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International
Pipebursting Aids Concrete Sewer Pipe Replacement in the United Kingdom

U Mole (a division of Vp plc, operating under the Groundforce banner) recently supplied a new Hammerhead HydroBurst HB80...

July 1, 2009
Directional Drilling
Swivel with Care

It’s well known that preventative maintenance will reduce costs in your operation — the challenge is making the time...

May 1, 2009
Archives
Untangling the Roots in Nebraska

Two Nebraska cities — one a well known metropolis and the other considered the fastest-growing city in the state — a...

May 1, 2009
Archives
Leave No Trace: The Challenge of Lateral Pipe Bursting

Lateral bursting is a relatively new technique in the field of trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation.Before lateral p...

April 1, 2009
Pipe Relining
Pipe Relining Project at the U.S. Naval Air Station

Ultraliner is used to rehab culverts under a busy airfield....

November 1, 2008
U.S. News
Restrained-Joint PVC Pipe, HDD Chosen for 21,000-Ft Municipal Water Improvement...

A massive water infrastructure overhaul currently taking place in the City of Martinsville, Ind., is using horizontal di...

November 1, 2008
Archives
Talking Lateral Cutters

Buying a lateral cutter? Here are a few things to keep in mind....

August 1, 2008
Archives Rain For Rent Bypass Setup
Keys to Bypass Pumping Success

Important factors to consider for ensuring a successful bypass pumping project....

July 1, 2008
Canada
Acrylamide Grout Aces 20-Year Test

Recent testing of two 20-year old acrylamide grout rehab projectsindicate that grout can stand the test of time....

May 1, 2008
Archives
U.K. Water Companies Turn to Relining to Rehab Pressure Pipes

With increasing pressures from government and industry regulators to address water supply system leakage rates and the s...

May 1, 2008
Archives
Getting to the Root of the Problem

Follow-up video inspection proves to be just as important as initial root treatment....

January 1, 2008
Directional Drilling
Meets the Needs of Expanding Communities

Thomas Township, Mich., uses directional drilling to expand its water and wastewater infrastructure to supply a greater...

January 1, 2008
International
Drill Master: Interference & What Can Be Done About It

Most HDD projects are in or around urban areas and therefore interference is practically always present. The following i...

December 1, 2007
Canada
Making Trenchless Its No. 1 Goal

Piero Salvo and his company WSA Trenchless Consultants celebrate 10 years in the trenchless business. Take a look into t...

December 1, 2007
Archives
Hammer Time

Trenchless technologies are used in the completion of a commuter-based rail line....

November 12, 2007
Directional Drilling
HDD in Florida

City officials of Pinellas Country, Fla. assess the need for a new pipeline....

October 10, 2007
Archives
Duke’s Root Control

Operating a sewer system has never been easy, but today it is more difficult than ever. Add aging pipelines and a growin...

May 1, 2007
Canada
Mears Canada Completes HDD of the Labiche River

Mears Canada recently completed a challenging horizontal directional drilled (HDD) crossing of the Labiche River in the...

August 1, 2006
Archives
RootX

If you ask public works officials what their primary concerns are regarding the health of their sewer pipelines, near th...

May 1, 2006
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Drill Pipe: Handle with Care

With the recent increase in drill pipe replacement for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) units, now is a good time t...

February 1, 2006