SPD Enters the
Canadian Market
A major player in Scandinavia’s drilling
industry sells its first rig in Canada
By Jim Timlick
Scandinavian Pile Driving (SPD) has become a
major player in the foundation drilling industry in
Scandinavia since the company was established by
founder Magnus Andersson in 1993, and has been
mentioned as one of the region’s fastest growing companies.
While SPD has made major inroads to European countries
like Norway and Finland in recent years, it has remained
something of an unknown entity in Canada. That is likely to
change very soon. Earlier this year the company landed its
first deal in this country to supply one of its DT145 EC300
drill rigs (the DT stands for drill mast telescopic) to Quebecbased
Preco-MSE.
COMPANY PROFILE
PHOTOS: SCANDINAVIAN PILE DRIVING
“The machine is very easy to
learn (to operate). You can
learn all of the functions
almost by instinct.”
– Marco Lessard, Preco-MSE
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