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From the Laboratory’s Perspective: CIPP Test Samples

Testing is part of doing business in the construction industry. From soil to concrete to cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) —...

March 23, 2011
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Spirally Wound Pipe Solves Atlanta Rehab Challenge

Sekisui SPR Americas LLC has been in Atlanta for more than six years. During that time, the company has worked closely w...

March 23, 2011
Archives
Fold-and-Form 101

Fold-and-form pipeliners are manufactured in a folded shape, then are thermoformed inside the pipe being rehabilitated....

March 23, 2011
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Epoxy Resin-Based CIPP Liner System

When the Canadian City of Burnaby, British Columbia, studied the results of a recently completed sewer infrastructure as...

March 23, 2011
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Addressing Aging Water Infrastructure

About once a minute somewhere in the United States, there is a water main break. That means by the time you finish readi...

March 23, 2011
Archives
Mud Recycling Plays Key Role in Utility Re-Locating Project

On Dec. 17, 2010, USA HDD Texas LLC, a division of Utility Services Authority, LLC (USA) of Belleville, Mich., began rec...

March 23, 2011
Directional Drilling
Mud System Buying: Do Your Homework

When the economy took a nosedive in 2008, contractors pulled back on their spending on equipment, deciding to maintain t...

March 23, 2011
Directional Drilling
Contractor Profile

Having weathered at least two major downturns in business — including the fiber bust of the early 2000s — Mike Wagne...

March 23, 2011
Directional Drilling
Challenging HDD Project in Trinidad Completed

Not all horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors are created equally. That much was clear last fall in the Repu...

March 23, 2011
Directional Drilling
Northwest Boring Receives Microtunneling Award

Northwest Boring Co. Inc. (NWB) of Woodinville, Wash., was awarded the prestigious 2011 Microtunnel Achievement Award fr...

March 23, 2011
News
Culvert Liner Demonstration Held in Texas

Representatives of Snap-Tite, a no-dig culvert lining solution, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Odess...

March 23, 2011
News
GTI & GFZ Collaborate to Address the Environmental Impact of...

Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences have signed a Memorandum of Understand...

March 23, 2011
News
NUCA Networks in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico

Members of the industry association representing utility contractors and excavators enjoyed perfect weather and a chance...

March 23, 2011
News
INGAA Board Creates New Pipeline Safety Task Force

The development of new pipeline safety standards is the charge of a new task force formed by the Interstate Natural Gas...

March 23, 2011
News
Gabe’s Executive VP Gabrielse Retires

A long-time Gabe’s Construction Co. Inc. veteran will retire this year. Ken Gabrielse, executive vice president of the...

March 23, 2011
Canada
New Orleans Selects Echologics Engineering Inc. for Pipe Assessment Project

The City of New Orleans has selected Echologics Engineering Inc., a leader in water infrastructure diagnostic technologi...

March 23, 2011
News
American Water Marks 125th Anniversary

American Water Works Co. Inc., the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, will celebrate its...

March 23, 2011
News
Wachs Water Services Announces New Executive Appointments

As the aging water infrastructure gap continues to widen, the adoption of municipal asset management and rehabilitation...

March 23, 2011
News
Layne Christensen Co. Acquires Wildcat Civil Services

Layne Christensen Co. (Nasdaq:LAYN) has announced the recent acquisition on Feb. 28, 2011, of Wildcat Civil Services, a...

March 22, 2011
News
NASTT Ebay Auction Goes Live

NASTT Ebay Auction Goes Live...

March 21, 2011