Master Drilling Group Company Description
Master Drilling Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides specialized drilling services to blue chip major and mid-tier companies in the mining, civil engineering, construction, and hydroelectric power sectors.
It provides rock boring services, including horizontal and vertical raise, and box hole boring; slot hole, reverse circulation, piling, and directional drilling; shotcreting; paste holes; and LIDAR scanning for mining, civil, and energy sectors.
The company also offers industrial products. In addition, it provides exploration drilling services, such as blast hole, core, mud and air rotary, percussion, sonic, diamond, slim, and reverse circulation drilling services; de-watering; and geotechnical services, as well as mining services.
The company also developed new technologies for tunneling, shaft sinking, and production boring. It operates in Africa, Central and North America, South Africa, South America, and internationally.
The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Fochville, South Africa.

Country | South Africa |
Founded | 1986 |
Industry | Engineering & Construction |
Sector | Industrials |
Employees | 2,859 |
CEO | Daniel Pretorius |
Contact Details
Address: 4 Bosman Street Fochville, 2515 South Africa | |
Phone | 27 18 771 8100 |
Website | masterdrilling.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | MDI |
Exchange | Johannesburg Stock Exchange |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | USD |
ISIN Number | ZAE000171948 |
SIC Code | 1000 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Daniel Coenraad Pretorius | Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director |
Andre Jean van Deventer C.A. | Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director and Executive Director |
Gareth Robert Sheppard | Alternate Director |
Barend Jacobus Jordaan | Executive Director |
Roelof J. Swanepoel | Chief Operating Officer of Latam and Europe |
Andrew Colin Beaven | Company Secretary |