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No-dig to tackle Wiltshire water main
UK-based utility Wessex Water has announced the start of work to replace an ageing water main in Corsham, Wiltshire, using a variety of trenchless techniques Full story...New Trics for TA Drilling
TA Drilling (Sales) has been appointed the UK and Ireland distributor for US-based Tric Tools, manufacturer of lateral pipe bursting systems Full story...
A roadmap for no-dig education
Niranjan Swarup of IndSTT argues the need for structured training to fill gaps in Indian expertise Full story...Niagara Falls no-dig conference gearing up for June
Canada-based CATT will host the Underground Infrastructure Research international conference and road show in June Full story...Brazil No-Dig abstracts deadline extended
ISTT – which is co-organising the 30th International No-Dig 2012 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil – has extended the abstracts submission deadline Full story...NASTT abstracts deadline announced
The closing date for the submission of abstracts for the NASTT No-Dig Show next year is... Full story...NC city chooses pipebursting to renew water main
Static pipebursting is being used by the City of Greensboro in North Carolina to replace its deteriorated gravity sewer lines Full story...Parallel pipes rehabilitated at Port Elizabeth
Several trenchless techniques were used to revamp two concrete sewer pipes as part of the Phase 2 Mandela Bay Development Agency contract in Port Elizabeth, South Africa Full story...Go to the show
A note on the recent NASTT event in Nashville and why shows of this nature are so important for the industry Full story...
Nashville No-Dig a new success for NASTT
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology’s No-Dig show in Nashville, US, heralded another success for the North American trenchless sector Full story...
Manhole to manhole pipeburst
Jorge Lamazares Arrizabalo & Jesper Nielsen look at a Spanish sewer rehabilitation where the use of pipe bursting prevented disruption to the lively local economy Full story...Writing notes
Readers often ask about sending in articles to Trenchless World but what sort of information should be included? Full story...NASTT Nashville conference countdown begins
The countdown has begun for the North American Society for Trenchless Technology No-Dig conference and exhibition, to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Centre in Nashville, US Full story...Thames Water gets to grip with failed cast iron pipe
UK-based Thames Water has embarked on replacing 2.4km of a decaying cast-iron water pipe in Reading, Berkshire Full story...Enlightened Indian city goes trenchless
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to use trenchless technology for all future drainage pipe repairs Full story...
Trondheim pipeburst debut brings cost benefits
A no-dig method in north Norway was the best solution to replace a dilapidated water main 3m below a busy street Full story...UKSTT 2012 announces new sponsorship criteria
The United Kingdom Society for Trenchless Technology has modified the criteria under which companies can sponsor its annual awards dinner and ceremony Full story...Carbon credits to advance trenchless cause
An article in the forthcoming January/February issue of Trenchless World will explain how a carbon protocol can prove no-dig's green credentials when compared to other methods Full story...
Trenchless partners sought for Indian broadband roll-out
Mumbai-based Reliance Industries is seeking expertise for India's mammoth broadband installation process Full story...Turkish trenchless on the rise
The success of the No Dig Turkey summit held in Istanbul recently is one indication that trenchless technology is at last taking off in Turkey Full story...UCT 2012 ready to showcase everything trenchless
Hailed as one of the biggest annual events in North America’s trenchless calendar, UCT 2012 is preparing for lift-off in Texas Full story...New chairman for UK wastewater body
A St Gobain director has been elected chairman of the Society of British Water and Wastewater Industries (SBWWI) Full story...Mears Group at UCT
There will be over 130 exhibitors at this year’s UCT in San Antonio - Mears Group will be among them Full story...
Ready to conquer the underground
A preview of some of the exhibitors at Underground Construction Technology, the exposition for all things trenchless, to be held in San Antonio, US, on January 24-26, 2012 Full story...Education - a key for trenchless
Colin Tickle outlines some recent UKSTT initiatives, including the emphasis on education, knowledge-sharing and enhancing skills Full story...Scottish Water starts Glasgow mains work
Scottish Water has begun a project to improve the water-mains distribution system in parts of Glasgow, including the Westerton area of nearby Bearsden and parts of Jordanhill and Scotstoun/Partick Full story...Training for trenchless
Former ISTT chairman Dec Downey discusses some recent training initiatives that have taken place globally Full story...Mapping the underworld
Jon Guest outlines a UK initiative, designed to facilitate training in locating, mapping and recording buried utilities Full story...Video guide to improve utility surveys
UK-based The Survey Association (TSA) has unveiled a new video guide to promote its ‘Essential Guide to Utility Surveys’ Full story...More courses, more training
Distance learning and other training courses are needed in the trenchless sector. But what courses should be provided and what is being done about the situation? Full story...NASTT calls for 2012 papers
NASTT call for conference papers: time is running out Full story...
