Underground Construction articles from April 2004

Underground Construction archives from April 2004

Serving your niche.(Editor's Log)
April 1, 2004... Things change. Never has that age-old understatement been more prevalent than in today's society. And that constant of change has most certainly manifested itself within the underground construction market place. New technologies,...

Transmission grid needs billions in upgrades.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... According to Vice President Clark Gellings for the power delivery and markets of the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. electric transmission grid will require investment of $220 billion over the next 20 years to become fully...

Tampa Bay settles desalination dispute.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... After going to bankruptcy court, the board of directors for Tampa Bay Water has reached a settlement with the engineer-construction contractor, Covanta Tampa Construction, for the regional water 25-mgd desalination plant. The terms of the deal...

Dycom purchases First South.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... Dycom Industries Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL, has completed the purchase of First South Utility Construction Inc., Greensboro, NC, for $50 million in cash and 175,840 shares of Dycom common stock. First South provides telecommunication plant...

Alyeska pipeline upgrade planned.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... The Trans-Alaska Pipeline system plans to start a $300-million upgrade this year. The pipeline's operator has completed preliminary engineering and submitted a proposal to the owners' committee. Approval was expected by early March. ...

Sugarland's capital improvement projects outlined to GCTA.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... City of Sugarland Mayor David G. Wallace delivered an address about the Texas city's capital improvement projects to a crowd of more than 100 at the Feb. 11 luncheon meeting of the Gulf Coast Trenchless Association (GCTA) held at the H.E.S.S....

Bowman named NUCA president.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... William P. Bowman, owner of The Bowman Group in West Berlin, N.J., has been installed as the 38th president of the National Utility Contractors Association. Bowman said he is committed to broadening NUCA's presence in the construction...

Ground Penetrating Radar Institute formed.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... Industry leaders have joined to establish the GPR Institute (GPRI), to provide a complete resource for engineering professionals to learn more about using GPR technology for solving transportation infrastructure problems. Sponsors of the...

WEF, AMSA release utility management integration guide.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) announced the release of Continual Improvement in Utility Management: A Framework Jot Integration. This guide, developed trader a cooperative...

GTI Testing Laboratories receives A2LA accreditation.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... GTI Testing Laboratories, an affiliate of Gas Technology Institute (GTI), has been approved for accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in the mechanical testing field. The scope of A2LA accreditation,...

Pipeline owners lose bid to reclaim over $100 million in relocation costs.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... After more than five-years, the Port of Houston Authority has received a unanimous favorable decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the more than $100 million in costs associated with the relocation of pipelines that cross...

Millennium Phase 1 planned.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... In response to natural gas market demands in the northeastern U.S., the Millennium pipeline project has announced a two phase development plan that involves two of New York's largest energy firms. Millenium Phase 1 will provide supply...

In memorial.(Newsline: for the latest industry developments)
April 1, 2004... Armon H. Bost, an Honorary Member of the Distribution Contractors Association, died March 5, at the age of 94. A funeral service was held March 8 at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, OK. Bost was a longtime supporter of the...

Senate attempts to pass energy bill again.(Washington watch)
April 1, 2004... A Senate energy bill (S. 2095) was expected to come to a vote in March or April on the Senate floor as Republicans in Congress try once more to find a piece of legislation that enough Democrats can vote for. The Senate bill contains the same...

Kundel trench boxes.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... The TUFFGUY Box Shorelite System from Kundel is designed on real world engineering. The result is a lightweight box that can perform a big box job. Assembly is fast and easy because there are fewer parts. Components can be lifted and assembled...

Allied construction products.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... Using Allied's Tren-Shore "fold-flat" design permits quick installation without having to enter an unsecured trench. One person can install and remove the Tren-Shore System, all from above the trench. Folded units stack easily or will fit into...

Speed Shore Corporation.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... Trench Rescue Shoring from Speed Shore is the fastest, safest, most versatile means of rescuing victims trapped in excavation cave-ins. Trained rescue crews can now rely on the world's most preferred technology in excavation safety--Speed...

Quik-Shor.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... Aluminum Quik-Boxes are manufactured by Quik-Shor, and make the perfect rental box for smaller projects where only a rubber-tire backhoe is available. They are able to shore up to 20 feet in depth, and provide easy cross connection by use of...

