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Robbins Brand Acquired by Global TBM Company

Underground construction industry veteran Lok Home recently established the Global TBM Co., and on Feb. 8, announced the...

February 9, 2021
Microtunneling The Robbins Company SHEPP
Making the Grade: Small Diameter Tunneling at Steep Gradients for...

As infrastructure spending on water tunnels and hydro projects increases, so too will use of mechanized boring technolog...

May 26, 2020
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Obituary: Dick Robbins, Tunneling Industry Pioneer

In June, The Robbins Co. announced the death of Richard James Robbins, president and CEO from 1958 to 1993. Robbins pass...

July 2, 2019
Sewer Vermont's Middlebury Rail and Bridge Project
Victory in Vermont: Three Hard Rock Crossings Completed On Line,...

Vermont’s Middlebury Rail and Bridge Project is no small task — requiring bridge demolition and construction of a ne...

May 31, 2019
Canada Ward and Burke Construction project
New Technologies Enable Canada’s Microtunnelling Growth

In the 1990s, microtunnelling was in its infancy in Canada and the projects had mixed results, leading owners and engine...

November 15, 2017
Applications Robbins SBU 2017
20 Years Later: Looking Back at the Development of the...

  Much has been written about Small Boring Units — rock cutting attachments that work with auger boring machi...

May 9, 2017
Applications Case Boring Corp Robbins SBU-RC
Navigating Under New York With a Remote Controlled SBU

  Case Boring Corp. Uses Remotely Controlled Rock Boring Machine with Pinpoint Precision In the suburbs of Buffalo,...

December 27, 2016
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The Robbins Company to Join Forces with Northern Heavy Industries

An agreement between The Robbins Co., and Northern Heavy Industries (NHI) Group was finalized on June 28, in Shenyang, c...

June 30, 2016
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The Robbins Company Announces Joe Lechner to SBU Sales

The Robbins Co. announced the appointment of Joe Lechner to the role of Small Boring Unit (SBU) sales manager. With more...

June 21, 2016
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Stadeli Boring and Tunneling Uses Robbins SBU-RC on Oregon Project

In Bend, Ore., local contractor Stadeli Boring & Tunneling had a unique set of circumstances for a new gravity sewer...

December 30, 2015
Auger Boring
Toronto’s Massive Push for Underground Infrastructure Tests the Durability of...

Toronto, Canada’s aging system of sewers and water mains is a manageable problem — until the mercury dips. R...

October 2, 2015
Auger Boring Bernie Krzys Jason Andringa Interview
ICUEE Day Two: A Trenchless Technology Recap (Part 1)

ICUEE 2015 had plenty to offer attendees Wednesday with the outdoor demos finally able to get into full swing after the ...

October 1, 2015
Auger Boring Robbins small boring unit remote controlled
Hear About Robbins’ Remote Controlled Small Boring Unit #ICUEE

The piece of equipment we most wanted to see at the show but didn’t was The Robbins Co. Remote Controlled Small Bo...

October 1, 2015
Microtunneling Stadeli
Precision SBU Key to Project Success in Oregon

In Bend, Oregon, contractor Stadeli Boring & Tunneling had a unique set of circumstances for a new gravity sewer int...

July 9, 2015