Damage limitation in India
Niranjan Swarup looks at a recent initiative that should see more efficient trenchless works and less damage to Delhi’s roads Full story...
NASTT calls for 2012 papers
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology has issued a call for abstracts for its 2012 No-Dig Show, being held in Nashville, Tennessee on March 11-15 Full story...A city's renaisscance
Garrett Richardson on upsizing a dilapidated sewer in a tricky residential area Full story...J Murphy & Son set to expand into Australia
J Murphy & Sons has signed an agreement with Brisbane-based Pipe & Civil, which will see Murphy expanding its activities into Australia. Full story...Anything but dead
George Demetri on how he used to have a rather jaundiced view of trade shows...until he attended NASTT's No-Dig Washington. Full story...New website for PVC trade body
A new website has been launched by the US-based, not-for-profit, PVC Pipe Association. Full story...No Dig Berlin ready to roll
The 29th International No Dig world congress and exhibition will be held in Berlin, Germany, between May 2-5 Full story...Northeast Trenchless Association elects board members
Following its recent annual meeting, the Northeast Trenchless Association (NTA) in the US announced the election of new board members Full story...
A Capitol affair
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology’s 20th annual No-Dig show will be held on March 27-31 in Washington DC. Here we review a selection of exhibitors Full story...Forthcoming trenchless events
A selection of key trenchless events in 2011 and beyond Full story...Raising competency standards
Ian Clarke looks at how to obtain objective comparisons of contractors’ competencies Full story...Houston, we have the answer
Here is a selection of exhibitors taking the stage at Underground Construction Technology in Houston, US, on January 25-27 2011 Full story...
McElroy launches butt-fusion tester
McElroy has launched the In-Field Tensile Tester, which, it claims, can be used to test high-density polyethylene (HDPE) butt-fusion joins in the field quickly and accurately. Full story...
TT pipeburster in Russian bust-up
A powerful TT rig was used on a difficult pipebursting job near Moscow Full story...ITS completes mammoth swagelining job
Sydney-based ITS Trenchless has accomplished a challenging swagelining rehabilitation in Adelaide using an ABS ropebursting system to install 4.5km of 600mm-diameter polyethylene pipe. Full story...
Going live at Stoneleigh
No-Dig Live 2010, the UK’s principal trenchless event to be held at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, on October 5-7, is looking like it will be the best-ever UK trenchless show. Full story...New Kansas college offers underground technology training
The Kansas Institute of Underground Technology (KIUT)has been launched to offer professional and program certificate training in underground construction. Full story...2010 Northwest Trenchless Conference ready to roll
Trenchless industry professionals are sure to find excellent learning and networking opportunities on offer at the 2010 Northwest Trenchless Conference, due to take place in Edmonton, Canada, on November 17 2010. Full story...
IndSTT to begin damage limitation over road cave-ins
IndSTT- the Indian Society for Trenchless Technology – is to embark on a rigorous rebuttal and re-education exercise following reports that trenchless technology has been responsible for causing numerous cave-ins on roads in the Indian capital. Full story...Euro trenchless in full swing
Michael Schrewe, of ABS Trenchless, reports on two projects which exemplify the problem-solving capacity of trenchless technology Full story...
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 Full story...
Loch Lomond culvert renewals stay on track
Ian Clarke reports on a tricky pipebursting operation in Scotland designed to renew collapsed and blocked culverts Full story...
A win for Trenchless Technologies
South Africa-based Trenchless Technologies recently won the accolade for ‘outstanding performance’ at the 2010 Construction Summit Awards in Johannesburg. Full story...
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. Full story...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 Full story...Innovation fosters safer pipebursting
ABS Trenchless has claimed its newest-generation pipebursting machines have a special pulling rope that allows the completion of jobs hitherto impossible Full story...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? Full story...
Saving time and money
Ian Clarke reports on a novel docking device used on a cable-based pipeburster Full story...
Cutting down disruption
A pre-chlorinated pipe burst in Michigan has set records. Todd Grafenauer of Murphy Pipeline Contractors, reports. Full story...
