannu, Tricon’s Global Product Manager – Roller Cone, commented this run as a…
Read MoreFinke Desert Race
The Tatts Finke Desert Race is an off-road and multi-terrain two-day race for bikes, cars, buggies, and quads through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community. The race is held each year on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June. “Finke” as it is commonly known, is one of the biggest…
Read MoreMining Indonesia 2019 Expo
Tricon is attending the Mining Indonesia 2019 Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia in partnership with JTech Jasa Pertambangan. As the largest international mining equipment exhibition, we are honoured to be a part of it. Being well known and respected amongst industry professionals, Mining Indonesia is certainly a great opportunity for Tricon to present our products and…
Read MoreHunter Valley Corporate Golf Day
The Hunter Valley certainly turned on ideal weather and the setting was superb. Glad everyone enjoyed a fantastic day with a few memorable moments.
Read MoreTricon Pipe Handler
Tricon is continuously improving our products and services through innovation. Our latest creation is the Uni-Lift Pipe Handler that enables the safe and efficient change out of drill pipe on rigs using state-of-the-art technology and automation. Since the utilization of the Pipe Handler in October 2015, we have: Completed 242 jobs over 11 sites…
Read MoreYoungcare Simpson Desert Challenge 2019
Youngcare is a not-for-profit organisation spearheading powerful and positive change to help more young people with high care needs, live the lives we all deserve. There are simply too many young people in Australia being left behind, living in inappropriate and unacceptable housing. It is an issue that spans the corners of the country, yet…
Read MoreReCYCLE for Charity
Tricon has had a long association with Soft Cogs Inc. having supported their efforts in fundraising for the MS Gong Ride event, held in November each year. Tricon is now working with Soft Cogs in continuing the good work through Soft Cogs Racing (SCR) and …
Read MoreRAPADRIL® | Patented Rotary-Percussion Drilling Tool
We are proud to announce that we have been successful in obtaining a patent for our Rotary-Percussion Drilling tool – RAPADRIL®.
Read MoreRio Tinto’s Supplier Recognition Programme 2013 Finalist
We are pleased to announce that Tricon Drilling Solutions was a finalist in the RTIO 2013 Supplier Recognition Programme (SRP). The Supplier Recognition Programme (SRP) seeks to motivate a joint effort to improve the total supply chain and recognise excellence in supplier performance across the Western Australian Rio Tinto Iron Ore businesses. Recommendations are based…
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