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Going live at Stoneleigh

No-Dig Live 2010 – the tenth occurrence of this important UK trenchless event – will be held at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, UK, on October 5-7. Here follows a brief look at selected exhibitors

Microtunnelled sewer to replace Darwin's ageing 'poo shooter'

Tunnelling is due to begin this month on a US$72 million project that will bring the sewers of Darwin, Australia, up to 21st-century standards.

US trenchless society honours pioneer

NASTT (North American Society for Trenchless Technology) recently honoured Stephen Cordes, of Black & Veatch, as one of its five ‘founding fathers’.

No-Dig Live a litmus test for UK trenchless fortunes

Having been in the doldrums for the past 18 months, the fortunes of the UK’s trenchless sector may have at last turned the tide as interest in the No-Dig Live event to be held on October 5-7 has reached unprecedented levels.

PPE seals five-year accord with Lanes Group

Performance Pump & Equipment (PPE), one of the UK’s largest independent pump equipment companies, has announced a ‘long-term, strategic partnership’ with Lanes Group, the largest independent drain specialist in the UK

Pumping up the advance

Stephanie Hassler, Mike Delsingaro and Mike Ramos of Godwin Pumps outline some of the latest developments in bypass pumping

Are the Chinese next in line?

Canada has emerged as a major force in developing new technologies for pipeline assessment and rehabilitations, says Jon Boon of CHKSTT, and asks are the Chinese poised to do the same?

IndSTT initiates global networking programme

IndSTT – the Indian Society for Trenchless technology – has announced that it has started a programme aimed at promoting the Indian trenchless industry.

Micro on a wave

Perco is well-known in the UK for its trenchless services, but in recent years the company’s tunnelling division has seen marked growth

Learning lessons

According to the UK-based Survey Association (TSE), accidental strikes on buried utilities cause 12 deaths every year in the UK and over 6,000 serious injuries.

Hong Kong Poly in 'great strides' trenchless advance

Experts at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have announced that they have made “great strides” in the trenchless installation of utility pipelines in Hong Kong.

Introducing the health check

In the first of our new 'Industry Pulse' series, Trenchless World poses topical questions on trenchless to our invited panel

Thompson pumps up aid

Florida-based Thompson Pump has come to the aid of Haiti by donating money and supplies

Brierley buys Lyman Henn

US-based Brierley Associates has acquired Lyman Henn, the water/wastewater pipelines and structures specialist.

Frank Canon honoured

Frank Canon of Baroid has become the fifth recipient of the Northeast Trenchless Association’s Founders’ Award.

Publish and be glad

Another year and another opportunity for the trenchless industry to lift itself above the gloom that has engulfed it these past 12 months.

Tunnelling complete on Prairie Waters

BTrenchless recently completed about 1,280m of tunnels and bores for the US$754 million Prairie Waters project in Aurora, Colorado

Don't wallow in the mud

When mud cleaning and recycling, a diagnostic checklist will get you out of trouble if things go wrong, writes John I Miller, CEO of Texas-based Mud Technology International

On an upward curve

Carly Lovejoy looks at a range of trenchless projects from the last 12 months

CSM to hold annual microtunnelling short course

Continuing its successful series of short courses, the Colorado School of Mines will be holding its annual Microtunnelling Short Course on February 10-12, 2010, at the school’s campus in Golden, Colorado

Suitable for trenchless?

How do you map for trenchless suitability in order to assess risk and remove geological uncertainty from bore planning and bidding? George H. Davis, a geologist with the Missouri Department of Transportation, explains

Good times ahead

Geospatial allies with Infrastructure Tech for marketing

Geospatial Holdings (GH) and Infrastructure Technologies (IT) have agreed on a joint marketing strategy for Geospatial’s three-dimensional (3D) digital pipeline mapping technologies and IT’s infrastructure inspection software and services.

Robbins rockhead revives Rajasthan

India’s first use of a small diameter, self-propelled, rock-boring machine with disc cutters has helped install a 28km sewer line that will bring relief to the residents of Mt Abu in Rajasthan. Desiree Willis of The Robbins Company reports.

Safab completes Roman microtunnel

Italian contractor Safab recently completed a microtunnelling project in Farnesina in central Rome. The work involved constructing a 320m-long, 1,400mm-diameter sewer by-pass

Pilot-tube first for UK

The Thundersley Westwood Flood Alleviation project, designed to protect some 20 properties in the village of Thundersley, was undertaken by Barhale Construction as part of the @one Alliance AMP 4 delivery for Anglian Water

Akkerman joins the Moles

Maynard Akkerman, President and CEO of Akkerman, has been made a member of the US-based Moles fraternity of high achievers from the heavy construction sector.

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