TAYLOR RIDGE, Ill. – Drilling Service Co. Executive Vice President Jeffrey R. Murphy has been appointed as president of Taylor Ridge Drilled Foundations, Inc.

The appointment marks the completion of a 10-year acquisition process of the firm, which is headquartered approximately 15 miles south of Rock Island, Ill.

Back in 2015, Murphy – along with Drilling Service co-owners Mark Murphy and Bruce Murphy – purchased an equity interest in the Rock Island County-based firm, which specializes in drilled shaft foundations for communications towers, transmission lines, utility work and bridges.

Drilling Service Co. is marking 70 years in business in 2025.