Let’s assume your company has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites. All...
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Think It Can't Happen to You? How to Respond to a Trench Collapse
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Plan, Map and Manage Your Bore Projects
Take all the functionality of Projects +Mapping, add bore line mapping and rod-by-rod bore planning, and you have +BorePlan. With settings for product pipe...
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Checking Over Compact Track Loaders Should Be a Daily Duty
Similar to trucks and other large pieces of equipment, delaying or ignoring regular maintenance on compact track loaders can lead to big...
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Training a New Generation of Workers
One of the biggest challenges facing the underground construction industry is finding skilled, quality employees to operate a company’s expansive roster of...
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Industry News: February 2018
McLaughlin announces new East Coast regional sales representativeMcLaughlin announced the addition of Tim Ross, regional sales manager for its East Coast territory....
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Vermeer Introduces the D8x12 Navigator Horizontal Directional Drill
Vermeer expands its line of utility installation equipment with the launch of the D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill. This new compact drill is...
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Of Mind, Body and High Noise Exposure
For tradespeople, high noise exposure is a way of life. According to the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise, 22 million...
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The Latest News: January 2018
Vortex acquires VacVision EnvironmentalThe Vortex Companies has completed the acquisition of VacVision Environmental, a trenchless infrastructure and service contractor. Located in South...
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The Latest Products: January 2018
Petersen Products Multi-Flex Annular SealsPetersen Products’ Multi-Flex Annular Seals slip over the end of a pipe, creating a seal between the inner...
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Colorado’s Diversified Underground Sees Revenue Growth Every Year by Adding Services
If ever a company was aptly named, it’s Diversified Underground, based in Aurora, Colorado. Since its inception in 2000, the company has...
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A Bright Future
First of all, happy 2018! What does that mean for you? It means your company has made it through another year with...
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Different Bits Can Aid in Drilling in Rock
Rock is not so tough after all when matched up with some of today’s drill bits. The bits are taking horizontal directional...
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Compact, Mini Skid-Steer Improves Productivity on Large-Scale Landscape Project
Mackinac Island, Michigan, located in Lake Huron between the state’s upper and lower peninsulas, is known for its wide-ranging architecture like the...
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An Easy Way to Find and Repair Utility Problems
“The problem with the water main break is you never know exactly where the water is because water will follow the path...
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Future Outlook Improving for Oil Industry Directional Drillers
It was just a few years ago that the oil industry took a downturn and the price of crude oil plummeted. Oil...
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An Uptick in the Directional Drilling Market
The chase for telecom and natural gas work should continue to stay strong for the foreseeable future, according to directional drill manufacturers...
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Contractor Expands From Septic Focus to a Diverse Operation With Many Offerings
As the owner of CST Utilities, Chuck Lang Jr. knows full well that horizontal directional drilling is fraught with risks. That fact...