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Directional Drilling
Horizontal Environmental Wells – Look Before You Leap

Most HDD contractors are constantly looking to increase sales and profits. If profits can be increased without buying mo...

September 19, 2014
Business/People
Power Dynamics LLC Now Manufactures Maxi Size HDD Rigs

Power Dynamics LLC, based in Stennis Space Center, Miss., has joined the ranks of HDD rig manufacturers and plans to con...

September 19, 2014
News
RJN Group Awards Seven Scholarships

RJN Group Inc.’s (RJN) charitable foundation — the RJN Foundation — awarded five scholarships to civil and environ...

September 19, 2014
Features
Force Mains Are a Growing Concern for Utilities, an Opportunity...

For most of its history, the trenchless pipe relining and inspection market has centered on gravity sewer pipes. That se...

September 18, 2014
Features
WEFTEC Returns to New Orleans

The WEFTEC Show returns to New Orleans in 2014 (Sept. 27-Oct. 1) for its 87th annual event at the New Orleans Morial Con...

September 18, 2014
News
Geospatial Corp. to Acquire ShaleNavigator

Geospatial Corp. (OTC Pink: “GSPH”) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ShaleNa...

September 18, 2014
News
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative Cleans Clear Lake

From big cities to small villages, water authorities across the country have wastewater collection systems that are reac...

September 18, 2014
News
Michels Corp. Promotes Ploederl to GM of Estimating/Project Controls

Michels Corp. has announced the promotion of Ben...

September 9, 2014
News
Mark Wallbom Joins Hydromax USA

After a short retirement, Mark Wallbom has joined Hydromax USA....

September 9, 2014
Canada
Midyear 2014 U.S. Construction Machinery Exports Decline 17.3 Percent

U.S. construction machinery exports dropped 17.3 percent during the first half of 2014 compared with midyear 2013....

September 8, 2014
International
Demand for CONEXPO Latin America 2015 Exhibit Space Exceeding Expectations

CONEXPO Latin America 2015 exhibit space exceeding expectations and the show's momentum is also growing with industry su...

September 8, 2014
International
Madrid Ready to Welcome 32nd Annual International No-Dig Conference

The 32nd annual International No-Dig Conference and Exhibition is set for Oct. 13-15 in Madrid, Spain....

September 8, 2014
News
Tulsa Rig Iron Celebrates Expansion with Open House, Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Tulsa Rig Iron, Kiefer, Okla., celebrated its recent new manufacturing facility expansion Aug. 25 with an Open House and...

September 5, 2014
News
WSP Global to Acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff

Canada-based WSP Global has agreed to purchase Parsons Brinckerhoff from Balfour Beatty for more than $1.3 billion....

September 4, 2014
News
Taking Pipe Inspection Systems Off-road For Pipeview

AM Industrial (UK) Ltd (AMI) recently undertook a special vehicle build for Farnborough-based pipeline inspection specia...

September 2, 2014
News
Hydraulic Institute Executive Director to Retire

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) — North America’s largest pump trade association — announced today the planned retire...

September 2, 2014
International
BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA Moves to Three-Year Cycle After 2015

After celebrating its premiere event in 2013, Africa’s largest trade fair for the construction machinery and mining in...

August 28, 2014
News
2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China Horizontal Directional...

The 2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China Horizontal Directional Drilling Industry is a new market research publ...

August 27, 2014
Directional Drilling
Time and Cost-Savings Achieved While Drilling in Hard Rock

When Eastern Missouri Industries, a leading construction contractor and utility installation company, was tasked to inst...

August 20, 2014
Directional Drilling
Saddle up – for the HDD Rodeo Italian Style!

At unique HDD event, 56 teams of drillers show off their skills to more than 400 in attendance, in an exciting arena com...

August 20, 2014