Underground Construction articles from August 2005

Underground Construction archives from August 2005

New direction for ICUEE, UCT.(Editor's Log)
August 1, 2005... The bi-annual ICUEE will be held the last week of September. Though catering to both above and below ground markets, the underground segment of the event is a great opportunity for the telecom, electric and to some degree, gas distribution...

Birmingham bribery indictments.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... Former Jefferson County Commissioner Chris McNair has been indicted with at least a dozen others in an alleged bribery scheme involving sewer construction contracts. U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin and the FBI announced the indictments July 13 in...

Cheyenne plains named pipeline project of the year.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... The Pipeliners Association of Houston recently held its final meeting for the 2004-2005 year. Presented at this meeting was the award for the Pipeline Project of the Year along with the 2005-2006 Scholarship Recipients. This year's...

Nevada proposing water pipeline.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... The Southern Nevada Water Authority has proposed constructing a $2 billion 460-mile water pipeline network to import surface and underground water from Lincoln and White Pines Counties, which are north of Las Vegas. The project is expected to...

EPA awards grants to upgrade Philadelphia sewers.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $192,900 grant to Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, to help upgrade its sewer system and reduce sewage overflows into Tookany Creek. The township's sewage system,...

No-dig ATA chairs.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... At the recent NASTT No-Dig Conference in Orlando, a special area called the Amazing Trenchless Experience focused on quality assurance/quality control for trenchless rehabilitation methods. Co-chairpersons responsible for coordinating the...

Addition to pipe selection chart.(NEWSLINE: The Latest Industry Developments)
August 1, 2005... IPEX Inc. was inadvertently omitted from Underground Construction's Pipe Selection Chart which was published in the June 2005 edition. We regret the error. IPEX Inc. 2441 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 4C7, Canada ph:...

Clean water SRF funding threatened.(Washington watch)
August 1, 2005... Two June hearings in a House subcommittee focused on alternative methods of funding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) whose federal funding may again be cut as part of the fiscal 2006 federal budget Congress is now preparing. In May,...

McLaughlin Mfg.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... McLaughlin Boring Systems announced the ability to mix and match attachments between mini and full size skid-steer loaders by means of a series of adapter plates specifically designed for those units. McLaughlin manufactures five underground...

Bobcat.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... With a trencher attachment, the Bobcat S300 skid-steer loader digs through the soil for a new utility line Bobcat manufactures four trenching attachments for its compact equipment, capable of working in the toughest ground conditions. Bobcat...

Ditch Witch.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... The Ditch Witch SK300 is a versatile mini skid steer designed to perform a wide range of landscaping, utility, fencing and construction tasks. Featuring a variety of attachments. the SK300 can easily transform from a trencher to a loader, a...

Caterpillar.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... The Caterpillar 216B, 226B, 236B, 246B and 248B skid-steer loaders feature increased engine power and breakout force as well as improvements in operator comfort and machine reliability and serviceability. The 248B uses the new Cat XPS hydraulic...

Takeuchi.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... Takeuchi's TL140 Rubber Track Loader has an 81-horsepower turbo charged diesel engine, 18-inch rubber tracks, planetary final drives and pilot-operated joystick controls. The TL140 includes a ROPS/ FOPS tilt-back operator's compartment for easy...

Vermeer.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... Vermeer's S600 compact skid steer is landscape professionals and small contractors. The S600 is a ride-on machine with excellent operator visibility. An Operator Presence feature stops all functions when the operator leaves the platform. Two...

Case.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... Case introduces its new 400 Series skid steers, which come in five radial and three vertical-lift models that range from 49 to 82 net horsepower, with maximum rated operating loads from 1,500 to 3,000 pounds. These new models feature an...

Mustang Mfg.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... Mustang Mfg. has introduced three new skid-steer loader models--the 2066, 2076 and 2086 models offer SAE rated operating loads of 2,000, 2,200 and 2,600 pounds, respectively. Each of the new Mustang skid-steer loaders offer a spacious, totally...

