SOLID DRILLING SOLUTIONS QAZAQSTAN

What SOLID DRILLING SOLUTIONS QAZAQSTAN does

Solid Drilling Solutions (SDS) is a privately held Turkish manufacturer of drilling and grouting equipment, headquartered in Ankara and operating internationally through branches in Almaty, Kazakhstan (established Q2 2021) and Moscow, Russia (established January 2022), with an additional sales office in Khabarovsk. The company's core technology is the in-house design and manufacture of hydraulic drill rigs — including the C100 and C400 series for underground operations and the C600-S and C1500 for surface coring — together with a broad spare-parts portfolio (rotation units, gearboxes, mud pumps), drilling tools (wireline and DCDMA-standard rods, core barrels, casings, diamond and PDC bits, tungsten carbide products), grouting equipment (GP100/GP150 pumps, grouting stations, digital recorders), and test instruments (Lugeon, SPT, Shelby tube). Manufacturing takes place in an Ankara plant certified to ISO 9001 and CE standards, with engineering supported by a team that has executed more than 300,000 meters of drilling and grouting on dam projects globally.

The business operates through three revenue streams: manufacturing and product sales to mining, construction, and exploration companies; contracting services in which SDS personnel and equipment execute drilling, grouting, and exploration projects on customer sites; and engineering consultancy covering project design, equipment selection, grout mix design, and on-site supervision. Go-to-market is sales-led, with direct engagement of project owners and engineering firms supplemented by industry exhibitions (notably Mining Metals Uzbekistan 2023 and Mining and Metals Central Asia 2023) as a top-of-funnel channel. Distribution is direct from the manufacturer, with finished goods inventory held in three countries and exports reaching nearly 10 countries across Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Pricing is custom-quoted per equipment specification and project scope; no public price list exists, and contracts tend to be multi-year project engagements rather than subscription or recurring arrangements. The company self-reports approximately 10 personnel serving international customers, against a firmographic headcount of 7, and supplies from a network of 15 domestic and foreign component suppliers.

Name

SOLID DRILLING SOLUTIONS QAZAQSTAN

Legal name

SDS Müşavirlik Mühendislik İmalat İth. İhr. San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

Website

https://soliddrilling.kz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solid Drilling Solutions is an Ankara-based Turkish manufacturer of hydraulic drill rigs, grouting equipment, and drilling tools that operates as supplier, contractor, and consultant for mining, dam, tunnel, and geological survey projects across nearly 10 countries in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing and Product Sales: Manufacturing of drilling and grouting machines and equipment including drill rigs, spare parts, diamond products, rods, casings, grouting units, and test equipment. Products sold to mining, construction, and exploration companies.
2. Contracting Services: Providing drilling, grouting and exploration project services as a contractor with company-owned equipment and personnel participating in projects worldwide.
3. Consultancy Services: Engineering consultancy for project design, machine and equipment selection, grout mix design, and supervisor supply for dam, tunnel, and mining projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Solid Drilling Solutions manufactures and supplies hydraulic drill rigs, drilling tools, grouting equipment, geotechnical test equipment, and spare parts for the mining, exploration, dam, and tunnel construction industries. The company complements its equipment manufacturing with contracting services (deploying company-owned rigs and personnel to execute drilling, grouting, and exploration projects) and engineering consultancy for project design, equipment selection, grout mix design, and on-site supervision.

