History
Date Event
17 December 1980 Australian company Pilbara Gold NL incorporated
21 July 1985 Pilbara Gold NL changed name to Imdex Ltd
24 September 1987 Imdex Ltd listed on the ASX
1988 Australian Mud Company formed and Imdex Minerals acquired
1997 Australian based companies, Surtron Technologies Pty Ltd and Ace Drilling Supplies acquired
2001 Imdex formed a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Rashid Trading Establishment (RTE)
30 June 2005 Reports Group operating revenue of $46.9m and EBITA of $5.5m
1 July 2005 Imdex Minerals sold
1 August 2005 African based company, Samchem acquired
30 June 2006 Reports Group operating revenue of $66.7m and EBITA of $9.8m
1 August 2006 Swedish based Reflex Group of Companies and UK based company Chardec (UK) acquired
May 2007 Swedish based company, Flexit acquired
30 June 2007 Reports Group operating revenue of $118.5m and EBITA of $24.7m
1 July 2007 Ace merged with Reflex and Imdex finalised the sale of its interest in Imdex Arabia to RTE. Canadian based Poly-Drill and a 75% interest in Kazakhstan based Suay Energy Services LLP acquired
31 October 2007 Surtron Technologies sold
1 November 2007 Chilean-based company, Southernland acquired
1 January 2008 German-based company, System Entwicklungs GmbH acquired
30 June 2008 Reports Group operating revenue of $148.6m and EBITA of $40m
1 September 2008 Australian based company, Wildcat Chemicals Australia Pty Ltd acquired
1 July 2010 New regional structure implemented
1 September 2010 Australian based company Fluidstar acquired
1 September 2010 Australian based company Ecospin acquired
30 September 2010

Swedish R&D and manufacturing office closed

1 March 2011 German-based company, Mud-Data GmbH acquired
24 June 2011 Western Australian based company, ADS proposed acquisition
1 July 2011 DHSO joint venture agreement announced
25 July 2011 Brazil based company, System Mud proposed acquisition announced
18 August 2011 Australian based company ADS acquisition announced, effective 1 July 2011
23 January 2012 Imdex's DHS Services Joint Venture acquires Vaughn Energy Services