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Directional Drilling
Drill Master: You Can Lead a Horse to Water but...

Even though it is only 18 years old, the HDD industry has greatly matured....

June 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
HDD Intersect

On Nov. 16, 2006, Michels Directional Crossings, a division of Michels Corp., was awarded the Coronado Transbay Sanitary...

June 1, 2008
Rehabilitation
CIPP Technology Successfully Relines Industrial Water Line

CIPP technology is used to rehabilitate the freshwater main of a large Upper Midwest industrial facility....

May 1, 2008
Archives
5 Things to Know About Confined Space Safety

A discussion on how to define a confined space and the necessary measures to protect workers functioning within them....

May 1, 2008
Archives
Limestone No Match for Auger Boring System

A Tennessee contractor helps complete a major highway reconstructionproject using an auger boring system....

May 1, 2008
Archives
Pipe Jacking in Michigan

The use of pipe jacking proves beneficial to a sewer project’s success in Michigan....

May 1, 2008
Archives
Commonsense on a Curve

Curved drive microtunneling is flourishing around the world, but slow to catch on in the United States....

May 1, 2008
International
CIPP Technology Used on Sewer Lines in Germany

In record time, wide-diameter rainwater sewers in Elmshorn, Germany — which were subject to heavy use — were rehabil...

May 1, 2008
International
Gravity Pipe Joints

Going back to ancient history, archaeologists have uncovered pipe systems that were simply butt end pipes that were laid...

May 1, 2008
International
ISTT Update

June 3-6 The final preparations for this event are now being made. The response by exhibitors has been so exceptional th...

May 1, 2008
International
ISTT Names Executive Director

The International Society for Trenchless Technology (ISTT) has announced the appointment of John Hemphill as its executi...

May 1, 2008
News
Ferro Monk Rebuilds

Ferro Monk Systems Ltd., one of the U.K.’s leading sewer and drainage rehabilitation solutions specialists, has recent...

May 1, 2008
News
Insituform Reports Strong Orders in Hong Kong

Insituform Technologies Inc. recently announced water and sewer projects in Hong Kong, totaling more than USD $13 millio...

May 1, 2008
News
PCCA 2008 Convenes in Mexico

More than 250 PCCA members, including 30 first-timers, convened at the Fiesta American Grande in Los Cabos, Mexico, Feb....

May 1, 2008
Canada
CONEXPO Shatters Attendance Records

With some exhibitor booths spanning nearly a city block inside and companies constructing their own two- and three-story...

May 1, 2008
News
LMK Awarded Lateral Lining Patent

In March, LMK Enterprises Inc. was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,343,937 for cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lateral lining throu...

May 1, 2008
News
Insituform Appoints Burgess President & CEO

After a seven-month search, Insituform Technologies Inc. announced April 7 that its board of directors has appointed Joh...

May 1, 2008
News
Kenny Construction Begins Three $26 Million Term Contracts for City...

Kenny Construction has begun work under three term contracts valued at $26 million each for the City of Chicago, Departm...

May 1, 2008
News
Avanti Int’l Marks 30-Year Anniversary

Avanti International, a leading supplier of chemical grouts to the sewer rehabilitation, structural water control and so...

May 1, 2008
News
Redzone Robotics Gets New Digs, More Staff

In order to satisfy increased customer demand, Redzone Robotics has moved to a new, larger facility, hired a national sa...

May 1, 2008