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Davey Bickford

About Davey Bickford

William Bickford 
(1774-1834)
Founded in 1831 by William Bickford, Davey Bickford is today the global initiation company specialist of Initiation Systems for the mining, quarrying, and construction industries.
 
After more than 20 years of experience in Electronic Initiation Systems, our blasting engineer teams have developed unrivalled skills in digital blasting worldwide.


Key Values
 
From the earlier stages of design up to the borehole our teams, products and processes are driven by safety, security, efficiency, innovation and performance.

Since 1831, Davey Bickford is committed to meeting our customers' needs for innovative initiation solutions in a safe and responsible manner.
• We aim to listen to our customer expectations, anticipate their needs, and support their growth by offering highly innovative and value-added solutions.
• Through local teams and key account management organizations, we support our customer daily operations anywhere, anytime.
 

A History of Innovation Since William Bickford
2012 > SYNCHROBLAST® system
2010 > DAVEYTRONIC® IV
2009 > DAVEYTRONIC® Remote Blaster
2008 > DAVEYTRONIC® Blasting Software D2D
2007 > DAVEYTRONIC® III
2005 > DAVEYTRONIC® II
2004 > New Generation Non-Electric Shock Tube
2002 > GTMS® Igniter for Car Passive Safety
1999 > PTMS® Igniter for Car Passive Safety
1998 > DAVEYTRONIC® Electronic Detonator
1971 > Air Fighter Jettison Systems
1920 > Electric Detonator
1906 > Invention of the Detonating Cord
1831 > William Bickford invented the safety fuse for igniting gunpowder
High-tech initiation company
 
International innovation & technical center
Harnessing   explosives   energy   is an advanced field of science, and Davey Bickford  has  gathered  teams of experienced, highly qualified professionals devoted to this particular area of research.
 
Since day one, our product development has been driven by safety and performance for developing highly-innovative and value-added solutions:
• Investigating  new  initiation methods and new implementation processes,
• Working   with   original   chemical compounds and developing new pyrotechnic compositions,
• Developing state-of-the-art digital Blasting Systems and Electronic detonators,
• Exploring new fields of applications.
 
 
Health Safety & Environmental Policy
 
We have declared our commitment to corporate citizenship as guided by the principles upheld in the UN Global Compact defending human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
 
It is our policy to provide a safe and healthful place of employment and to do not harm the environment by and for all employees, our customers and neighbors.
 
It is the purpose of this policy to:
• Continuously strive to improve the Environmental, Safety, Health and Security performance of Davey Bickford and for continuous improvement of workstations,
• Be in full compliance with all State regulations as they pertain to the business interests of Davey Bickford ,
• Review the HSSE Objectives, policies and performance during the Management Review Process.