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We are proud to spotlight NASTT’s 2017 No-Dig Show Silver Sponsor, Inliner.
Inliner Technologies, LLC was established to manage, promote and continue to develop the CIPP technologies used by the Inliner® network of installers. Inliner® was first introduced to the United States in 1989 by the Kanal-Müeller Gruppe International, a German company who had been installing the product in Europe since 1985. In 1991, Reynolds Inc., a large Midwestern water and wastewater contractor decided to add the process of installing Cured-in-Place pipe (CIPP) to their roster of services as an Inliner® licensee soon to be joined by Kenny Construction Company, Lametti & Sons, and Western Slope Utilities,and finally, Clean Water Works, Inc. in the network of Inliner installers. In 1999, Reynolds Inc. would purchase the technology and rights to license the Inliner® process establishing Inliner Technologies,LLC as the technology and licensing company and Liner Products, LLC, the liner manufacturing company, both headquartered in Paoli, Indiana.
In 2005, Reynolds, Inc. was acquired by Layne, and as a result, Inliner Technologies and Liner Products, LLC are now part of the Layne corporate structure. With a successful track record since 1989, the sustained growth of the network has led to the current organization of certified installers consisting of over 40 crews, who together have installed over 25 million feet of Cured-in-place pipe. This organization shares in the development of improved processes, materials and most recently the introduction of a UV-Cured product known as Inliner STX.
Inliner Technologies is an industry leader in Cured-in-Place pipe renewal (CIPP), and offers trenchless pipeline rehabilitation solutions to municipal and industrial clients looking for safe, cost-effective, and long-term solutions for their aging infrastructure needs.
Inliner® Cured-in-Place pipe (CIPP) product has been used throughout the U.S. and Canada to protect, seal and renew over 25 million feet of sanitary, storm and industrial process piping.
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We are proud to spotlight NASTT’s 2017 No-Dig Show Silver Sponsor Global Machinery.
Global Machinery was founded with the primary focus of selling used utility construction equipment internationally. Associates were established to market quality used units and to provide service support in entry markets I South America and Southeast Asia. In 1996, Global Machinery expanded into the rental business with the acquisition of Cable Placing Equipment Company. This company specialized in the rental of utility construction equipment focused initially on the telecom fiber installation market. Global Machinery’s focus is on the rental, sale, service and support of utility construction equipment used in utilities installation and maintenance.
Global Machinery has grown and expanded since it began 20 years ago. They have broadened their rental fleet and lines of dealer representation of major utility equipment and have expanded into the tree care industry be representing several industry leading manufacturers.
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OLATHE, Kansas, July 10, 2017 — Vermeer Great Plains, a full-service construction equipment dealer with locations in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Western Missouri, is now 100 percent employee-owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
As part of the new ESOP structure, Scott Ryals, former General Manager of Vermeer Great Plains, has taken on responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer. He leads the dealership with a vision focused on maximizing and improving the customer experience, though this goal is nothing new for the dealer’s employees.
“Since Vermeer Great Plains was founded, we have placed a high emphasis on serving our customers, Ryals said.” “The new ESOP plan will only reinforce this culture as the dealership’s success will directly benefit our employees who work every day to take care of our customers. We’re all working toward the same goal.”
Research shows that an employee ownership structure creates a positive work environment as employees all work towards a common goal. In the upcoming months, the employees of Vermeer Great Plains will be further educated about the new ESOP structure.
“The transition to the ESOP means the employees will receive an added future benefit based on how well we all grow the company,” Ryals said.
Customers have always been the most important aspect of the Vermeer Great Plains vision. They can expect even better service as the company learns and grows through this transition. According
to the ESOP Association, 84 percent of companies who participate agree the ESOP improved motivation and productivity. The combination of determined employees, excellent leadership and a
fresh employee-owned plan is sure to be a recipe for success and outstanding customer satisfaction at Vermeer Great Plains.
