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Steve Edwards Assumes Role as Black & Veatch Chairman, President...

Steve Edwards became the new Chairman, President and CEO of Black & Veatch on Nov. 27, succeeding Len Rodman....

December 3, 2013
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Urethane Grout Answers the Call for Creative Problem Solving

A leaking 48-in. ductile steel sanitary sewer force main is nothing new or exciting, right? A leaking 48-in., ductile st...

December 3, 2013
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Point Repair Project in Cincinnati Nets Significant Savings vs. Open...

The trenchless method of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) point repair was used earlier this year in Cincinnati, Ohio, to reha...

December 2, 2013
News
Pipeline Renewal Technologies Appoints Flow-Liner Distributor for Lateral Cutters

Pipeline Renewal Technologies (PRT), a leader in innovative solutions for underground pipe rehabilitation, has just welc...

December 2, 2013
Canada
CIPP Technology Renews 129,000 Ft of Sewer Pipe in Montreal

Like many large North American cities, Montreal’s sanitary sewer systems were first established in the mid-1800s, with...

December 2, 2013
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Good Chemistry

Avanti International and W. R Grace & Co. (parent company of De Neef Construction Chemicals Inc.) are competitors in the...

December 2, 2013
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WEFTEC 2013 Makes History with Record-Setting Attendance and Exhibition

A record number of 22,589 registrants and 971 companies using 297,400 net sq ft of exhibit space has designated WEFTEC 2...

December 2, 2013
Canada
Inuktun Services Ltd. Announces Spin-off Company

Inuktun Services Ltd. (ISL) has announced a new spin-off company to focus on the higher volume production of four of its...

December 2, 2013
Canada
Pipe Ramming in Illinois

Failed culvert on the CN railway near Askum, Ill., began to pose a threat to rail bed integrity. The original part of th...

December 2, 2013
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SAK Construction

The St. Louis-based contractor started out in the CIPP and tunneling markets but has quickly broadened its fleet of prod...

December 2, 2013
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The 4Ps of Sealing Laterals with Chemical Grout

Pipe lining is a common rehabilitation method that is used to renew structurally damaged pipes and reduce infiltration....

December 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
Drilling Between Rock and Hard Places

Of the many types of geological matter that compose the Earth’s surface, none is more abundant than rock. This natural...

December 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
Rock Drilling: The Right Tools for a Solid Bore

Once upon a time, encountering rock formations during a bore could completely stall an horizontal directional drilling (...

December 2, 2013
Canada
IPLOCA Convenes 47th Annual Convention in D.C.

More than 650 delegates attended the 47th annual International Pipe Line and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) C...

December 2, 2013
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Drilling Fluids for Horizontal Applications: What You Need to Know

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment is successful for many reasons, including continuously improving equipme...

December 2, 2013
Directional Drilling
High Definition Pipeline Inspection Cameras

Since 1957, the video inspection of pipelines has given system owners valuable information regarding their underground a...

December 2, 2013
News
Rapid Robbins Main Beam Reaches Record Production in Mumbai

Deep below Mumbai, a Robbins 6.25-m (20.5-ft) diameter Main Beam TBM is excavating for the 8.3-km (5.2 mi) Mumbai Water...

November 25, 2013
News
Hertal Showcases Vacuum Excavation Systems at Open House

U Mole (part of the Groundforce division of Vp plc), alongside sister organizations ESS Safeforce and Groundforce’s Si...

November 25, 2013
News
RJN Group Inc. Awarded CIP Project for the Village of...

RJN Group Inc. (RJN) has begun a multi-phase sewer system project for the Village of Wilmette, Ill., as part of its 2013...

November 21, 2013
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Jury Finds Pipe Maker JM Eagle Liable in Fraud Suit

A federal jury unanimously agreed Nov. 14 that JM Eagle knowingly manufactured and sold to government entities substanda...

November 20, 2013