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Alright - we made it to 2021, so does 2020 even deserve a rewind? Probably not.  2020 could be described as: Tumultuous, devastating, apprehensive, agonizing, tragic… ...

07 January, 2021 /

Picture this - it’s 7pm, you and your crew just wrapped things up on a job site and begin driving home. The sun is setting and thick snow is starting to fall. An ice cold beer and the weekend awaits you at home, life is...

30 December, 2020 /

We’re keeping things simple this week with another meme based post. We hope everybody is enjoying the holiday season celebrating with friends and family. Be sure to kick back and relax and enjoy some well deserved time off. ...

23 December, 2020 /

While it may only be thanksgiving for Americans, luckily all of us across the world can still take part in black Friday. (We have Boxing Day, December 26th, in Canada).  So we decided to round up some great Black Friday sales for drillers (or a special...

26 November, 2020 /

Once a month, Alucast will sit down with an industry leading driller or distributor to talk about the drilling industry including emerging trends, new technologies, and problems facing the industry as a whole.  For our November Industry Spotlight, we talked to Darren Portway, Drilling Division Manager...

19 November, 2020 /

This week we wanted to take a detour from our regular scheduled programming and reach out to some drillers and give them a chance to vent some of their daily frustrations from the drill site.  What does this have to do with non-rust, lightweight and top...

12 November, 2020 /

So you’re walking through a park or a forest, and you see this blue rectangular box sticking out of the ground. What the hell is it and who put it there? It’s ugly and it seems to be in the middle of nowhere. Is it electricity...

09 November, 2020 /

Let’s face it - marketing is usually seen as a chore in the drilling industry. For many  drilling companies, marketing doesn’t go beyond a sign on your drill rig, a box of business cards and Facebook page you haven’t looked at in the last 6...

08 October, 2020 /

This week, we wanted to talk a little bit about why we started Alucast a little over four years ago. As a former driller myself, we have a unique relationship with the industry and take pride in working with drillers around the world. ...

30 September, 2020 /