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Combined dealership group to rebrand as Vermeer All Roads
August 19, 2019 – Annapolis Junction, MD — Vermeer Mid Atlantic, an All Roads company, continues its expansion into the industrial equipment industry with the acquisition of Vermeer Northeast, a Pinnacle Award-winning dealer partner of Vermeer Corporation with locations in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The addition of the three locations makes the combined entity one of the largest Vermeer dealer partners in the country with 15 locations covering a service area that includes South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
“Vermeer Mid Atlantic’s demonstrated market leadership is greatly enhanced by the addition of Vermeer Northeast,” said Mark Boyle, President of Vermeer Mid Atlantic. “Vermeer Northeast is a highly talented team with deep expertise and a passion for delivering results to its first-rate customer base. We look forward to delivering exceptional service and building on the success the Vermeer Northeast team has established in the market over the last 50+ years.”
In conjunction with the acquisition and as a reflection of the changing geographic footprint of the organization, Vermeer Mid Atlantic and Vermeer Northeast will adopt a new brand name – Vermeer All Roads. This change aligns the company’s branding to better represent the markets it serves, which now span the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Ohio Valley.
“We have great respect for and pride in our heritage and our brands which have been the foundation of our organization, including Vermeer Mid Atlantic, Vermeer Sales and Service Inc, and Vermeer Northeast,” added Boyle. “We are excited about this new chapter and the opportunity to further expand our regional footprint under the Vermeer All Roads brand.”
Vermeer All Roads plans to invest in additional expansion locations, on-the-road service trucks, and customer service representatives in the Northeast to drive growth and better serve its customers in core industries including underground construction, surface mining, utility installation, tree care, equipment rentals, landscaping, and organic recycling.
About Vermeer All Roads
Vermeer All Roads – a dealership group with 15 locations serving the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Ohio Valley markets – is a full-service, Pinnacle Award-winning equipment dealer that specializes in selling, leasing, training and servicing Vermeer NAVIGATOR® horizontal directional drilling machines, equipment for utility installation, tree care, organic recycling and wood waste processing. Equipped to Do More.®, the extensive product line, pre-owned inventory, expansive parts catalog and professional staff have made Vermeer All Roads a top-performer in the Vermeer Corporation dealer partner network. Visit VermeerAllRoads.com for more information.
About Vermeer Corporation
Vermeer Corporation delivers a real impact in a progressing world through the manufacture of high-quality underground construction, tree care, surface mining, environmental and agricultural equipment. With a reputation for durability and reliability, that equipment is backed by localized customer service and support provided by independent dealers around the world.
To learn more about Vermeer Corporation, products, the dealer network and financing options, visit Vermeer.com.
About All Roads
Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, All Roads represents one of the largest privately held, multi-channel retail and commercial services enterprises spanning over 30 locations in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Ohio Valley. The company employs over 700 people and maintains 16 brands through its four operating divisions: Vermeer All Roads, Kenworth Mid Atlantic, Norris Automotive Group, and the Norris Commercial Division.
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Perfect for hard rock and fractured ground formations
THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT USA, August, 2019:
Numa, the world’s leading drilling technology provider, has released a range of HDD Drilling Systems designed for productive and efficient drilling in hard rock and fractured ground formations.
“Numa has a long history of serving the HDD market and with our range of HDD Drilling Systems we enhance our ability to serve our customers with the right products for the job,” said Numa President, Ralph Leonard. “Our high quality, Made in the USA HDD products provide the right balance of performance and dependability without sacrificing tool life.”
Numa’s HDD Drilling Systems consist of a variety of HDD components including hammers, bits, side load sonde housings, bent subs, and adaptors which are capable of drilling holes 4″ to 7-1/2″ (102 mm to 191 mm) in diameter. Some of the many benefits Numa touts for the HDD hammer line include: improved steerability, fast penetration rate, simplified field maintenance, reduced air requirements, and lower overall cost per foot.
With deep experience in rock drilling, Numa purposely designed their HDD hammers to drill longer in difficult rock conditions. Furthermore, a single bore design allows for a maximum bore diameter in conjunction with providing optimum life against abrasion. The full line of Numa’s HDD Drilling Systems is made up of the models indicated below with a full description on their website product page.