ICUEE names new event president
Organisers of ICUEE – the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition – have announced that Chris Brahler (right), president and CEO of Illinois-based TT Technologies, will be chairman of the next ICUEE exposition to be held in Louisville, Kentucky on October 4-6, 2011 Full story...New web program shows the way
Egeplast, has launched Web Calculator, a web-based program designed to cut the guesswork out of selecting procedures for laying plastic pipelines Full story...Frank Canon honoured
Frank Canon of Baroid has become the fifth recipient of the Northeast Trenchless Association’s Founders’ Award. Full story...TA Drilling in new dealership tie-up
TA Drilling, the Sussex, UK-based drilling tools and components supplier, has been appointed exclusive dealer for SNDC in the UK and Ireland. Full story...
Exhibitors gear up for Bauma
Carly Lovejoy looks at some of the products that will be showcased at Bauma 2010 Full story...
TT launches Burstform in Middle East
Tracto-Technik (TT) presented its Burstform product to the Middle East at the first Underground Infrastructure Middle East Conference in Bahrain in January. Full story...
Ferro Monk scores in utility evaluation scheme
UK-based wastewater asset and pipeline-rehab specialist Ferro Monk Systems has dome well in an audit and assessment scheme focussing on risk-critical and other issues. Full story...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. Full story...TT seals deals at India show
TT-UK, part of the TT-Group of companies, has announced brisk trading and new orders following its participation at the No-Dig India Show, held in New Delhi last November. Full story...Ditch Witch
At UCT 2010, Ditch Witch will be featuring the PR100, the company’s newest and most powerful pipe bursting system. Full story...TT Technologies
TT Technologies will be showcasing its recently introduced trenchless method for replacing plastic, copper and steel services – the Mini-Grundotugger. Full story...
National Grid renews Grundomat earth-displacement mole contract
National Grid has awarded an earth-displacement mole-supply contract to TT-UK, part of the TT Group of Companies. This follows an exhaustive tender bid procedure through the Achilles UVDB Scheme Full story...
On an upward curve
Carly Lovejoy looks at a range of trenchless projects from the last 12 months Full story...Tracto-Technik in top 100 innovators
Trenchless equipment manufacturer Tracto-Technik has done well in a recent top-100 innovations survey of middle-size companies in Germany Full story...Pipe bursting cracks on
Pipebursting has enjoyed growing acceptance globally as a trenchless technique, partly as a result of the growing popularity of trenchless technology, but also of the many benefits the technique has to offe Full story...
Unlocking the mysteries of the East
When private money takes over the water business, a much higher rate of network rehabilitation often results Full story...
Trenchless for sale or rent
John Rafferty, marketing and field services co-ordinator at California-based TRIC Tools, reports on the rental side of the trenchless sector Full story...Presentation ideas invited for 2010 Pipeline Technology Conference
The 5th Pipeline Technology Conference (PTC - April 19-20 2010) is inviting presentation proposals on all aspects surrounding pipeline systems. Full story...Out of the dark
Carly Lovejoy looks at some of the latest trenchless sewer installations and the equipment used to complete them Full story...Pipeburst pulls through
Vartanov Rem Ronaldovich, director of MUE Vodokanal, a municipal water authority, reports on a recent pipebursting project in Volzhsky Full story...Are you ready for 2010?
Starting January 2010, Trenchless World will be giving its readers the chance to promote their projects in our ‘Project 2010’ feature. Projects can be recently completed or near completion. Full story...A triumph on a tight site
Pipebursting was successfully used to upsize a German town sewer, where space restrictions and the local geology made for a tricky operation Full story...Pipebursting success stories
Jesper Nielsen of the Denmark-based Scandinavian No-Dig Centre (SNDC), invites three users of SNDC equipment to describe their experiences with pipebursting equipment. Full story...Reliability is everything
Joseph Abbott of Godwin Pumps looks at the factors to be considered when pumping is required on a gravity sewer flow diversion Full story...Pure pleasure for Plano pipe burst
Jeff White, of US-based Earth Tool Company, looks at a challenging static and pneumatic pipe-burst in Texas Full story...Hammerhead rolls out new website
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, North America’s largest manufacturer of piercing tools, pipebursting and pipe-ramming systems, has launched a revamped, state-of-the-art website. Full story...IPR acquires Underground Technologies
US-based pipe-rehab company Inland Pipe Rehabilitation (IPR) has announced its acquisition of Underground Technologies, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Full story...
Toronto No-Dig Show 2009 creating a buzz
NASTT (the North American Society for Trenchless Technology) reports strong interest in the International No-Dig Show 2009, to be held at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Canada, between March 29 and April 3, 2009. Full story...READ THE LATEST PRINT EDITION:
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