It’s been one year since Dig Different hit the market, and it’s been a great ride. It has been fun getting to know a variety of contractors and learning about their work through story leads and general conversations.

We created this magazine for contractors who are digging different — with hydro- and air excavators, trenchers, directional drills, tunneling machines and pipe bursting equipment — and we hope you are finding it useful.

SOMETHING NEW

With a new year upon us, it’s always good to throw in something fresh, and we’re doing that right away with this issue.

Project Snapshot makes its debut and will continue throughout the year. It will highlight projects contractors are working on or have completed.

We’re asking you, the contractors, to submit photos of your crews and equipment on a job site and tell us about that job. Perhaps it is tough or unique in some way? Maybe it’s one of the biggest jobs you’ve been hired for? Or maybe you just want to show off your hardworking crew? No matter what your reason, we want those project photos.

One photo and a brief summary about the job will appear in print. We’ll also do a longer story about that project online to coincide with the print issue.

This issue’s Project Snapshot highlights Citizens Energy’s Dig Indy project in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s a huge 28-mile-long tunnel project 250 feet underground. Crews are building the network of tunnels to help limit combined sewer overflows.

You can email Project Snapshot ideas to me at editor@digdifferent.com. Please include your name, phone number, a description of the job, what equipment you’re using, how long you expect to be on the job, and any interesting notes about it.

ALL EYES ON INDIANAPOLIS

Speaking of Indianapolis, it’s time again for the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, Feb. 17-20, at the Indiana Convention Center. It promises to draw hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees. In the exhibit hall, spanning almost 12 football fields or 600,000 square feet, you’ll find the types of technology you use daily — from multiple suppliers.

You can talk to manufacturers, kick tires, and compare capabilities and prices. You’re sure to discover technologies that can help you operate better and more efficiently — things you never knew existed.

While the exhibit hall is a great place to explore, you can’t forget about the educational opportunities. The schedule offers several courses specific to contractors like you, including:

  • UV-cured CIPP
  • OSHA confined space, air monitoring and fall protection
  • Excavation safety
  • Air conveyance through an industrial vacuum truck
  • Vacuum excavation applications and opportunities

You’ll find more information on the WWETT Show in this issue. I look forward to seeing you there. Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself and tell me about your company.

Enjoy the issue!

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