- HDD 35 for drilling holes 3-7/8” to 4” (98 mm – 102 mm) in diameter
- HDD 40 for drilling holes 4-3/4” to 5” (121 mm – 127 mm) in diameter
- HDD 50 for drilling holes 5-3/4” to 6-1/8” (146 mm – 156 mm) in diameter
- HDD 60 for drilling holes 7″ to 7-1/2″ (178 mm – 191 mm) in diameter
Numa will be featuring their HDD Drilling Systems in booth #1905 at the ICUEE 2019 show happening October 1-3 in Louisville, Kentucky.
ABOUT NUMA
Numa is the world’s leading drilling technology provider, dedicated to ongoing product innovation and results-oriented consistency. We’ve built a strong legacy of high quality, U.S. made hammers and bits for drilling holes 3½ – 50½ inches (89 -1283 mm) in diameter. With over 100 hammer and bit products serving 11 different industries, our products are capable of drilling vertical, horizontal, and reverse circulation holes in hard rock and unconsolidated formations.
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Project Profile:
Salt Lake City Public Utilities is increasing capacity and upgrading a portion of their sanitary sewer collection system from 1500 S – 2700 W to Redwood Road. The project bid in January 2019 and Whitaker Construction was selected as the low bidder. BTrenchless Inc. was awarded the grade-critical tunneled crossing of I-215, a major interstate in Salt Lake City. The tunnel was designed as a 466LF long, 48″ diameter steel casing with a future 30″ HOBAS carrier pipe skid in it afterwards. BTrenchless decided to upsize the casing to 51″ diameter to match the dimensions of their Akkerman SL51 Microtunnel Boring Machine (MTBM). The center of the tunnel was about 7FT below the water table with extremely soft soil consisting of lean clay, fat clay, and silty sand. This type of ground water and soil condition suits itself well for a MTBM installation method.
During design the team discovered an old as-built drawing of a now abandoned 12″ diameter concrete pipe in the path of the tunnel at approximately 320LF out. A series of GBM pilot tubes were installed ahead of the 51″ diameter tunnel launch in an attempt to proof the drive and find this pipe. Two of the
four pilot tube drives were deflected in this area; indicating that something was out there. After lots of internal discussions the decision was made to carry on with the original design and attempt to tunnel through this questionable area at 320LF out. While carefully tunneling through this area, a large pocket of river rock was discovered, but no remnants of any concrete pipe were ever found. This was great news for the project team. The end result was a successfully installed 51″ casing under I-215 for Salt Lake City Public Utilities, allowing Whitaker Construction to continue on with their project as planned.
Photos: Morty the Tunnel Rat and two members of the BTrenchless Crew getting ready for an Akkerman MTBM launch.
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PELLA, Iowa, – With 24 locations throughout Michigan and Indiana, MacAllister Rentals, the region’s authorized CAT Rental Store, rents, sells, and services a wide range of high-quality equipment from Caterpillar and over 50 other manufacturers. As a part of the Indiana-based and family-owned MacAllister Machinery, MacAllister Rentals has an impeccable reputation for supplying contractors with first class service, in-depth technical knowledge, and top-notch equipment including the Vermeer Vac-Tron Series trailer vacs.
Project Challenge
The team at MacAllister Rental wanted to offer customers with an effective soft excavation method that would deliver outstanding productivity safely. They were familiar with vacuum excavators but wanted to find an equipment partner that manufactured quality machines that were easy to operate and efficient to run.
Solution
MacAllister Rental added Vac-Tron vacs to its fleet eight years ago. Since then, rental demand for these machines has increased significantly, and the rental store has continued to grow its fleet of Vac-Tron vacs. “We feel that CAT is the leader in the hydraulic excavator industry and the Vac-Tron series trailer vac is an industry leader in the vacuum excavator industry, so it fits very well with what we are trying to accomplish,” said Dan Hickman, district sales manager.
According to Chad Brogan, a sales representative with MacAllister Rental, most of their customers use Vac-Tron vacs for precise excavation when conventional excavation is not able to be used. “We have also found other uses for the Vac-Tron vacs with construction and foundation cleanup after heavy rains. It was a no brainer to add it to our fleet because we want to provide the best solutions for our customers,” he added.