John Deere.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... The 300 Series' stability is delivered by a low center of gravity due to heavy components being mounted lower in the frame; a long wheelbase that provides smoother ride with less fore-to-aft rocking; optimal balance due to 60/40 weight...

General Equipment.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... For greater job site versatility, General Equipment's expanded DIG-R-TACH line allows for use with both small and large hydraulic systems. Ideal for use with skid-steer loaders, small excavators, knuckleboom cranes and small backhoes, the 671...

Toro Dingo.(Equipment Spotlight: SKID-STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS)
August 1, 2005... Featuring increased horsepower, enhanced ground to track contact for maximum ground engaging power and low ground pressure, the Toro Dingo TX 425 Wide Track compact utility loader is designed to handle a variety of landscapes and...

Myrtle Beach workshop provides real world education.(UCT Seminar Series)
August 1, 2005... To help expand the technologies, methods and education involved in the trenchless industry, the UCT Seminar Series will host a Municipal Trenchless Sewer & Water Workshop in Myrtle Beach, SC, Sept. 14-15 at the Myrtle Beach Marriott. The...

Skid-steers of all sizes continue to increase performance.(Productivity = Better Bottom Line)
August 1, 2005... Sometimes it seems the "minis" have taken over construction. Mini excavators, mini utility tractors, mini skid-steer loaders and other compact machines dart around job sites and are prominently featured in trade magazine ads, news releases...

UCT educational programs at ICUEE target underground infrastructure industry.(UCT @ ICUEE)
August 1, 2005... The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) is set to stage one of its most successful shows ever in 2005. Known as the Demo Expo, the exhibition will feature more than one million net square feet of exhibits for...

Astec enters pipebursting, piercing tool market.(First Look)
August 1, 2005... Astec Underground has expanded its line of equipment with the introduction of pneumatic piercing tools and a compact, self-contained pipebursting system. Both are being marketed under the trade name EarthPro and are available now from...

Pipeline pigging chart.(Buyers Guide)
August 1, 2005... Pipeline Pigging Chart Mandrel Solid pigs Foam pigs cast pigs AGR Pipetech AS AJAKS SA Analytic Pipe GmbH BG Technical Ltd ...

2005 buyer's guide company listings.(Buyers Guide)
August 1, 2005... 3M Locators Austin Center, Bldg. A130-4N-36 6801 River Place Blvd. Austin, TX 78726 Phone:(800) 426-8688 Fax:(800) 626-0329 www.3m.com A & L Underground 14700 West 107th Street Lenexa, KS 66215 ...

2005 buyer's guide product classification.(Buyers Guide)
August 1, 2005... Abrasives: wheel Osborn International Partner Industrial Products Pferd, Inc. Pipeline Supply Co. Weiler Corporation Alignment equipment Pinpoint Laser Systems, Inc. Anchors BKW, Inc. Chance Co.,...

Standard Cement Materials.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Standard Cement Materials announces the appointment of Steve Henning as sales/marketing manager. Henning has a master's degree in Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene and Safety. He is a strong promoter and supporter of ASTM's F-36...

CONTECH Construction Products.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... CONTECH Construction Products Inc. plans to move its corporate headquarters to Centre Pointe IV in the Union Centre business complex from its current Middletown, OH, headquarters. The new location in the northern Greater Cincinnati area (West...

ADS.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Garry Wood has joined ADS Environmental Services as its vice president of sales. Wood is a professional engineer with over 30 years experience in civil engineering, project management and business development for wastewater collection flow...

Federal Signal.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Federal Signal Environmental Products Group (EPG) announces the addition of Bill Byrnes as director of Service Operations. In this position, he will be responsible for enhancing the quality of EPG's product services. Byrnes most recently...

Malcolm Pirnie.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Malcolm Pirnie has completed its acquisition of California-based McGuire Environmental Consultants Inc. (MEC). According to an announcement by William P. Dee, P.E., DEE, Pirnie's president and CEO, the integration of the MEC principals and...

