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City of Fort Wayne Plans for the Future

This Indiana city proactively seeks to rehab old sewers beforethey fail....

March 1, 2009
Archives
Trenchless Industry Braces for Uncertain 2009

The trenchless industry continues to flourish despite the overalleconomic downturn....

March 1, 2009
Archives
Gary Vermeer, Founder of Vermeer Corp., Passes Away

Gary Vermeer, 90, founder and chairman emeritus of Vermeer Corp. in Pella, Iowa, died Feb. 2, at the Comfort House of Pe...

March 1, 2009
News
Letter to the Editor: Vacuum Excavator Clarification

Regarding the article on locators and vacuum excavators in Trenchless Technology, December 2008, I would like to clarif...

March 1, 2009
News
Insituform Acquires The Bayou Companies & Corrpro Companies

Insituform Technologies Inc. announced Feb. 2 the execution of definitive agreements to acquire The Bayou Companies LLC...

March 1, 2009
News
Flexible Pipe Tool Acquires Shamrock Pipe Tools

Flexible Pipe Tool, LLC announced in January its acquisition of Shamrock Pipe Tools Inc....

March 1, 2009
News
TWS Technical Services Acquires Pipeline Maintenance Inc.

Kansas City-based TWS Technical Services Inc. (TWS) announced Jan. 19 the acquisition of Pipeline Maintenance/S.E.E Unde...

March 1, 2009
Canada
Pure Technologies Ltd. Announces Projects

Pure Technologies Ltd., recently announced that its subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., Columbia, Md., has been awa...

March 1, 2009
News
Moles Banquet Honors 2009 Awards Recipients

The Moles Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Construction were presented on Jan. 28 at the Moles’ annual banquet at...

March 1, 2009
Canada
Michels Corp. Wins Safety Award

When it comes to safety in the workplace, Michels Corp. has been committed to maintaining a high level of excellence for...

March 1, 2009
News
Business Briefs: Perma-Liner Receives Award

U.S. Rear Admiral Kevin Delany (Ret.) presented Perma-Liner Industries Inc. with the Heartbeat of America’s “Keeping...

March 1, 2009
News
Business Briefs: Underground Corrosion Training Offered at the 2009 AUCSC

The 54th annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course (AUCSC 2009) will take place May 19-21, 2009,...

March 1, 2009
News
Business Briefs: Mr. Rooter on Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Franchise 500” List

The Mr. Rooter Corp. continues to climb the rankings of Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500” list....

March 1, 2009
News
People: Geospatial Names President

Geospatial Holdings Inc. recently announced the promotion of David Vosbein, formerly executive vice president/worldwide...

March 1, 2009
News
People: Pure Technologies Appoints President

Pure Technologies Ltd. announced Jan. 21 that John F. Elliott has been appointed to the position of president and COO. P...

March 1, 2009
News
People: Midwest Moles Announces Staffing

Midwest Mole Inc. announced that Josh Cox has joined Midwest Mole as a project manager and estimator....

March 1, 2009
News
Mud Maintenance Tips What You Need to Know

In today’s economy, keeping your equipment in tiptop condition is even more critical as budgets continue to shrink. Ke...

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD on Dubai’s Logo Island

Dubai’s Palm Trilogy is one of the most ambitious engineering ventures ever undertaken....

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
HDD in Denmark Horizontal Directional

Contractor Soren Knudsen A/S has completed an HDD boring project in an environmental sensitive area in Denmark. The proj...

March 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Design Issues for HDD Projects Part 2

Good engineering design demands all relevant issues be addressed in a balanced, rational way....

March 1, 2009