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Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

A full-color, photography book showcasing Salt Lake City, Utah, paired with the histories of companies, institutions, and organizations that have made the city great.

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Boart Longyear is a global company headquartered <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Utah, USA, and is listed on <strong>the</strong> Australian<br />

Securities Exchange (ASX: BLY) <strong>in</strong> Sydney, Australia.<br />

Contract drill<strong>in</strong>g services are conducted <strong>in</strong> 35 countries and<br />

drill<strong>in</strong>g products are manufactured <strong>in</strong> 6 global factories and<br />

sold to customers <strong>in</strong> more than 100 countries.<br />

Safety is a core value at <strong>the</strong> company. Boart Longyear is<br />

committed to <strong>the</strong> safety of its customers, <strong>the</strong> environment<br />

and mak<strong>in</strong>g sure each of <strong>the</strong>ir employees go home safely<br />

every day. All six of <strong>the</strong> company’s global manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

plants are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certified.<br />

In addition, all global drill<strong>in</strong>g services locations are ISO<br />

14001, and OHSAS 18001 certified.<br />

Its presence <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> Valley reaches<br />

over twenty-five years, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g with a regional<br />

office and manufactur<strong>in</strong>g plant. In 2006, Boart<br />

Longyear’s global corporate offices were relocated<br />

to <strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>City</strong>. This decision was made to put<br />

<strong>the</strong> company closer to its m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g-customer. S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

<strong>the</strong>n, Boart Longyear occupies multiple build<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

throughout <strong>the</strong> valley.<br />

Boart Longyear’s community efforts are focused<br />

on education and opportunities for children;<br />

and health and preventive care. The company is<br />

committed to sponsor<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> Utah FIRST LEGO<br />

League, a global robotics and <strong>in</strong>novation program<br />

that develops an enthusiasm for discovery, science,<br />

teamwork and technology.<br />

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Top, right: An employee removes f<strong>in</strong>ished drill bits from an oven <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Salt</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Utah. Boart Longyear manufactures drill<strong>in</strong>g products around<br />

<strong>the</strong> world <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Canada, Ch<strong>in</strong>a, Germany, Poland, and <strong>the</strong><br />

United States of America.<br />

Below: Drillers recover core samples at a site <strong>in</strong> Africa. These samples are<br />

reviewed by geologists to determ<strong>in</strong>e <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong>eral content of an ore body.<br />

B U I L D I N G A G R E A T E R S A L T L A K E C I T Y<br />

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