Aberdeen-based drilling systems specialist Churchill Drilling Tools is to invest half a million pounds and expand its workforce to meet growing demand for its revolutionary technology.

The company is on course to record a turnover of £3.5million in this financial year with results up by about 30% on 2011.

With more than a decade of hydraulic design experience, Churchill Drilling Tools has produced a range of patented performance and safety improvement technologies, used by more than 50 operators worldwide.

The specialist engineering company, focused on delivering innovative systems for the drilling and completion sectors, achieved its 100% reliability target for its DAV MX™ dart activated valve in 2011, which enabled it to ramp-up production in Aberdeen. The firm’s success story has continued with increased investment in both personnel and production facilities.

Churchill will invest £500,000 in its Crombie Road facility over the next two years – significantly expanding its production offering and further recruiting both back office and technical team members. Churchill currently employs 20 staff in Aberdeen.

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