Devico has signed an agent agreement with Atlas Copco, a leading supplier to the exploration drilling market in South Africa and neighbouring countries. The company offers a complete portfolio of exploration equipment. Under the terms of the agent agreement, Atlas Copco will offer Devico surveying tools and software in the range of exploration products they offer to the exploration and geotechnical drilling markets of southern Africa.“Atlas Copco Exploration Products Africa (South Africa) has a strong sales network in this region that will be key to the growth of Devico survey instruments,” says Viktor Tokle, Managing Director at Devico. “We are thrilled to have them as a partner for Devico as we expand our support for customers in one of the most important exploration regions in the world.”

Atlas Copco will represent Devico tools in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The products marketed by Atlas Copco under this agreement will include DeviTool, PeeWee, DeviFlex, DeviCore, DeviGyro and DeviDip, as well as the Devico software for planning and calculating borehole trajectories, DeviSoft. All products supplied by Devico will be marketed under the Devico brand and related trademarks.

Devico is a Norwegian based supplier of directional core drilling systems which allow surveying while drilling in deviated boreholes. Devico has 20 years experience of directional core drilling and is today the market leader in this field.