Vacuum Excavation

One of the most versatile pieces of equipment on a construction site is the vacuum excavator. Like most heavy equipment, this hard-working...

Dry excavator enables easy trenching for pipeline client Problem: A large Ontario pipeline client required a trench (250 feet long by 10 inches wide...

Ditch Witch is expanding its certified training program courses beyond horizontal directional drilling. The company recently introduced a certified vacuum excavation training program...

Hydroexcavation has been heavily used in Flint, Michigan, to identify locations of lead service lines as the city works to eradicate lead...

Any time individuals are working around large equipment like auger boring machines — no matter the industry — there is always a...

After five years in development, Vac-Con recently released its AeroBoost three-stage blower technology, now available on its Titan Series trucks. It makes...

McLaughlin has introduced two new mid-range vacuum excavators to the underground utility contractor market — the ECO75 truck-mounted vacuum excavator and the...

It started with one man and his pickup truck. Tom Banks’ then one-man operation was rooted in specialization. Formed in 2001, Banks...

Installing pipeline across the United States, once a booming business in the 1960s, slowed in the late ’80s and ’90s. Today, thanks...

The city of Flint, Michigan, is in its second year of an effort to completely purge its distribution system of lead service...

Barry Wood knew something had to change. New highway weight restrictions were going into effect in Ontario and his company’s hydroexcavation crews...

The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche in the septic system installing market. They found their specialty...

In fall 2016, Rex King Jr. — majority owner of King’s Sanitary Service in Bristolville, Ohio — made a game-changing move by...

McLaughlin announces new East Coast regional sales representativeMcLaughlin announced the addition of Tim Ross, regional sales manager for its East Coast territory....

When Ronnie Baron Sr. decided to establish his own business in 1997, he wanted the company name to accurately reflect his ambitions....

You wouldn’t expect latex gloves to protect you from a gunshot. They won’t protect you from waterjetting accidents either.An OSHA article describing...

Barry Kiser pulled up in his company’s hydroexcavator about 6 a.m. last Saturday. It was a scene like nothing he’s ever witnessed.He...