Efficiency Production.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... Efficiency Production provides a wide selection of standard and custom trench shielding and shoring systems. Efficiency's Trench Shields are made of steel or aluminum, from 4- to 10-inch wall thickness and in lengths and heights to suit a wide...

Mabey Bridge & Shore.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... Mabey Bridge & Shore's JC40 Box is an adjustable strut system that allows the unit to work in excavations up to 14-feet wide (or 20 feet with 8-inch pipe adaptors). Pinned mechanical struts allow the box to be stepped in to the trench, making...

Safe-T-Shore.(Trench Shoring & Safety Products)
April 1, 2004... S3D and S3D three-inch steel shields are perfect for municipal maintenance and repair work since they can be handled by smaller equipment. These shields offer comparable shield capacity with a lower initial cost and less maintenance than...

Multiquip.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Designed for the efficient compaction of soil and gravel in trenches, around retaining walls and for any other challenging job site application Mikasa's MVH-306 Series reversible plate compactor replaces the MVH-304 Series and comes with a host...

BTI.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) introduces the new TC-ME Series of hydraulic compactors, specially suited for installation on mini-excavators, expanding and enhancing the wide range of compaction applications and customer needs addressed by the...

Ingersoll-Rand.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Ingersoll-Rand now offers the SD-25, a 2.6 ton soil compactor, to its TF Series line of soil compactors. This compactor can easily get in and out of 4-foot trenches, and with the patented clamp-on padfoot shell kit, its versatility makes it...

MBW Inc.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... The Airammer is a pneumatically powered rammer that helps eliminate engine related problems. There are no fuel or fuel mixing issues, no carburetor, no spark plug, no exhaust ports or muffler to foul with carbon, no rewind starter, no flooding...

Tramac Corp.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Tramac's hydraulically-powered, boom-mounted vibratory plate compactors make the compaction of backfill in trenches safe because the operator never has to enter the trench. Available in four sizes of boom-mounted compactors to effectively fit...

Caterpillar.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... The 815F soil compactor from Caterpillar features a new engine, serviceability improvements and other enhancements that boost productivity and reduce operating costs. Operating weight for the 815F is 45,765 pounds. Its engine is rated at 240...

Allied construction products.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Allied's Model NT 8900 compactor focuses on narrow trench soil compaction. Appropriately sized to mount on loader backhoes, the Model NT 8900 produces the same compaction power as a 24-inch wide compactor, but does it with a narrow frame and...

Stone construction equipment.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Inside the sleek, high-tech Bulldog Trench Roller is a technological advantage--the Snap-Tek System. The Bulldog's Snap-Tek feature allows a manual unit to be converted to remote operation by simply plugging in the receiver. The system also...

Atlas Copco.(Compaction Equipment)
April 1, 2004... Atlas Copco Construction Tools offers a complete line of 15 hydraulic breakers spanning impact classes from 200 to 15,000 foot-pounds. The units are separated into three categories: the light Penta Breaker(PB) Series, the Medium Breaker(MB)...

President Bush, on campaign trail, visits ISCO Industries.
April 1, 2004... The press had already announced that President George W. Bush would be visiting Louisville, KY, on February 26 for a campaign fund-raising luncheon. What they didn't know is that he'd be making another stop that morning at ISCO Industries. ...

Rain for rent sets stage for president economic forum.
April 1, 2004... President George W. Bush visited Rain for Rent's headquarters in Bakersfield, CA, on March 4, for his second in a series of economic forums to discuss the positive impact of his tax policy for small businesses and tax-paying employees. The...

Municipal Trenchless Workshop comes to NYC metro area, July 20-21.(UCI Seminar Series)
April 1, 2004... An outstanding blend of high-quality presentations, exhibits for leading manufacturers and hands-on live equipment demonstrations will highlight the UCT Seminar Series' Municipal Trenchless Sewer & Water Workshop scheduled for July 20-21 at the...

High quality HDPE pipe: sweeps, fittings available.(First Look)
April 1, 2004... Seamless HDPE pipe sweeps and fittings now are available in North America for natural gas, water, telecommunications, mining and industrial applications. Arc HDPE sweep bends are manufactured in Canada by Pipestar International Inc.,...

