News and Articles
Oct 21, 2016
News
HammerHead® Trenchless Acquires RS Lining Systems, LLC
HammerHead Trenchless, a Charles Machine Works company, has announced the acquisition of RS Lining Systems, LLC, the provider of RS Technik® pipe rehabilitation solutions in the Americas. This acquisition will allow HammerHead to better serve customers across the underground infrastructure rehabilitation market by providing an enhanced suite of CIPP trenchless solutions.
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Oct 19, 2016
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New Hire Brings Unique Perspective
Flowtite® is excited to announce that Shah Rahman has accepted the position of Regional Sales Manager. He brings extensive technical knowledge and experience in pipe technology to the position, in addition to an unparalleled commitment to the industry and to the urgent improvement of our municipal water infrastructure.
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Oct 17, 2016
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WWEM 2016 set to smash all previous records
With 8 Conferences, more than 80 Workshops and over 140 Exhibition stands, WWEM 2016 - Water, Wastewater & Enviromental Monitoring - is destined to outperform all previous attendance figures. Industry professionals, regulators and academics from around the world will come to Telford (UK) on 2nd and 3rd November to learn about the latest developments in regulations, technologies, methods and standards in laboratory, process and environmental monitoring.
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Oct 14, 2016
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Hard-working Robbins TBM boring 28 km of tunnels below Indianapolis
Robust Machine Tackles DigIndy Network of Tunnels in Autumn Launch
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Oct 12, 2016
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No run of the mill mission on the Florida coast near Miami
In February 2016 construction company Bessac completed work on a protection tunnel in extremely difficult geology in South Florida. In just ten months and using a customized machine designed especially for the mission, a "Herrenknecht Combined Shield" (HCS, diameter 3.13 m), 1,613 meters were tunnelled adhering to the highest safety standards. A new sewer line was installed in the finished tunnel – after half a century in use the old pipe was simply worn out.
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Oct 10, 2016
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US Pipelining, LLC Completes Major Military CIPP Pipe Lining Rehabilitation Project
US Pipelining, LLC., an emerging leader in Cured-In-Place- Pipelining solutions (CIPP), announced the completion of a major military project which included the cured-in-place-pipe rehabilitation of nearly one thousand (1,000’) linear feet of ten foot diameter (10’) storm water piping located beneath the airfield apron of the McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington, NJ. The over-thehole installation of 10’ diameter CIPP liner is among the largest to have been successfully completed anywhere.
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Oct 07, 2016
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Industry facing uncertainty as a result of Brexit, say British Water members
Half of survey respondents unsure about implications for water sector / Concerns include future financing, research and environmental regulation / Association pledges to represent members’ at government level
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Oct 05, 2016
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Ditch Witch Brings Confidence and Reliability to HDD Customers with Power Pipe® HD Guarantee
New, free one-for-one drill pipe replacement offered for Power Pipe HD Fluid Miser® II and Power Pipe HD Unlined
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Sep 30, 2016
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NDS Partners with Hydro BG to Offer Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Trench Drain for Heavy Commercial Applications
NDS-Hydro BG partnership enhances NDS’s product line of durable solutions for sheet-flow
drainage in applications ranging from light foot to heavy vehicular traffic
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Sep 28, 2016
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Inspect2GO Releases Stormwater and Wastewater Inspection Software
Inspect2GO is now offering complete solutions for stormwater, wastewater, grease trap, sewer
and septic system inspection.
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Sep 26, 2016
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Herrenknecht tunnel borers taste mountain air in Ecuador
In Quito one of the highest metro systems in the world is currently being built.
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Sep 23, 2016
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Sydney Water set to separate Woolloomooloo combined system
Sydney Water will soon start separating Sydney’s last remaining combined stormwater and wastewater system, with construction work beginning early next year.
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Sep 21, 2016
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Record showing for UK companies in Singapore
There was a strong British showing at Singapore International Water Week, with more than 50 UK companies taking part. British Water, in partnership with UK Trade & Investment, hosted a pavilion at the event as well as offering support to those taking part.
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Sep 19, 2016
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Flood protection for 10,000 homes
£42 million a year plan over the next decade.
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Sep 16, 2016
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Putzmeister unveils new 3D simulator-based shotcrete operator course
Putzmeister, which offers fully integrated solutions for the spraying, transport and mixing of concrete in tunnels and underground mining, is launching a new 3D simulator-based training course for wet-mix shotcrete equipment operators.
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Sep 14, 2016
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New Ditch Witch Backreamers Improve Productivity for Utility Installation in Challenging Conditions
Designed for a variety of difficult soil conditions, new models improve uptime
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Sep 12, 2016
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Simple and more reliable house connection system without parts that will get lost
The trend towards self-explanatory installation technology with modular elements for drinking water supply is continuing: wherever possible and if necessary system components should be able to be assembled without small parts which can get lost, without tools and without written assembly instructions; they should also have integral corrosion protection suitable for all soil types for a long, low-maintenance service life. While domestic connection adapters used to be simple elements, often made by the millwright, today’s house connection systems consist of small high-tech components which meet the client’s every need.
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Sep 09, 2016
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Europe’s largest is all set for its tunnelling job in Italy
The new titan among European tunnel boring machines has been completed: the TBM for the Santa Lucia Tunnel in the Apennines has a diameter of 15.87 meters. It towers above the previous European record holder by more than 20 centimeters and is the largest machine ever made at the Schwanau plant. The technical acceptance of the EPB Shield took place in late August.
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Sep 07, 2016
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Lake Mead Intake No. 3 to receive Tunnel Achievement Award at 9th Annual Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course
The Lake Mead Intake No. 3 project has been selected as the winner of the 2016 Tunnel Achievement Award for Project Excellence. The award is presented annually at the Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course, to be held September 12-15, 2016, in Boulder, Colorado.
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Sep 05, 2016
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British Water pledges greater collaboration to address industry changes
Trade association British Water is strengthening its capacity to help members achieve greater collaboration and even closer engagement with industry partners. The commitment comes in response to regulatory changes in the sector and the introduction of non-domestic retail competition in 2017.
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Sep 02, 2016
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Pipe Bursting Manufacturer Tric Tools Provides Training in Tel Aviv, Israel
Pipe Bursting Manufacturer TRIC Tools connects clients across borders. Z-Techno certified trainer Gennady Belous travels to Israel for pipe burst training TRIC's client Meiri and Sons, Ltd.
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Aug 31, 2016
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Cabinet Secretary launches massive machine for Glasgow waste water tunnel
Construction of the biggest waste water tunnel ever to be built in Scotland is about to start after Roseanna Cunningham, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, today launched a giant state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine in the south of Glasgow.
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Aug 29, 2016
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The next generation of Asset Management
STATUS is a stochastic "ageing model" for rehabilitation & maintenance strategy analysis, development and optimisation, which has been successfully applied in Germany for more than 14 years.
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Aug 26, 2016
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Ground Works Solutions Hires Jason Albasha as Sales Engineer for Illinois and Wisconsin
Ground Works Solutions, a full-service provider of geotechnical construction and infrastructure rehabilitation services, added Jason Albasha as Sales Engineer for Illinois and Wisconsin. In this role, Mr. Albasha will represent Ground Works Solutions’ technologies and services to residential, commercial, and government customers.
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Aug 25, 2016
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Join Us to Celebrate the First Ever World Trenchless Day
World Trenchless Day is a day of global celebration (commemorated on the fourth Thursday of September each year) that shines a spotlight on all of trenchless technology’s benefits - safety, economics, environmental, social.
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