Robbins Single Shield Breaks Through Turkey’s Hardest Rock
Resilient TBM completes Bahçe-Nurdaği Railway On July 24, 2020, a jubilant ceremony marked a milestone for southern Turkey’s arduous Bahçe-Nurdaği High-Speed Railway Tunnel. The first TBM-driven portion of tunneling using an 8.0 m (26.2 ft) diameter Robbins Single...
Midwest Mole Moves to Employee Stock Ownership, Prepares for Future with Refined Branding
CEO, second-generation owner, Dan Liotti announces retirement Greenfield, Indiana -- August 25, 2020 -- Midwest Mole Inc., a premiere specialty underground contractor providing boring, trenchless tunneling and directional drilling services throughout the Midwest and...
Remembering Ron Halderman (1947-2020)
In May of 2020 the trenchless community lost one of the pioneers of the horizontal directional drilling industry. Ron Halderman will be remembered as an innovator and visionary. Ron graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and worked in the drilling industry for...
AI/Computer Vision Startup Led by Industry Veterans Revolutionized Sewer Inspection
SewerAI secures $2 million in seed funding for its breakthrough technology San Francisco, CA, August 3, 2020—SewerAI , a startup that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to inspect, identify and analyze sewer infrastructure defects before they reach...
Bo Botteicher Joins Lithos Engineering to Lead Rehabilitation Services Market Sector
Lithos Engineering is thrilled to announce the addition of Richard (Bo) Botteicher, PE to their team. Bo brings over 20 years of experience in the underground infrastructure industry including extensive trenchless new installation and rehabilitation projects for the...
Total Equipment, Inc. Expands Vermeer Industrial Representation, Rebrands in Caribbean Region
Total Equipment, Inc., a full-line Vermeer Industrial dealer headquartered in Puerto Rico, today announced it has acquired the rights from Vermeer Caribbean to represent the Vermeer Industrial product line in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Haiti and the Dominican Republic....
Madewell Products Initiates Advisory Council
(Alpharetta, GA – June 17, 2020) With every intent to grow responsibly, Madewell® Products Corporation initiates an Advisory Council comprised of five executives of top producing contracting partners among its nation-wide network of Certified Applicators. This...
IPC Names Dr. Maureen Carlin Vice President as Bothar’s Global Footprint Expands to US
The Bothar Group of companies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maureen Carlin as Vice President of Engineering and Preconstruction Services for the United States (US) division. Dr. Carlin's hiring marks Bothar's expansion into the US market through the...
Pipe Bursting vs. Open Cut Excavation Comparison When Replacing Water Main (Video)
Thank you to Murphy Pipelines for this guest post. Check out the video! Watch the video of a typical day of pre-chlorinated pipe bursting View what a 'typical' day of pre-chlorinated pipe bursting looks like when replacing water main in a residential neighborhood....
Barbco Has Strong First Quarter Financial Results
East Canton, OH — Barbco, Inc. was deemed an essential industry and has been working during the Ohio’s stay-at-home directive. The company has been adhering to and exceeding both the Federal and State’s strict protective guidelines to ensure employee safety through...