Tri-State Utilities Enters 30th Year of Operation in 2020 and Announces Leadership Team
Tri-State Utilities enters their 30th year of operation in 2020. As they look forward to new leadership and direction, they are excited to announce the following promotions and present their management staff. Tri-State Utilities is pleased to announce that Jonathan...
Denis Pellerin Joins CCI Group of Companies as Managing Director for CCI Inc.
Mr. Denis Pellerin’s role will be to develop CCI’s Engineering and EPC capabilities outside the North American market. He will be based out of Paris, France. Denis Pellerin is a Civil Engineer from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (1983) and has received his MBA...
The Barbera Family Legacy Continues with AccuLine Underground
In the trenchless excavation, horizontal directional drilling, and underground manufacturing industries, one family stands out as leaders in this close-knit community: The Barberas. Family Patriarch, James S. Barbera founded Barbco, Incorporated, a world class...
Robbins Unveils Largest Hard Rock TBM in the U.S. at Mill Creek
Adaptable machine will begin bore at 11.6 m then size down to 9.9 m In December 2019, the City of Dallas, Texas, USA unveiled the largest hard rock TBM ever to bore in the U.S. The 11.6 m (38.1 ft) diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM will excavate the 8 km (5 mi) Mill...
World Trenchless Day Sweepstakes Winner Announced
CDM Smith environmental engineer Ajay Shrivastav, P.E., ENV SP, is the winner of Trenchless Technology’s World Trenchless Day (WTD) Sweepstakes. The WTD Sweepstakes was hosted by Trenchless Technology and was generously sponsored by Akkerman, Applied Felts, Michels...
Pipe Lining Supply’s Introduction to the Quik‐Coating 2020 System
January 2020 – Pipe Lining Supply introduced its Quik‐Coating System in 2017. Today we are happy to announce the Quik‐Coating 2020 System. This system has the exact same core functionality as the initial model with a few exterior changes that have been requested from...
Two Robbins Crossover TBMs to Bore Second Severomuysky Tunnel
40 Years after Original Tunnel, Robbins Returns to Russia In 1979, a 4.56 m diameter Robbins Double Shield TBM was delivered to bore the Severomuysky Service Tunnel, a 15.3 km long railway through the remote mountains of Siberia. Now, 40 years after the original...
Barbco’s Revolutionary FlexBor is Now Patented
November 2019: Barbco, Inc. Co-Owner and CEO, Anthony R. Barbera was granted U.S. Patent #10465460 for the Barbco FlexBor tooling and technology on November 5, 2019! This is a proud moment in this East Canton, Ohio manufacturer’s storied 30-year history of driving...
CIPP Emission Study Webinar – December 17th
Join NASSCO in an industry-wide webinar as the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech (TTC) presents their findings on the Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Emissions Testing Study – Phase II. In response to published reports on the safety of styrene emissions used...
USL Group Acquires Leading Pipe Rehabilitation Equipment Manufacturer
Conyers, GA – November 15, 2019 – USL Group announced today that it has acquired Logiball Inc., a leading manufacturer of trenchless pipe rehabilitation equipment headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in the early 1980s,...