Newly formed trenchles association promotes education, standards.
April 1, 2004... Directional drilling contractors in New England have a new association--the Northeast Trenchless Association (NTA). Primary goals are to advance the professionalism of members and to increase awareness or the benefits of trenchless...

DCA 43rd Annual Convention travels to Scottsdale.(Convention Review)
April 1, 2004... The Distribution Contractor Association's 43rd Annual Convention drew almost 280 attendees to the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, AZ, on Feb. 25-29, an increase over last year's convention. Various committee and board meetings opened the convention...

PCCA conventioneers looking forward to recovery.(Convention Review)
April 1, 2004... A sense of "the worst is over" was apparent at the annual Power & Communication Contractors Association Convention, held Feb. 13-17 at the Wyndam El Conquistador Resort in Las Croabas, PR. Though most readily agreed the telecommunications...

One-Call directory.
April 1, 2004... State Center Number ALABAMA Alabama One Call 800-292-8525 Birmingham Area 205-252-444 ALASKA ...

Austin gears up: to solve wastewater problems.(Rehabilitation Technology)
April 1, 2004... Austin, TX, is a city that tackles problems head on especially when it comes to protecting the cherished central Texas quality of life. At the center of that quality of life are the crystal clear creeks and rivers and natural hill country that...

Doty Bros. tackles rehab project.(Rehabilitation Technology)
April 1, 2004... Ask anyone in the energy industry about attention to safety and they will tell you that the prudent operator pays close attention to pipeline performance. So, when Vintage Inc. of Tulsa, OK, suspected they had problems with a wet gas line at a...

NASSCO Convention held in Tucson.(Convention Review)
April 1, 2004... Despite encountering mixed weather conditions, attendees of the NASSCO Annual Convention enjoyed a highly productive meeting and, on the last day of the convention, warm weather and sunshine greeted the NASSCO Golf Tournament The convention was...

Applied Felts Inc.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Applied Felts introduces a new product line to the cured-in-place industry. New product designations include AquaCure, AquaCure PI, CalHose PI, AmbiCure, SteamCure and others. These liners, which bring the same enduring quality Applied Felts...

U-Liner/Rinker Materials.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Today, U-Liner has more than 12,000,000 feet of folded pipe liner in service. The product is manufactured from high-density polyethylene and is re-rounded from its folded shape to create a new pipe within a pipe. The process requires no...

Rib Loc Group Limited.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Rib Loc offers three structural lining systems which are used for renovation of gravity flow sanitary and stormwater sewers that range in diameter from 6 inches to 108 inches. The lining systems trade as Expanda Pipe, Ribsteel, and Rotaloc. Two...

MaxLiner.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... MaxLiner provides the most portable, complete and effective system for small diameter pipe relining. The MaxLiner System is easy--easy to install, easy to afford and easy to learn from our qualified technical support and training personnel....

Insituform Technologies.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Insituform is a worldwide company specializing in trenchless technologies used to rehabilitate, replace and maintain underground pipes. Our processes, used globally, include cured-in-place rehabilitation, fold and form rehabilitation,...

Masterliner.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Masterliner is a worldwide supplier of trenchless pipe rehabilitation products that manufactures both dry felt liners and resin impregnated tubes for a full range of pipe sizes and custom pipe diameters. Masterliner offers four methods of...

National Liner.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... National Liner from the National EnviroTech Group takes the guesswork out of cured-in-place pipeline repair. When you choose National Liner, you're getting more than a superior lining system; you're also getting the satisfaction that it will be...

CIPP Corporation.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... CIPP Corporation is comprised of a team of professional sewer rehabilitation contractors installing the most widely accepted process of renewing collection system piping, cured-in-place pipe. These teams have unequaled experience in all phases...

Novapipe.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... The Novapipe cured-in-place (CIPP) line of products is an engineered non-woven technology designed to correct defects and restore structural integrity of wastewater and conduit. The Novapipe CIPP tube is designed to meet or exceed the standards...

Miller Pipeline Corp.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Miller Pipeline offers the EX Method expanded-in-place pipe to reconstruct sewer or water supply piping with snug-fitting, high-performance PVC piping. It provides a new pipe-within-pipe for durability, corrosion protection and earthquake...

