25 Years Ago This Week…
NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago? On June 28, 1990, Susan Lucci loses the Daytime Emmy Award for the 11th time. On June 30, 1990, East & West Germany merge their economies. On July 4, 1990, 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat...
Vermeer Introduces New D23x30 S3 Drill for Utility Installations
Drill sets industry standard for productivity, reliability and quiet operation PELLA, Iowa — The Vermeer D23x30 S3 Navigator® horizontal directional drill (HDD) packs speed and power into a shorter, narrower design to help increase productivity when working in urban...
Tri-State Utilities Celebrates 25 Years in 2015
Tri-State Utilities - Chesapeake, Virginia - This September will be the 25th Anniversary of Tri-State Utilities! In addition, this April marked the 15 year anniversary of the licensee agreement between Tri-State Utilities and CIPP Corp. It is amazing how fast that 15...
Making a Difference through Green Streets Funding
by Tom Damm Transforming lives is something Sarah’s Hope in Baltimore does every day as an emergency homeless shelter for families. But this week, the focus at the safe haven was on a different type of transformation: replacing the asphalt and concrete on the property...
25 Years Ago This Week…
NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago? On June 22, 1990, Adam Sandler joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live". On June 23, 1990, TV Guide selected Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year. On June 26, 1990, it was 122°F in Phoenix, Arizona! That’s...
‘Massive’ Refusal Can’t Push Auger Boring Crew Off Target
In underground construction, you pretty much expect the unexpected. So it wasn’t a shock when an auger boring crew from Nix Construction hit … something that stopped them cold even though they’d just successfully completed a bore using a pilot tube system in the other...
North American-Made Robot Travels Under Iconic George Street in Scotland Repairing Gas Infrastructure Without Disruption
US-Based ULC Robotics’ CISBOT Robot is Deployed Underground for UK Gas Utility SGN HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., June 17, 2015 – ULC Robotics, a leading robotics, energy services and research and development company focused on the energy and utility industries, has deployed its...
Fifteen Projects Unveiled to ‘Green’ Local Communities, Create Jobs and Manage Stormwater Runoff
Release Date: 06/16/2015 Contact Information: Chesapeake Bay Trust: Molly Alton Mullins 410-271-3469 mmullins@cbtrust.org; EPA: David Sternberg at 215-814-5548 sternberg.david@epa.gov BALTIMORE – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake...
25 Years Ago This Week…
NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago? On June 15, 1990, "Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty & Madonna premiered in theaters. On June 16, 1990, "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer peaked at #8. On June 20, 1990, Asteroid Eureka was discovered. Check in...
Grundoburst Pipe Bursting System Pulls in a Variety of Pipe
AURORA, Ill. – Burst and replace water, sewer, gas and other pipes with the Grundoburst static pipe bursting system from TT Technologies. The Grundoburst can pull in a variety of replacement pipe including PVC, DIP, ABS, cast iron, fusion welded HDPE and VCP jacking...