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Jun 19, 2015
News
HOBAS CC-GRP Culverts DN 3000 Jacked Under Railway
When a pipeline route crosses a railway embankment, jacking is usually the optimal installation method as it does not require disruptions in rail traffic. In the village of Cikowice in Southern Poland, four culverts with a diameter of 3000 mm and a length of 34 m each have been jacked under a railway line for the sake of flood control. HOBAS Poland supplied the required GRP pipes for this challenging project.
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Jun 15, 2015
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Schedule Set for the British Columbia Trenchless Technology Road Show
After 14 years in Ontario, the Trenchless Technology Road Show heads west to Vancouver/Richmond, British Columbia to provide a platform to educate municipal, engineering and contractor personnel on the benefits of trenchless methods.
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Jun 11, 2015
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Axalta Celebrates Nap-Gard 50 Year Anniversary
Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, celebrates 50 years of Nap-Gard® fusion bonded epoxy thermosetting coatings. Since 1960, Nap-Gard FBE grades have been used from the coldest regions of Alaska to the hottest regions of the Middle East.
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Jun 08, 2015
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Challenging fresh water pipe rehabilitation
DALROD was recently involved in a technically demanding project to keep water flowing to a major cement works in Essex, UK.
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Jun 05, 2015
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Evaluation models for the assessment of the structural and operational condition of drain and sewer systems – Part II
This is the second part of the technical report series “Evaluation models for the assessment of the structural and operational condition of drain and sewer systems“. It is about the advanced evaluation model STATUS Sewer.
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Jun 03, 2015
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Steve Vick signs up with dutch company on live mains insertion
Steve Vick International has signed a contract with infrastructure specialists Van Voskuilen Woudenberg b.v. The Dutch company will promote and carry out Live Gas Mains Insertion throughout The Netherlands.
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Jun 01, 2015
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Pipe Bursting Manufacturer, TRIC Tools, Kicked off Spring with Three Key California PHCC Trade Shows
Pipe Bursting equipment manufacturer, TRIC Tools, participated in three California Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors (PHCC) events in March and April. TRIC exhibited at the 40th Annual Greater Los Angeles PHCC Flow Expo, the 36th Annual Northern Californa PHCC Trade Show and the 16th Annual Sacramento Valley PHCC Trade Show.
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May 28, 2015
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Rhino Linings Corporation Names Flow-Liner Systems, Ltd as Distributor of CIPP Lining Products
Strategic partnership will combine Rhino Linings® high performance products and Flow-Liner Systems' knowledge and advancements in the cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) market.
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May 26, 2015
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Rugged Robbins TBM and Conveyors go for Gold in Indianapolis
Record-Setting Main Beam Completes Additional Tunnel, All within Original Project Schedule
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May 21, 2015
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Pipe Express®: fast installation through groundwater near Stockholm
Herrenknecht's newly developed semi-trenchless method for pipeline installation has completed its third successful mission. South of Stockholm, using Pipe Express® Züblin Scandinavia AB installed a water pipeline more than a kilometer in length within twelve days. Groundwater lowering was not required despite a water level just below the terrain's surface. Compared to conventional open-cut construction the method has significantly less impact on the environment, while simultaneously minimizing costs.
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May 18, 2015
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Leaving Stones Unturned - CIPP Leaves Stones Unturned
Cured-in-place-pipe technique renews wastewater lateral while sparing landmark bridge
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May 15, 2015
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Stanley Consultants’ West Side Diversion Tunnel Wins ACEC National Honor Award
Engineering Excellence Awards competition celebrates the world’s most outstanding project achievements in the field of engineering.
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May 12, 2015
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UK first for innovative Nottingham sewage treatment plant
An innovative three-stage biological sewage treatment process, which cuts costs and improves efficiency, is approaching final commissioning at Nottingham’s Stoke Bardolph wastewater treatment works.
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May 08, 2015
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New Pipe Inspection Crawler STORMER S3000 Inspects Pipelines at Double the Speed of Most Conventional Viewing Devices
Featuring Highly Adjustable Design and Several Speed Options, STORMER S3000 is Designed for Highly Efficient Inspections of Wide Range of Pipelines
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May 06, 2015
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Evaluation models for the assessment of the structural and operational condition of drain and sewer systems – Part I
This is the first contribution of a three-part series that deals with the following approach: "Evaluation models for the assessment of the structural and operational condition of drain and sewer systems". It is motivated by the fact that evaluation models serve as helpful tools for an assessment of the current structural/operational condition of a drain and sewer system and for establishing of a benchmark for prioritizing maintenance and rehabilitation activities based on data acquired from inspections of structural/ operational conditions plus possible influencing conditions.
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May 04, 2015
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Large-scale projects in small diameters win GSTT Award 2015
Two projects in which microtunnelling machines from Herrenknecht are
driving new sewers have been awarded the "GSTT Award 2015" by the German
Society for Trenchless Technology e.V. (GSTT).
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Apr 29, 2015
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Berlin hosts PLASTIC PIPES XVIII
PLASTIC PIPES XVIII Conference and Exhibition will be hosted at Berlin’s InterContinental 12 – 14 September 2016. Organizers of the event expect at least 450 participants drawn from all sectors of the plastic pipes industry and from over 40 countries.
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Apr 22, 2015
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Breakthrough Robbins Machine Breaks Through
"Crossover" TBM Completes Mine Tunnels
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Apr 20, 2015
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McElroy introduces the In-Ditch 48: Large-diameter machine for close-quarter fusions
The launch of McElroy’s In-Ditch 48 brings fusion capability to confined work settings using large-diameter pipe.
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Apr 17, 2015
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Yorkshire Water trials innovative sewer pipe lining technology
UK utility Yorkshire Water has undertaken the UK’s first trials of an innovative technology for lining sewer pipes. Nu Flow’s Nu Drain cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) liner has only just become available to UK utilities, but has already been applied widely across North America.
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Apr 15, 2015
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Announcing the Crossover Series of Robbins TBMs
Dual Mode Machines bridge the gap in Mixed Ground
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Apr 13, 2015
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Thousands of jobs to be created as contractors named for London’s "super sewer"
The preferred tenderers have been identified to build the Thames Tideway Tunnel, it has been announced recently.
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Apr 09, 2015
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CargoCap as guest of the United Nations
A phone call from George G. Georgiadis, Secretary of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), to CargoCap GmbH was the starting signal for a presentation of the CargoCap system of potentially historic significance. A high-ranking jury under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Theodor W. Hänsch, Nobel Laureate in Physics in 2005, proclaimed CargoCap one of the “100 pioneering products which will change our lives”.
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