The 30th DCA Annual Congress, which will take place in Rome from 30 September to 2 October 2026, is now fully booked with 250 participants, even before the registration deadline on 4 September 2026. A waiting list has been set up in case any cancellations are received in the meantime. …
This year’s Spring Talks, hosted by the WE-HDD Group, once again took place on May 28, 2026, in the imperial city of Aachen. The event was well-attended, drawing approximately 40 participants from across Europe. In addition to an engaging interactive workshop led by Esther de Bruin of Female Speaking Berlin—titled …
The 2026 DCA Member Forum—which was very well attended at the end of April, drawing over 70 participants—has made it clear that the categorisation of HDD drillings requires a fundamental rethinking. Rigid categories are reaching their limits in the face of increasing project diversity. What is needed are practical, risk-oriented …
Last Friday, Ditch Witch EMEA hosted its 25th annual Customer Day in Barcelona. Under bright sunshine at the company’s headquarters in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Brian Jorgensen, European Sales Manager, welcomed over 350 attendees from approximately 20 countries. The latest products from Ditch Witch, American Augers, and Subsite were presented …
Registration documents for this year’s Spring Talks on May 28, 2026, at the Novotel in Aachen have already been sent out with the member info 05/2026. The pre-evening dinner at the Elisenbrunnen restaurant is sponsored by the DCA. Registration is possible via the enclosed link until May 8, 2026. Please …
Information on registering for this year’s members’ forum, ‘Categorisation of HDD-Drillings’, on 30 April 2026 at the Novotel in Aachen has already been sent out with the member info 03/2026. Registration is possible via the link provided until 17 April 2026. Please make room reservations by 2 April 2026. If …
The DCA has launched a Forum HDD-Technic (DCA Platform) on its website, especially for those who are unable to attend events on a regular basis. The platform allows all members to exchange views on key HDD topics. The focus is not on official DCA positions, but purely on the exchange …
As always, there was considerable interest in the six HDD presentations at the Oldenburg Pipe Forum last Thursday and Friday, as well as in the traditional Drilling Saloon. The DCA stand welcomed many visitors, mostly DCA members, but also interested non-members. The HDD competition involved estimating the azimuth and inclination …
The association’s members‘ meeting took place on February 4, 2026, as a hybrid event at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof in Wardenburg near Oldenburg. DCA Managing Director Dietmar Quante welcomed around 70 of the 206 member companies (160 participants) to the event. In addition to reports on ongoing DCA projects, the …
The event took place on December 10, 2025, in Kassel once again, and was very well attended with 120 participants. Technical supervisors and other experts from the HDD industry gathered there for informative technical presentations and a panel discussion with two certified experts: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Marc Schnau, managing director of …