About Vermeer Great Plains
Vermeer Great Plains is a full-service dealer of Vermeer industrial equipment across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Western Missouri. Established in 1964, the dealership has grown to five locations in the region with 80 team members dedicated to sales, parts and service. Now 100 percent employee-owned, the Vermeer Great Plains team supports customers in the treecare, landscape, wood waste, organic recycling and underground utility construction industries. Vermeer and the Vermeer logo are trademarks of Vermeer Manufacturing Company in the U.S. and/or other countries.
© 2017 Vermeer Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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We are proud to spotlight NASTT’s 2017 No-Dig Show Silver Sponsor, Five Star Products.
Since the company began as The Nash Babcock Engineering Company in 1955, founded by H. Nash Babcock, the company’s focus has been to develop products that industrial and commercial customers can trust. Mr. Babcock steered the engineering consulting firm into product development and received more than 100 patents worldwide. As a result of 30 years of growth and an expanding international customer base, the company was renamed Five Star Products, Inc. in 1985 and began marketing an array of precision grouting, waterproofing and concrete restoration products for industrial use. Five Star Products Inc. continues its seamless commitment to provide technically advanced products of quality and reliability to meet customer needs.
Five Star Products, Inc. is a team of professional specialists who inspire practical and creative industrial construction and rehabilitation solutions. Built on over five decades of innovative leadership, Five Star Products, Inc. holds a singular focus to provide solutions that meet the ever-increasing demands of modern industrial construction. When it comes to harsh conditions and environments, your installations must perform. Professionals in the industrial, infrastructure, marine, and commercial industries depend on our product solutions every day across the world. Five Star Products, Inc. provides a comprehensive support system including technical, specification and customer support with an unsurpassed record in the industry. Customers can be confident they will be supported every step of the way with superb expert technical service and by a network of certified distributors and licensees.
Five Star’s proprietary formulations include high-performance cement and epoxy-based products developed specifically for challenging environments and applications. Their renowned high performance, precision, non-shrink Five Star® machinery grouts, structural repair mortars, and anchoring and foundation systems have proven to be the products of choice among engineers and specifiers who are responsible for significant projects and cannot afford to be anything but successful. Five Star Products’ new EZ-Cure® brand of contractor-grade products offer contractors the strength of the Five Star® reputation in value-priced solutions.
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We are proud to spotlight NASTT’s 2017 No-Dig Show Silver Sponsor and Corporate Member Ditch Witch.
A good company is more than just the sum of its products. The Ditch Witch organization is understandably proud of the many innovative products they’ve contributed to the underground construction industry, but they reserve the full force of their pride for the thousands of employees, past and present, who have made these products possible.
Ditch Witch, a trade name of Charles Machine Works, is an American brand of underground utility construction equipment, which has been in operation since 1949. The company is based in Perry, Oklahoma.
Innovation of Ditch Witch® machines started in the 1940s when a compact trenching machine was created to replace the pick and shovel for installation of underground residential utility services.
The Ditch Witch® organization specializes in the design and manufacture of underground construction equipment. The company is a source for trenchers, vibratory plows, horizontal directional drilling systems, drill pipe, downhole tools, vacuum excavation systems, fluid management systems, and mini skid steers.
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We are proud to spotlight NASTT’s 2017 No-Dig Show Silver Sponsor, Digitial Control Incorporated (DCI).
DCI was founded by longtime friends, colleagues, aeronautical engineers, and avid pilots John Mercer and Peter Hambling in 1990 to create the most advanced HDD locating and tracking system in the market. They also wanted to support this system with extraordinary world-class customer service.
DCI revolutionized the HDD industry with the introduction of the DigiTrak Locating system in 1991. The unique features of the new system provided greater accuracy for measuring the depth and location of the drillhead than prior systems. More importantly the new system provided two additional vital orientation parameters, pitch and roll. By knowing the pitch and roll of the drillhead the drill operators could advance the drill much faster and pull back the product easier so the drilling operation became more accurate, productive, and profitable. Almost overnight the other locating systems available at that time became obsolete and DCI steadily built a fast-growing market share.
