Founded in 1985
Founded in 1985, the ConeTec Group has evolved from a sole proprietorship into a global leader in site characterization. Employing over 800 people worldwide, our group includes ConeTec, Mud Bay Drilling, Mikisew-ConeTec, Lankelma, and Geotech Drilling. The ConeTec Group Our teams deliver site characterization services to the mining, infrastructure, energy, construction, and environmental sectors worldwide. With a relentless focus on safety, quality, people, and equipment, we help clients build and develop sustainably using trusted site characterization data. This is the ConeTec difference: Better Information, Better Decisions
Geotech Drilling
Geotech Drilling was founded in 1996 and delivers industry-leading drilling services to the geotechnical, environmental, and mineral exploration sectors. Since their inception they have developed a remarkable multi-disciplinary team, with a track record of successfully completing challenging surface, underground and marine drilling projects.
Geotech Drilling has a foundation built on safety, quality, people, and equipment. The Geotech Group includes: Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. and All-Service Drilling Ltd; along with minority shares in the indigenous controlled firm Geotech Ekutak Ltd.
Geotech Drilling has offices in Prince George, Vernon, Delta, British Columbia, and in the Grand Prairie and Airdrie, Alberta, and joined the ConeTec Group in 2024.
Lankelma
Starting in 1999, Eric Zon founded Lankelma in England and began developing the CPT market in the UK. Over the following years Lankelma brought high quality rigs and equipment to the market, eventually adding specialty capabilities including unique rail and marine equipment to firmly establish Lankelma as the UK leader in CPT testing.
Lankelma expanded further by growing their on-land presence while exploring international projects, including in the artic and offshore. Today, Lankelma is respected worldwide for their unique capabilities, innovation, and attention to quality. Lankelma joined the ConeTec Group in 2022.
Lankelma: Experts in cone penetration testing.
MIKISEW CONETEC
As of January 2022, ConeTec and Mud Bay Drilling are proud to serve Northern Alberta operating as the Mikisew-ConeTec Limited Partnership.
The Mikisew Group is a business entity of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Northeastern Alberta. Their diverse arrangement of site services and construction expertise helps foster responsible development of their land's resources. Together we will serve the Oil Sands as the Mikisew-ConeTec Limited Partnership. The Partnership will create financial benefits and employment opportunities for the community and expand our capacity to continue to provide safe, high-quality site characterization services to the surrounding industry.
Mud Bay Drilling
Since 1972, Mud Bay Drilling has built a strong reputation with clients in the field of geotechnical drilling, environmental drilling, and in-situ testing by providing high quality services in a safe, reliable, and cost effective manner.
Mud Bay Drilling has knowledgeable staff who are familiar with geotechnical and environmental sampling and decontamination protocols. Mud Bay Drilling is experienced with the installation of monitor wells, inclinometers, piezometers (pneumatic, electric, and push-in), geochemical, and water sampling equipment and procedures.
Mud Bay Drilling has offices in Surrey and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Mud Bay Drilling joined the ConeTec family of companies in 2015.
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