A/C May be the Secret to Landing the Best HDD Operators
Contributed by VermeerA/C may be the secret to landing the best HDD operatorsCreature comforts.It’s a term with a specific meaning. But it also speaks to the various challenges the HDD market is facing.Creature comforts are the features on a horizontal directional...
Cardno Announces New UAS and Remote Sensing Data Analytics Services in the U.S.
Cardno’s UAS and Remote Sensing Data Analytics staff will work closely with established Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and Survey teams to provide cutting-edge technology anywhere in the U.S. PORTLAND, ORE. (November 3, 2015) – Professional infrastructure and...
Røssåga Main Beam sets Norwegian Milestone
Robbins Machine is the first TBM to break through in Two Decades A crowd of crew members gathered to celebrate in front of a newly emerged hard rock TBM on December 10, 2015 in northern Norway, but their celebration was about more than just a breakthrough. The...
Numa Adds to Field Technician Team
Jared Griffiths Provides Rock Solid Expertise to Drillers THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT USA, December 11, 2015– Numa, the leading designer and manufacturer of down hole hammers and bits, has announced the addition of Jared Griffiths as a Field Technician. The addition...
EPA Announces $19 Million for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Nevada
Release Date: 12/22/2015 Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, 415-947-4149, PerezSullivan.Margot@epa.gov SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $19 million in funding to Nevada for investments in statewide improvement in...
EPA Announces $19 Million for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Nevada
Release Date: 12/22/2015 Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, 415-947-4149, PerezSullivan.Margot@epa.gov SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $19 million in funding to Nevada for investments in statewide improvement in...
25 Years Ago This Week…
NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago? On Christmas Day, 1990, "The Godfather Part III" directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia premiered. Also on Christmas Day, 1990, the first successful trial run of...
EPA Approves Revisions to Pueblo of Pojoaque Water Quality Standards
Release Date: 12/17/2015Contact Information: Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.govDALLAS – (Dec. 16, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved revisions to the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s water quality standards. The Clean Water...
Ed Malzahn, Ditch Witch Founder and Industry Icon, Dies at 94
PERRY, Okla., Dec. 15, 2015 - The Ditch Witch family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of the company's founder and industry icon Ed Malzahn on Friday. He was 94. Malzahn changed the way the world's utility infrastructure is installed and maintained when he...
Efficiency is More than Drilling Fast
Contributed by Vermeer Efficiency is more than drilling fast “Efficiency” is a word that gets used a lot in the horizontal directional drilling world. However, if your sole focus is on improving efficiency while drilling, you’re already operating inefficiently....