Premier-Pipe USA.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Premier-Pipe is a rehabilitation system specializing in manhole-to-manhole relining and also utilizes lateral, sectional and pressure pipe lining processes to compliment Premier's manhole-to-manhole process. Quality installers are trained in...

Danby of North America.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Danby can now provide you with another option for your entire large diameter culvert lining needs. The Danby Culvert Lining System can rehab culverts with diameters 24 inches and up, any shape (oval, arch, circular, etc.), and any material...

Inliner Technologies.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Inliner Technologies is a licensor of cured-in-place-pipeline (CIPP) renewal systems. Covering applications in gravity piping (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, process sewers, etc.) and pressure piping (sanitary force mains, pressure sewer mains,...

Linabond.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Linabond Inc. has worked with wastewater engineers and contractors for nearly two decades to protect and structurally rehabilitate underground structures utilizing the Linabond Co-Lining principle. The Co-Lining principle combines the...

American Pipe & Plastics.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... [AM-LINER.sup.II] provides cost effective sewer rehabilitation without excavation. [AM-LINER.sup.II] is a strong, seamless, structural PVC lining system which, when installed, is tightly molded to the host pipe. It is available in 6- to 12-inch...

Perma-Liner Industries.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... The need for repairing pipes underground without extensive excavation and property damage is now available using the approved Perma-Lateral Lining System. The Perma-Lateral Lining System is the only system bearing the ANSI/NSF Standard 14...

Trolining.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Trolining's fiber-optic cables can be installed in the wall of its formed-in-place structural pipe so that the relined sewer pipe becomes a right-of-way for the fiber-optic cable owner. This creates a win-win situation throughout the downtown...

Reline America.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Reline America's new lateral lining process combines the curing options of ambient curing technology with a hot curing technology. Reline America's Ultra Violet Curing Process is a complete system from manholes to laterals to mainline including...

Ultraliner.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... Ultraliner's PVC Alloy, a uniquely enhanced PVC pipe, has been specifically engineered for trenchless applications. PVC Alloy provides full-structural integrity with high impacts and dimensional stability. Ultraliner manufactures sizes four to...

Starline trenchless technology.(Lining Systems)
April 1, 2004... With the Starline technology, a seamless circular-woven fabric hose made of polyester fabric with a plastic coating is inserted into the pipe to be lined by the inversion process, and is uniformly glued to the interior wall of the pipe with a...

Mini skid-steers: latest hot rental item.(Rental Focus)
April 1, 2004... The mini skid-steer loader is the latest "hot" product at many rental centers. Size is the most obvious feature that sets mini skids apart from widely-used larger skid-steer models. Specifications differ among manufacturers and models, but...

Volvo CE Rents opens 40th center.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... Volvo Construction Equipment Rents has opened its 40th independently owned Volvo CE Rents equipment rental center franchise in the United States. The new franchise, Rentals Equipment, LLC, owned by Bruce Bourgeois, opened the new rental center...

Prime Energy, Atlas Copco Compressors sign agreement.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... Prime Energy announced that it will outsource the company's service repair business to Atlas Copco Compressors Inc. The alliance gives Prime Energy access to Atlas Copco's service, repair; re-powering and overhaul capabilities, and ensures that...

Rent Pumpex portable drainage pumps.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... Portable drainage pumps enable construction site crews to maintain production schedules by anticipating and managing unexpected groundwater. To alleviate unexpected water accumulation, Pumpex portable drainage pumps are available for rent in...

Dingo TX413 compact utility loader.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... The new Dingo TX 413 was specifically designed and packaged by Toro for the rental industry. Powered by a 13-horsepower Honda gasoline engine, the Dingo TX 413 features the Dingo TX-patented control system for travel direction. Recommended...

HSS RentX reshapes network, opens new branches.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... National rental chain HSS RentX will move quickly under new owner 3i Group to expand its presence in key metropolitan markets, according to a company spokesperson. Plans call for the immediate opening of a new Denver branch in March and a Los...