ABB Performance Services.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... ABB Performance Services, a power and automation technology consulting group, has won a $360,000 consulting agreement with PDVSA to improve reliability of electrical motors and pumps in the Complejo Refinador Paraguana (CRP) in Venezuela. ...

New global pipeline dealership launched.(PipeLine Machinery)
August 1, 2005... PipeLine Machinery International LP and Chairman Douglas R. Fabick, announced the official operational startup of this new Caterpillar dealership formed to serve the global pipeline construction industry. The Sales & Service Dealer agreement...

Astec Underground announces promotions, appointments.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Astec Underground announces the appointments of Alan Odgers, Klane Kirby and James Pfeiffer to new roles within the company. Alan Odgers has been appointed president of Astec Underground. Odgers joined Astec Underground in 2004 as vice...

Composite Mat Solutions opens office.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Composite Mat Solutions (CMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SOLOCO, LLC, a Newpark Resources Company, has opened its headquarters, a plastics molding facility in Louisiana. As the new worldwide headquarters for manufacturing and operations,...

Godwin Pumps' Paz receives lifetime achievement award.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... John Michael Paz, president of Bridgeport, New Jersey-based Godwin Pumps, was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP at an awards banquet on June 16, at...

STS Consultants.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... STS Consultants, Ltd. (STS) welcomes two new hires to their management team. Leo Linnemanstons, P.G., as a Senior Project Hydrogeologist and Tim Tomlanovich as an Assistant Project Engineer. Linnemanstons comes to STS from a leading...

LOVAT.(Business News: The Latest Industry News)
August 1, 2005... LOVAT has launched its new corporate website, www.lovat.com, complete with updated tools and information designed to enhance the on-line experience for clients, prospective clients, employees and suppliers. New content includes: updated news...

CAT's AccuGrade GPS system.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... Caterpillar is providing a machine-integrated, sensor-independent solution that allows customers to easily interchange between laser and GPS. AccuGrade is factory installed, eliminating the need for costly field installations that can introduce...

A.I.M.M. Technologies.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... AIMM Technologies' Hydrokinetics cleaning process, for the clearing and cleaning of fouled interiors of tubes, pipes and lines is based in the induction of "sonic resonance" into the cleaning water stream or medium. This sonic resonance travels...

American Construction Supply.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... Hardwood mats are expensive to use, heavy and many times can make or break a contractor's bid. LastMat can help solve the problem. It is a "swamp mat" with an attitude. The LastMat is a steel mat that doesn't require the use of cable to move...

Visuron Technologies.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... Visuron Technologies announces a technical breakthrough in its new novolac vinyl ester co-polymer and polyester co-polymer coating and lining systems. This new technology, being marketed under the name NovaLoc, allows coatings to be applied in...

Up-n-atom.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... The Retriever is a patented low-profile truck bed that features a light weight and low deck height. Retriever uses the truck's own air system as the power source to raise and lower the curved, hinged deck and bi-fold ramp. The Retriever can...

Perfection Corp.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... Perfection Corporation announces the introduction of the natural gas industry's first complete line of distribution products molded from PE100 resin. PE100 is an advanced polyethylene offering primary properties similar to PE2406 and PE3408...

Leica Geosystems.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... Leica Geosystems has announced a major upgrade for the Rugby 200 construction laser, featuring a 60 percent brighter beam. With its boosted output, the product is rated as a Class IIIa laser device. With its super-bright visible laser beam, the...

iPEK SpezialTV.(New Products: The Latest Product Developments)
August 1, 2005... The new patented Digisewer System from iPEK SpezialTV gives a new the user a whole view "on" the pipe and sewers. The images will be stored digitally on the user's hard disk and allows it to unfold this view on the screen. The intelligent...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... 2005 Aug. 17-21 Power & Communication Contractors Association Mid-Year Meeting Telluride, CO PH: (800) 542-7222 Aug. 21-24 ASCE Pipelines 2005 Optimizing Pipeline Design, Operations & Maintenance In Today's...