Vermeer Corporation Announces Acquisition of Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC
McLaughlin Group, Inc. and Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC come together as Vermeer MV Solutions. Pella, Iowa, November 12, 2018 – Vermeer Corporation announced its purchase of Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC, and its plans to bring the Florida-based company together with McLaughlin...
HydroScience is Expanding
HydroScience is pleased to announce the opening of their fifth HydroScience office, located in Carlsbad, California, and led by Regional Manager Robert J. (Jud) Warren, PE, BCEE. Jud will be leading their efforts to provide water, wastewater, and recycled water...
HammerHead Trenchless Training Facility Up and Running
Offers expert-led, hands-on curriculum in a distraction-free environment Nov. 6, 2018 – LAKE MILLS, Wisc. – The first class of contractors to graduate from HammerHead University, the world’s most advanced trenchless technique learning center, received manufacturer...
USACE Water Main Rehabilitation Under I-5 in Tacoma, WA
Project profile submitted by Insta-Pipe – Trenchless Pipe Repair using the Pull in Place pressure liner “PRIMUS Line”. Rehabilitation of a 16” cast iron water supply line to Camp Murray Military Base, WA Client: US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Installation...
Oxford Plastics Offers Innovative Products for the Industry
Oxford Plastics is an NASTT member and manufacturer of innovative products. Oxford Plastics has developed innovative products for the temporary covering of trenches. The HS20-44 rated Oxford LowPro 23/05 Composite Modular Road Plates eliminates the need to apply...
That’s a Wrap for Robbins Rock Machine ‘Driller Mike’
Tough TBM and Team overcome the odds with Atlanta breakthrough On October 4, 2018, onlookers watched as a 3.8 m (12.5 ft) diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM completed its epic journey. The TBM, christened “Driller Mike”, after local rapper and activist “Killer Mike”,...
Rock Underground Saves Time and Manpower with Vac-Tron Vacuum Excavator
Rock Underground, located in the city of Greenfield, MN, is an expert in utility work and exclusively uses Vac-Tron units for locating underground utilities. “All we run is Vac-Tron, every crew we have runs a Vac-Tron model,” says Adam Rock, Founder of Rock...
Upgrade of an 8 inch Sewer Force Main with Vertical Bends in Burien, WA
Project profile submitted by Insta-Pipe – Trenchless Pipe Repair using the Pull in Place pressure liner “PRIMUS Line”. Client: Southwest Suburban Sewer District Engineering and Installation Partner: Insta Pipe - Trenchless Pipe Repair, Olympia, WA Year of...
Huge Robbins Slurry TBM makes the Cut
Hiroshima Heavyweight Launches on Expressway Line 5 On September 18, 2018, a Robbins mega-sized slurry machine, measuring 13.7 m (44.8 ft) in diameter, made its first cut into hard rock. The epic launch at an urban jobsite was made possible by Onsite First Time...
GSSI Showcases Newest GPR Equipment at ASNT Annual Conference
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be highlighting its StructureScan Mini XT and StructureScan Mini LT systems, and the StructureScan Palm XT antenna at The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Annual...