Results
“Customers have commented that when they have these on their jobsites, they really have a vacuum, pressure washer, and an air compressor all built into one piece of equipment,” explained Hickman. “I can’t say it enough; contractors can be much more efficient using Vac-Tron vacs than other excavation methods when working around fiber optics, gas or water lines, as well as near foundations and wells. All that material gets sucked up into a self-contained unit, and they can dispose of it where they want to. Our customers get a cleaner jobsite, the job gets done faster with a lot fewer people, so it makes them money,” he concluded.
Learn more about Vac-Tron by visiting vactron.com.
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KOBUS SERVICES are delighted to announce that the business has won the Abbott Award for Innovative Products & Services for their KPP400 series Pipe Puller at the recent NASTT No-Dig Show in Chicago.
The award, bestowed by a specially selected judging panel, was given during the show in appreciation of the truly ground-breaking and innovative nature of the product.
The Kobus Pipe Puller KPP400 series has been recognized as the next generation in efficient and effective trenchless rehabilitation pipe repair and replacement technology.
The award recognizes the effort and investment that has been placed into the development of a system designed to help significantly impact the global problem of old service pipes falling into disrepair, leaking, reaching end of life or creating water quality issues.
Kobus Pipe Puller enables the trenchless replacement of gas and water service pipes connecting mains to properties the world over. Now in use in UK, North America, and Australasia, the benefits of the system include less disruption before, during and after works, lower reinstatement costs, higher productivity and overall reduced cost.
There are also compelling ecological and environmental benefits in completely removing the old pipes from the ground, something other techniques cannot guarantee, eliminating the potential environmental damage leaving it in situ may cause.
Tom Atienza and Simon Drain gratefully received the Award during the show and were mentioned during a presentation at the Gala Dinner.
“The Award was a big surprise as this was our first time visiting and exhibiting at the No Dig Show. NASTT have been enthusiastic supporters of Kobus Pipe Puller and we’ve been working hard to build a North America customer base, which obviously has huge potential and has been very welcoming” said Tom Atienza, operations director.
“We’re grateful to NASTT, sponsors and Benjamin Media for a well-organized No-Dig Show, and congratulations to the other entrants in the Innovative Products Award category”.
Visit kobuspipepuller.com to learn more how Kobus Pipe Puller 300 series (free standing) and 400 series (excavator mounted) can significantly enhance your pipe removal operation.
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May 1, 2019: Pipe Lining Supply announces its 15th anniversary as a nationwide, full‐service,
Pipe Rehabilitation Distributor.
Pipe Lining Supply (PLS) was founded on January 1, 2004 by Linda Heisler. Her primary focus was the CIPP industry in the California area. She saw a need to service customers with reasonably priced materials and great customer service. Two years later her husband John Heisler joined the company bringing a wealth of expansive knowledge of the industry including CIPP Lateral Lining, Pipe Bursting, HDD, Pipe Coating, Sewage Lining, Open Cut and Cover,
Water and Sewer Utility work.
Since 2004 Pipe Lining Supply, has evolved to a reputable company that manufactures and
distributes CIPP lateral lining equipment such as the Quik‐Shot™ System (launched in 2009),
resin and lining materials. In 2017, PLS introduced its AIPPR Quik‐Coating System designed for
drain, waste and vent (DWV) piping extending pipe life by 50+ years. PLS offers a full line of
equipment, materials and expert training to plumbers and drain cleaners so they have a “one
stop shop” in the pipe rehabilitation industry.
The company has also expanded its market, their team includes technical experts across the
USA, but also have a presence nationwide. “Pipe Lining Supply has experienced exceptional
growth and development over the past years” said Heisler. “Moving forward, our focus will
remain the same as day one, offering great equipment and materials with top notch training
and superior customer support.”
Over the past 15 years, Pipe Lining Supply has been evolving into a successful business that is a
leader in the industry with an enthusiasm to keep it growing and changing in the most
competitive way possible.
For more information on Pipe Lining Supply and their products please visit
http://www.pipeliningsupply.com
Contact info: Michelle Strasburg
Director of Marketing
info@pipeliningsupply.com
Phone: +1‐888‐354‐6464
August 19, 2019 – Annapolis Junction, MD — Vermeer Mid Atlantic, an All Roads company, continues its expansion into the industrial equipment industry with the acquisition of Vermeer Northeast, a Pinnacle Award-winning dealer partner of Vermeer Corporation with locations in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The addition of the three locations makes the combined entity one of the largest Vermeer dealer partners in the country with 15 locations covering a service area that includes South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
