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It’s hard to avoid winter temperatures, especially when living in the depths of the Midwest, coastal New England or the rolling mountains...

The city of Omaha, Nebraska, will have to pay $2.75 million extra to complete one of its sewer overhaul projects because a...

The design of pipe fusion machines vary depending on the manufacturer, but one — McElroy Manufacturing — has a program in place...

You know what they say about good reputations: They take a lifetime to build, but only a second to destroy. That’s true...

It’s important that you have a happy workforce. A happy workforce means better retention, which means much less time and money spent...

A Badger Daylighting hydroexcavator fell into a sinkhole near Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, Jan. 17. No one was injured, but crews spent most...

If bees stayed in their hives every day, the miracle of cross-pollination — which creates the bounty of fruits and vegetables that...

Even with proper maintenance being performed on equipment, problems can still creep up. That includes on hydroexcavator blowers and pumps, which is...

Before Jacob Sabin started his own company, Greenfield Services in Puyallup, Washington, he’d never heard the term “corporate culture.” But he picked...

A gas leak and explosion destroyed a Domino’s restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, and damaged nearby homes and businesses Wednesday afternoon after the...

Contractors and utility operators navigating job sites with underground construction equipment can’t ignore the perils of a utility strike. The unseen but...

As 2016 comes to a close, we’d like to take a few moments to look back on what made the headlines this...

Today’s horizontal directional drilling operators face plenty of challenges on large installation projects, including difficult terrain and tough soil conditions. To provide...

To help operators ease maneuverability on tight, compact landscape jobsites, Ditch Witch has introduced the SK600 mini skid-steer.Equipped with an efficient 24.8...

“Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench in which he was working collapsed in May. A month later, he...

When utility contractors talk about their biggest horizontal directional drilling pain points, disposing drilling mud is usually near the top of the...

It was the spring of 2010 — during the establishment phase of BBA Pumps, Inc. — when I went to visit several...

GreenShade Trees, based in Yukon, Oklahoma, harvests trees specifically suited to thrive in Oklahoma’s harsh weather conditions. In 2009, the company added...

After a successful Wastewater Equipment (WEQ) Fair in September 2016, the second WEQ Fair has been scheduled, this time in Texas, giving...