Product overview

SOLID DRILLING SOLUTIONS is a manufacturer and supplier of drilling and grouting equipment for mineral exploration and construction projects. The company operates as a manufacturer, contractor, and consultant, providing a comprehensive portfolio of drill rigs (C100, C400, C600-S, C1500 series) for underground and surface operations, accompanied by an extensive range of spare parts and drilling tools including wireline core barrels, diamond products, PDC/rock bits, TC products, rods, and casings. The product line extends to grouting equipment (GP100/GP150 pumps, grouting stations, top hole grout sets, digital recorders) and test equipment (Lugeon test kits, SPT kits, Shelby tube samplers). Manufacturing facilities are located in Ankara, Turkey with ISO and CE certifications. The company serves international markets through offices in Kazakhstan and Russia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C100 Series Drill Rigs Compact underground drill rigs designed for limited underground operations. C100 can be removed by 4 workers and offers 360-degree drilling capability, targeted at mining and exploration contractors working in confined underground spaces.
• C400 Series Drill Rigs Underground drill rigs with 360-degree drilling capability. The rotation unit and rod clamp operate synchronised, and a crawler option is available for mobilisation, for use in mining, tunneling, and exploration projects.
• C600-S Hydraulic Drill Rig Hydraulic drill rig for surface coring and drilling operations. Mountable on different chassis including skid, trailer, narrow track, or wide track, serving surface exploration and geotechnical drilling customers.
• C1500 Surface Core Drilling Machine Surface core drilling machine developed to operate smoothly in the most challenging field and formation conditions, used for mineral exploration and geotechnical campaigns.
• Inflatable and Mechanical Packers Borehole packers in inflatable and mechanical variants for grouting and water pressure test applications in cased wells or smooth hard rock bored holes. Inflatable packers are available in 44-94 mm diameters, 0.5-1.0 m lengths, with up to 85 bar maximum application pressure.
• Wireline Core Barrels, Wireline Rods, Conventional Rods (DCDMA), and Casings Drilling tools including wireline core barrels compatible with widely used wireline systems, wireline rods for deep holes and challenging formations manufactured via CNC Lathe with heat induction on threads, DCDMA-standard conventional rods in 'A' to 'N' sizes with 'W' or 'WJ' thread profiles, and DCDMA-standard steel casings from 'A' to 'P' size manufactured from cold drawn seamless tubes.
• Diamond Bits and Diamond Reaming Shells Diamond drill bits using AAA-quality synthetic or natural diamonds, manufactured as impregnated or surface-set crowns for various formations. Reaming shells use synthetic and natural diamonds with tungsten carbide reinforcements to prevent stuck drill strings and increase penetration performance.
• PDC Bits and Rock Bits Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) bits designed as mono-block with TC inserts for long-life drilling in non-coring operations, plus rock bits from major brands with universal IADC codes for non-coring drilling.
• TC (Tungsten Carbide) Products Tungsten carbide products designed for optimum coring or non-coring drilling penetration rate, available from 42 mm to 114 mm for both conventional and wireline systems.
• GP100 and GP150 Grout Pumps Hydraulic grout pumps for grouting applications in dam, tunnel, and mining projects. GP100 has a 7.5 kW power unit, 320 bar max hydraulic pressure, 60 bar max grout pressure, and 100 lt/min max flow rate. GP150 has an 11 kW power unit, 320 bar max hydraulic pressure, 100 bar max grout pressure, and 150 lt/min max flow rate.
• Top Hole Grout Set and Grouting Station Complete grout sets and stations built around GP100 or GP150 pumps. Top Hole Grout Set measures 80x140x70 cm and is available with AG60 or AG80 agitators (600 lt or 800 lt). Grouting Station delivers up to 9 m3/h flow rate and is paired with SDS-MIX25 or MIX50 mixers (250 lt or 500 lt volume) for dam and tunnel grouting campaigns.
• SDS Digital Grout Recorder Digital recording device for grouting operations that records pressure, flow rate, and grout consumption with computer or PDA interface and USB data transfer, used for quality control on dam and tunnel grouting projects.
• Water Pressure (Lugeon) Test Kit Equipment for performing Lugeon tests to determine ground permeability properties, available in manual and digital versions. The digital WPT variant is PDA-based with automatic performance, recording, and calculation of lugeon values with graphical output.
• Standard Penetration Test (SPT) Kit Complete SPT test kit including sample tube, SPT shoe, adaptor head assembly, and hydraulic test hammer kit for geotechnical site investigations.
• Shelby Tube Sampler Kit Thin-walled steel tube samplers for extracting undisturbed soil samples for laboratory testing of density, permeability, compressibility, and strength in geotechnical investigations.
• Triplex Mud Pumps (80 lt/min and 130 lt/min) Triplex mud pumps with 80 and 130 liters-per-minute capacities for drilling fluid circulation on drill rigs.
• Gear Boxes (CS 14 and LF 90)

Quantifiable outcome

• 90,000 meters completed on Dalaman Akköprü Dam Project
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Casagrande Group: Italian manufacturer of foundation and geotechnical drilling rigs, including equipment for grouting, anchors, and ground improvement. Closest European peer to SDS, with very similar product lines targeting dam, tunnel, and ground engineering projects.
• ChemGrout: US manufacturer of grouting equipment including colloidal grout mixers, pumps, and automated grouting systems. Direct competitor to SDS's GP100/GP150 grout pumps, top-hole grout sets, and digital grout recorders.
• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment provider specializing in mineral exploration, production drilling, and downhole tooling. Closest comparable to SDS's contractor + equipment manufacturer model, particularly in mineral exploration core drilling.
• Major Drilling Group International: Contract drilling services company for mining exploration, with global operations. Similar turnkey drilling contractor model to SDS, though focused on exploration rather than grouting for dams/tunnels.
• Furukawa Rock Drill: Japanese manufacturer of rock drills, hydraulic breakers, and crawler drills used in mining, quarrying, and construction. Comparable in scale and product mix to SDS, with strong presence in Asia and emerging markets.

Broad incumbents

• Caterpillar (Cat Mining): Largest US heavy equipment manufacturer with deep mining and construction machinery portfolio. Broad incumbent competing across surface drilling, mining, and infrastructure equipment markets where SDS operates.
• Komatsu: Japanese global manufacturer of construction, mining, and utility equipment including hydraulic excavators and drilling machinery. Competes with SDS in surface drilling and infrastructure equipment markets.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Swedish OEM of underground and surface drilling rigs, rock tools, and exploration equipment. Competes with SDS in exploration and core drilling rigs, rods, and bits, and also offers digital drilling tools - a credible benchmark for SDS's digital grout recorder and WPT kit.
• Epiroc: Global Swedish manufacturer of mining and infrastructure drilling equipment, including surface and underground exploration drill rigs, rock drills, and consumables. Directly comparable product overlap with SDS's C-series rigs, rods, bits, and grouting tools, but at vastly larger scale and brand presence.

Regional players

• Hidromek: Turkish manufacturer of construction equipment including excavators, backhoe loaders, and motor graders. Comparable Turkish OEM peer with similar export profile and regional positioning, though different product line (earthmoving vs. drilling).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solid-driling-solutions-qazaqstan

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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