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Vermeer Hard at Work with Hard Rock Directional Drilling
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September 25, 2019
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Business/People
Vermeer Sustains Extensive Damage Following Tornado
July 20, 2018
Features Old Clay Pipe Photo
Modern Pipe with an Ancient Heritage — Clay Pipe Industry Marks Milestone Amidst Resurgence
May 18, 2017
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Challenging HDD Project in Miami
April 19, 2017
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HDD Market Rolls On: Fiber Deployments Keep HDD Contractors Busy, While Oil and Gas Slows
September 6, 2016
Business/People Trenchless Technology News
Geospatial Announces New Quality Assurance for Installed Locational Integrity Management...

Geospatial Corp. provides complete Quality Assurance (QA) for Installed Locational Integrity Managem...

May 12, 2016
Directional Drilling
Drill Pipe Under-Torque: The Devil in Disguise

Many of you have been there. It’s your first large-diameter bore with your shiny, new maxi dri...

April 19, 2016
Features Fiber and the Globe
Growth in Fiber: Trenchless Benefits as People Become More Connected

Fiber deployments across North America are on the rise as individuals and businesses clamor for high...

April 18, 2016
Directional Drilling NCS
Contractor Profile: Networx Cabling Systems

Based in Flagstaff,  Ariz., NCS operates in Arizona and California with licenses pending in N...

March 28, 2016
Directional Drilling
Toro Partners with Utility One Source

Toro and Utility One Source have partnered to provide utility companies and contractors with rental ...

March 28, 2016
Features Winter Downtime? Spend it Wisely by Giving Your Pump a Finetuning to Help Save you Money
Mud Pump Check Up

Since horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work tends to be slower in the winter months, particular...

March 24, 2016
Directional Drilling Sharewell
Sharewell HDD Announces New Gemini HDD Product Line

In collaboration with Smith Bits – A Schlumberger Co., Sharewell HDD Services announces its ne...

March 2, 2016
Directional Drilling
Drilling in Hard Rock in Northern Virginia

In early December 2015, Mincon Group PLC, an Irish engineering company with almost 40 years of manuf...

February 24, 2016
Directional Drilling
Don’t Underestimate Cost of Operation for HDD Tooling

“Cost of operation” is a commonly heard term among underground construction contractors....

February 24, 2016
Canada
Crossing the Athabasca River in Canada

Long before a drill bit bores into the ground, a contractor’s experience and comprehensive pla...

February 16, 2016
Directional Drilling
In the Neighborhood Utility Contractors Keep Compact HDD Market Busy

Large horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects – like Michels Canada’s 7,200 ft, 4...

January 26, 2016
Directional Drilling
Fiber Network Allows for ‘Next Generation’ Technology at University

When a Midwestern liberal arts college sought a contractor to build out a new fiber-optic network to...

January 20, 2016
Directional Drilling
No Shale Slowdown: Marcellus, Utica Production Stays Strong Amid Low...

Oil prices have taken a dive from the highs of summer 2014, and high production has kept natural gas...

January 15, 2016
Directional Drilling
Rock Solid — Or Is It?

When you are told something is “solid as a rock,” that’s usually a good thing, und...

November 23, 2015
Features
Taking on Gravity Sewers

In the years I’ve been writing about horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects, I ha...

November 6, 2015