TW MAY 2009
Awards reveal UK no-dig sector is thriving
Anyone wanting an idea of the state of UK trenchless technology would have left the UK Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) annual dinner and awards ceremony in Birmingham, England, last month on a pretty upbeat note. Full story...Global News
Awards reveal UK no-dig sector is thriving
Anyone wanting an idea of the state of UK trenchless technology would have left the UK Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) annual dinner and awards ceremony in Birmingham, England, last month on a pretty upbeat note. Full story...New vice president for Insituform
Kenneth L Young has been named vice president and treasurer of Insituform Technologies, as of April 13, 2009. Full story...Gulf conference
Abu Dhabi will host the Second Annual Trenchless Technology Summit on June 7-10 at the Hilton Hotel. Robert Stein, chief executive of S&P Consult GmbH, will chair it. Full story...Features
Indian HDD on the rise
Professor Niranjan Swarup, executive director of the Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (IndSTT), continues his review of HDD projects in India Full story...Fluid facts and figures
Don Carey, president of StraightLine HDD, outlines the basic properties and rules of application concerning drilling fluids in HDD operations. Full story...Maintaining 0.001% of line and grade
Rob Foster of American Augers reports on a difficult auger boring job where securing the pit and providing an adequate base slab was as crucial as maintaining strict line and grade accuracy Full story...Versatile techniques
Carly Lovejoy looks at microtunnelling, the technique, the equipment used, as well as some recent case studies Full story...HDD scores in deep water
An enormous project across the US has involved a 1,700-mile pipeline that has necessitated numerous tricky deep-water HDD bores. Lisa Sanders, of US-based Michels Corporation, reports Full story...Innovation
Sewer line revamp
Germany-based Michel Bau has more than 20 years’ experience in trenchless rehabilitation of sewer lines. The company’s Pipe-in-Pipe-System (below) has become well-known internationally and allows the rehabilitation of sewers made of various materials, including HDPE, polymer concrete, cast iron and stoneware. Full story...TerraMacs' new launch
TerraMacs, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of directional drilling, thrusting and micro-tunnelling equipment, has announced that it has launched its product range in the North American market, having made its debut at the No Dig 2009 Show in Toronto, Canada. Full story...Ridgid steel cutter
Ridgid recently introduced its model 65S Stainless Steel Quick-Acting Tubing Cutter for making faster cuts to stainless steel and other tubes like steel, zinc, copper and aluminium. Full story...Site Search
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