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Home > Master Drilling in JV with Ghella, acquires SELI Technologies

Master Drilling in JV with Ghella, acquires SELI Technologies

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 07/11/2018 in News

Tagged: underground

Master Drilling, a world leader in the raise bore drilling services industry, has concluded a joint venture with Ghella SpA, that will operate under the newly registered company, TunnelPro. The company will pursue tunnel boring projects in the smaller scope civil construction and broader mining industries, while also offering select product supply and professional services to industry third parties.

Commenting on the Joint Venture, Danie Pretorius, Master Drilling’s CEO, said: “This Joint Venture is aligned to our strategy of pursuing a wider and more diversified footprint. Through TunnelPro and Master Tunnelling, Master Drilling will access projects in new sectors and across various countries whilst providing a platform for further vertical integration and risk mitigation.”

Through the Joint Venture, Master Drilling and Ghella have acquired the business and trademarks of SELI Technologies s.r.l. (“SELI”), the Italian TBM designer and manufacturer, and offers project support through professional services for the civil construction industry. SELI was contracted by Master Drilling in constructing a Mobile Tunnel Borer (“MTB”) to be used specifically in the horizontal and near horizontal development of mines, which is believed to cater for 80% of the underground mining industry’s access and contact tunnel infrastructure. The MTB was successfully commissioned at an Italian quarry site recently and will join Master Tunnelling’s fleet, the Master Drilling subsidiary which will operate it.

“The acquisition of SELI also gives us access to critical intellectual property and a deeper pool of skills, from engineers to experienced tunnelling personnel. I believe access to such skills will strengthen the overall competitive offering of TunnelPro and Master Tunnelling and help us to advance our tunnelling ambitions,”added Koos Jordaan, Master Drilling’s Executive tasked with furthering Master Drilling’s tunnelling strategy.

Through TunnelPro, Ghella will be able to access mining sector projects in which Master Drilling is well entrenched, while Master Drilling will further diversify its activities into the smaller civil and construction sectors requiring tunnel boring. The Joint Venture thus brings together two highly skilled and experienced companies and aptly positions them to become even more significant players in specialised infrastructure projects worldwide. The acquisition of SELI will further complement the skills and expertise provided by the Joint Venture partners.

Lorenzo Ghella, Vice President of Ghella, concluded: “We are pleased to partner with Master Drilling to explore new opportunities. The Joint Venture brings together two specialised sets of skills with complementary sector expertise to share the risk and upside of specific tunnelling projects.”

Founded in Italy in 1894, Ghella has a rich history, with unique skills and experience in underground works, renowned worldwide for its experience and know-how in the use of Tunnel Boring machines. The company is involved in the construction of many infrastructure projects such as subways, railways, motorways, water and hydraulic works around the world. Master Drilling is an innovative South African company founded in 1986, which exploits technology to deliver disruptive, customised, safe and blast-free drilling solutions to its clients.

The joint venture will be owned 51% by Ghella and 49% by Master Drilling. The purchase consideration for the shares in SELI Technologies contributed by Master Drilling will be settled from available internal resources.

 

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