History

1998 bis 2008: Ten years was the company located in Niedersachswerfen

Commercial representation for drilling and well equipment
Cooperation with the company StüWa GmbH, Nassovia GmbH, Hagusta GmbH
Commercial representation for drilling and well equipment

Manufacturing of the small type drill rig KB 10
Change of company's legal form to engineering company for drilling and well equipment

Build up of a own shop floor
Manufacturing of the small type drill rig KB 10/1

Change of company's legal form to Bohr- und Brunnenausrüstungen GmbH (Drill and well equipment Ltd.)
Establishment of the Brunnen- und Erdbau GmbH (Well building and earth-moving Ltd.). Cooperation and application of the developed machines under realistic conditions
Design & construction of the small type drill rig KB 20

Establishment of commercial relation to the companies Krupp Bautechnik GmbH and Krupp GfT GmbH
Extension of the product range with the universal boom drills

Establishment of commercial relation to the company STRABAG Tiefbau GmbH
Development of the modular system small drilling equipment, prototype KB 10/2 
Removal to the new domicile on the Kohnstein-bridge

Design & construction and manufacturing of the line drilling rig RBG 27 in cooperation with the companies Mannesmann-Rexrodt and Megatechnologie Rodishain

Second place of the innovation award of the district Nordhausen for the modular system of the small drilling equipment as well as the type series of the universal boom drills. New developments in the areas of universal boom drills (MBL 18, 23, 63) and small type drill rigs (KB 20/100)

Design & construction of the light boom drill LBL 1200 and of the corresponding modular system

First in-house exhibition on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the small drill rig in Norhausen

Establishment of commercial relation to the Russian company Strojdormasch
Design & construction of the drilling equipment UWB 30 in particular for the Russian market 
Design & construction of the small type drill rig KB 13
First participation on the exhibition BAUMA in Munich
First participation on the construction machine exhibition STT in Moscow

10-year anniversary with in-house exhibition and more than 200 guest
Second participation on the construction machine exhibition STT in Moscow
New product development rig URB 2M and attendance at field test in Ural-area
Extension of production area
Further development KB 20/100 especial for drilling to geothermal energy

Advancement of economic relations to Baltic countries (among other things business presentation in Vilnius / Lithuania)
Participation at the trade fair „Wasser Berlin“ 
Establishment of further 8 workplaces, apprecenticeship start for one apprentice to industrial mechanic
Establishment of company „Kurth-Bohrtechnik", Purchase and Selling for drill- and well equipment in September 2006

Development of drill rig KB 30/150 and its delivery to the German Federal Armed Forces. Effective application in Afghanistan on this rig
Participation on the exhibition BAUMA in Munich
Advancement of economic relations to Lithuania and Latvia (among other things business presentation in Riga / Latvia)
Establishment of further workplaces (all in all 23 employers)

Removal to new premises and optimisation for production process, official dedication ceremony at 05.07.2008
Design & construction further rig modifications (KB 13/E, KB 13/T, KB 13/S) and advancement of attachments (among other things hydraulic power units, mud pumps on light trailers, ground separator system)
Production and delivery of a considerable quantity of drill rigs including drilling equipment to India and Nigeria
Establishment of further workplaces (all in all 25 employers)

Participation at the trade fair „Wasser Berlin“ 
Design and production of the pump installation unit PM 10 
Development, manufacturing and testing of a special drill rig for slope anchoring at Olympic projects in Sotchi (Russia) 
Substantial supply of drilling tools, spare parts and consumables for drilling teams in Nigeria and India  

Intensification of international marketing events i.e.: 
- Participation in the BAUMA trade fair in Munich with big own stand 
- Realisation of the new product line in Moscow 
- Participation in a trade fair for construction machinery in Budapest 
Delivery of Kurth drilling rigs to Belorussia and Macedonia 
Further development of the KB 10/2 series with diesel engine and percussion device 
Celebration of 15-year-anniversary of Kurth Company on July 3rd 2010 
Design and construction of Drill Attachment BAG 15 as light weight well drilling device for small excavators  

Extension of activities on the Russian market by further supplies of drilling equipment to Europe and Asia 
Acquisition of new customers in Norway (Spitsbergen), Nigeria and Greece 
Expansion of repair and service activities incl. modifications in order to extend the technological range of applications (also for external drill rigs)
Change of shareholders in the middle of the year and nomination of a second managing director Farewell for Lutz and Ursula Kurth, allocation of the responsibility to Dirk Krueger  

Introduction of the new device type KB 25
Export of KB 20 to Nigeria and KB 25 to Australia
Presentation in Vladimir, Russia (KB 13; KB 20)
New KB 13 for geotechnical core drilling head, hydraulic hammer and dynamic penetrometer
Deliveries of large diameter drill pipe, diameter 273 mm, 324 mm, 406 mm to Denmark
Establishing a representation for Scandinavia in Denmark
Development and production of new pump units SPA 45 and SPA 12/18

Lothar Kaufhold gets a job position as technical director of the Kurth company
Participation in BAUMA Exhibition with drill rigs KB10, KB13, KB20 and drill boom MBL23
Participation in 2 trade fairs in Sweden with our Scandinavian representation SonicSoundCore A/S, Mr. Jan Møller-Sørensen
Export to Russia, India, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Moldova, Turkey and the Czech Republic

Development and production of drill rig with casing rotator
Participation in exhibitions in Moscow, Bad Zwischenahn and Berlin
Export to Russia, Nigeria, Denmark, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania