Interceptor and Manholes Structurally Rehabbed in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Water System (CWS) is no stranger to using trenchless technology to address its underground infrastructure needs. Recently, CWS employed it once again to structurally rehabilitate 15,600 lf of reinforced concrete and ductile iron sewer and…
Read MorePipe Cleaning in Delaware
New Castle County, Del., has taken a proactive approach to its sewer maintenance needs over the last 30 years in order to provide better service to its 400,000 population and reduce the frequency and severity of its sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).
Read MoreCCTV Innovators: R.S. Technical Services Strives to be the Best CCTV Company on the Market
Parents can attest to the fact that when a child hands them a problem, it’s instinctual to try and figure out a way to make things right in the world, even if it means coming out of semi-retirement to do so. Such was the case in 1984 when Tom Sutliff, a…
Read MoreCulvert Market Gaining Strength for Trenchless Industry
Culverts and storm sewers have been a part of our infrastructure even before the advent of the federal highway system in the 1940s and 1950s, when the demand and the necessity for drainage pipes sprang from the growth in the number of automobiles…
Read MoreA Matter of Inches
The importance of line and grade accuracy in a boring project cannot be understated. And the maze of existing underground utility lines requires contractors to have precision-like bores every time in order to prevent an accidental hit, resulting in…
Read MoreSalvo Creates New Engineering Firm
After having spent 12 years as WSA Trenchless Consultants, followed by almost five years at GENIVAR, on Oct. 1, Piero Salvo,founded a new engineering firm named GAME Trenchless Consultants. The name GAME stands for Global AssetManagement Engineering.
Read MoreWho Are Today’s Trenchless Engineers?
Engineers are a distinctive, creative and somewhat mysterious group — who are they really?
Read MoreDeal Impact
Since the announcement came at the end of January, the trenchless community has been buzzing about the deal that put two key lateral players under the same parent company. Once rivals, now they are colleagues: LMK Technologies and Perma-Liner Industries.
Read More2013 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year: Larry Kiest Jr.
Larry Kiest Jr. has attained a great level of success through hard work, perseverance and a passion for the trenchless industry. He started his business — LMK Enterprises, now known as LMK Technologies - from the ground up and is now a leading authority…
Read MoreTriwater Holdings Announces Investments in LMK Technologies and Perma-Liner Industries
Triwater Holdings, a Chicago-based water treatment and infrastructure company backed by Bolder Capital LLC, announced Jan. 28 that it had completed growth capital investments in LMK Technologies and Perma-Liner Industries, the two market-leading…
Read MoreAll the Right Moves: Charles Machine Works Expands Its Trenchless Market
The Charles Machine Works (CMW) has been around for more than 60 years and is a pioneer of the modern-day trenchless underground construction industry — Its founder, Ed Malzahn, is an HDD industry icon.
Read MoreSacramento Turns to Trenchless for LNWI, UNWI Projects
The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District interceptor program took more than a decade to design and construct.
Read MoreTexas Pride: Laney Directional Drilling Keeps Rolling
For more than 20 years, the Laney name has been synonymous with the horizontal directional drilling industry, particularly in the oil and gas pipeline market. But change has been under way the last few years at Laney Directional Drilling, bringing with…
Read MoreMarking 65 Years
2012 marks a significant anniversary for the Earth Boring company — 65 years in business. Though Tom Yarley is not here to mark the anniversary, his passion for the trenchless industry lives on through his wife, Carmen, and son, Gene Woodbridge, owners…
Read More2012 Trenchless Technology Water Main Survey Results
There are more than 1 million miles of water mains in North America today, providing residential and commercial users with the water they need each day.
Read MoreMaking Its Mark: Trenchless Technology Turns 20!
Trenchless Technology magazine's first issue was published in July 1992.
Read MoreSahara Desert or Bust!
John Milligan sets goals and challenges that push him to be a stronger person and to live life without regret — a credo he encourages others to follow as they navigate through their lives.
Read MoreLayne Inliner Is Making 2012 an Exciting Year
2012 is barely six months old and yet the news coming out of Orleans, Ind., would reflect a year’s worth for most companies.
Read MoreGetting the Right Drill Pipe Is Key to Your HDD Project
When it comes to a directional drilling project, no part of the job gets more down and dirty and outright abused than the drill pipe. This pipe is made to take a beating day in and day out and it is critical to any project’s success or failure.
Read More2011 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year: Bob Westphal
Bob Westphal was completely caught off guard when he was notified that he is the recipient of the 2011 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year. After all, he thought he was just joining a conference call to discuss potential candidates for this year’s…
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