Kanga compact loader 'Best New Product'.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... HSS RentX announced that the Kanga compact skid-steer loader has won the company's inaugural Customer Choice Award (CCA) based on online balloting throughout 2003. HSS RentX launched the CCA program last year, inviting customers to vote on...

Rob's Hydraulics open house a success.(Rental Update)
April 1, 2004... Roh's Hydraulics, a full service construction equipment dealer for Eastern North Carolina, recently held the first of what is anticipated to be an annual open house. More than 100 people from Charlotte to the Outer Banks were on hand to view...

Amitech USA builds new plant for corrosion resistant pipe systems.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Amitech USA, a member of the Amiantit Group, has completed the first stage of construction of a new $30 million production facility in Zachary, LA. "The state-of-the-art facility," says Michael Livermore, Amitech's marketing manager,...

Godwin Pumps.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Godwin Pumps has promoted Andy Pigott to regional manager. Previously, Pigott was branch manager, Godwin Pumps Virginia Beach office. As regional manager, Pigott will oversee the Virginia Beach and Richmond rental branch offices for Godwin. In...

Daewoo.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Daewoo Heavy Industries America has launched a new online parts ordering system to North American Daewoo dealers. The new system allows dealers to create personalized purchase orders, as well as to manage these orders to streamline the parts...

Utility locate mapping services.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Utility Locate Mapping Services (ULMS), an InfraSource Company, announced the appointment of Tim Story as its president. ULMS is a national underground facilities location and protection services provider for utility, governmental,...

American Water Works Association.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the election of Andrew W. Richardson as its next president-elect. Richardson, a principal and director of the Phoenix and Las Vegas offices of the consulting firm Greeley and Hansen,...

EIP Associates.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... EIP Associates named John Moynier as senior water resources manager of the Water Resources Group. Moynier will manage water resources, planning and regulatory compliance projects for EIP's clients throughout California. Moynier brings more than...

PLCA.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... The Pipe Line Contractors Association has awarded six recipients with $5,000 annual scholarships each front the PLCA Scholarship Committee at the recent 56th convention. The recipients included: Drew Anders, son of Dale Anders, Henkels & McCoy...

Spalding DeDecker.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Spalding DeDecker is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The consulting civil engineering and surveying company was founded in 1954 by Vernon Spalding and Frank DeDecker, who started the company in a small store front office on Woodward...

LaBarge Pipe & Steel.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... LaBarge Pipe & Steel has opened a new steel pipe coating plant in Houston. LaBarge will apply external Fusion Bond Epoxy coatings to steel pipe in sizes from 8 5/8-inch O.D. to 42-inch O.D. with maximum lengths of 65 feet. LaBarge specializes...

Klotz Associates.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Katherine Mears, P.E., has been promoted to project manager in the Infrastructure Division of the consulting engineering firm's Houston office. Mears has provided engineering services for a variety of water, wastewater, streets and drainage...

Atlas Copco.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... With the purchase of Krupp's hydraulic hammer business in June 2002, a manufacturer of 200 to 15,000 foot/pounds class hydraulic hammers, Atlas Copco secured a complete product line to fully complement its hammer offering. Throughout most of...

Lee Supply celebrates 50 years.(General Industry Reports)
April 1, 2004... Lee Supply Co. Inc. of Charleroi, PA, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1954 by Ed Lee, the father and grandfather of the current owners, the company was primarily a mining supply firm selling products to the coal...

Hydro-excavation option for Camel unit.(The Latest Product Developments)
April 1, 2004... Double duty... no problem! Super Products has recently added a hydro-excavation option to its line of Camel Sewer and Catch Basin Cleaners. The option adds to the versatility of the Camel by allowing the operator to safely uncover buried...

Bobcat Co.(The Latest Product Developments)
April 1, 2004... The MT52 is the perfect solution for projects that are too big for shovels and wheel barrows, in areas too small for a full-size skid-steer loader. The Bobcat MT52 feature offers both ride-on and walk-behind capabilities. The direction and...

Komatsu America.(The Latest Product Developments)
April 1, 2004... The 69,450-pound BR380JG-1 mobile jaw crusher produces quality aggregate that is suitable for use or sale. Komatsu is the only OEM to offer a fully hydraulic drive-system crusher with the patented HydrauMind hydraulic technology. The system...