About us
The Shaft Sinking and Drilling Division of Thyssen Schachtbau GmbH is an important part of the globally based and internationally active TS Group, which employs a workforce of around 4,500 and has an annual turnover of more than € 700 million. In addition to German-based Thyssen Schachtbau GmbH the Group’s main affiliates are Australian mining specialists Byrnecut Mining and Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada (TMCC).
With its head office at Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Thyssen Schachtbau GmbH, which also includes a shaft sinking and drilling branch as well as a construction company and engineering and steel fabrication business, generates around € 180 million of revenue a year and has an employee base of approximately 1,500.
Shaft Sinking and Drilling, which can boast a portfolio of nearly 200 km of shaft sinkings completed for international clients, is one of the world’s leading shaft construction companies. With a workforce of 350 employees the division has an annual turnover of some € 80 million and is
Europe
’s largest shaft sinking and specialist mining contractor.
The company, which has a history that goes back nearly 140 years, specialises in developing and accessing raw material deposits. In addition to conventional shaft sinking using the latest drilling and blasting techniques its area of expertise includes cementation and freeze-shaft projects and fully mechanised shaft boring to diameters of over 8 m.
Specialist mining projects are also undertaken for the German final repository operators and for the coal, potash and salt mining industries, as well as for international clients in the iron ore, potash and salt mining sectors. Shaft installation and specialist civil engineering projects, including sophisticated preventer and percussion drilling work, raise boring operations and services for the tunnelling and power station sector, have been an increasing part of the division’s portfolio in recent years.
In addition to its German operations and various ambitious shaft construction activities in central and eastern Europe, particularly in
Russia
, Shaft Sinking and Drilling has, since 2002, also been involved in various specialist civil engineering and drilling projects in
Switzerland
and
Austria
.
- In
Germany
, where operations are mainly centred on three key clients, the division undertakes specialised mining work for the Kassel-based potash and salt producers K + S Kali GmbH and for DBE in Peine, the German service company responsible for the construction and operation of waste repositories, as well as for RAG Deutsche Steinkohle in
Herne
.
- Various branch offices and subsidiaries have been established in the
Volgograd
and
Krasnoyarsk
regions of
Russia
with a view to managing the shaft construction contracts that were acquired in 2007 and 2008. These technically challenging projects with their demanding delivery schedules involve sinking depths of more than 2,000 m and shaft diameters of up to 9 m. An affiliate is also being set up in
Moscow
in order to coordinate all these operations and develop a standalone business structure.
- The Swiss company Implenia Bau AG, Thyssen Schachtbau GmbH and Italian-based ICOS have now formed the permanent consortium ‘TIMDRILLING’ in order to undertake shaft sinking and specialist civil engineering projects in the Alpine region. The medium-term goal is to set up an independent company with its head office in
Switzerland
.
Shaft Sinking and Drilling has in recent years continued to set new standards in the area of workplace health and safety and 2008 and 2009 closed with an accident rate of 3 notifiable incidents. This reflects the ongoing trend of recent years – a continuous process of improvement and a verifiably high standard of safety at work. There is no doubt that the SMS initiative (‘System-oriented safety’) launched by the German Mining Industry Employers’ Association in 2004 has significantly contributed to the reduction in accident figures. Following a renewed inspection in 2008 the division has again been awarded an SMS safety certificate for another three years, which recognises that systematic health and safety measures have been put in place.
The process of streamlining and efficiency improvements begun in 2005 has been successfully implemented and is now concluded. Shaft Sinking and Drilling now has a core workforce of around 350 employees and the division has again set its sights on acquiring DIN EN ISO 9001 accreditation in 2011.
Shaft Sinking and Drilling is always eager to win lucrative contracts in
Germany
and elsewhere. In spite of the adverse global economic conditions the management objective is to stay committed to this market and remain fully geared for success. Shaft construction engineers are well used to coping with change and taking on fresh challenges. Geology being what it is, these are qualities that have to be displayed day in and day out and it is this that has shaped the way we go about things. We are accustomed to dealing with difficult and changing situations and are always ready to come up with new solutions.
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