Products and Services
Drilling Services
We offer a comprehensive drilling contracting service with experienced staff, purpose built drill rigs, custom built camp and rig huts, helicopter support, and management of health, safety and environmental risks.
Design & Manufacturing
Our primary role is the design and manufacture of exploration drilling rigs for clients in New Zealand and around the world. We have high level design, 3D modelling, simulation, fabrication, machining, and manufacturing capability (all in-house).
Equipment Consumable Supply
We understand just how costly rig down time is therefore we stock over 6000 individual line items and maintain an online parts inventory database, allowing us to locate parts instantly.
Alton Drilling News
Project Update: Arapuni Hydro Dam
August 14, 2026
Alton Drilling is working alongside Mercury Energy at the Arapuni Hydro Dam, drilling pressure relief holes into the dam's left abutment as part of a three-year infrastructure upgrade programme.
Faces of Drilling: New Zealand
July 17, 2026
We're proud to be featured in the June/July edition of Australasian Drilling magazine as part of the Faces of Drilling: New Zealand series. The feature highlights eight members of the Alton Drilling team, sharing their career journeys, experiences in the drilling industry, and the people behind the work we do across New Zealand.
