Entries Tagged Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

In May 2015, Vermeer announced that Ulmer Contracting had become one of eight finalists in North America — and the only Canadian...

Melfred Borzall’s patent-pending FastBack system is changing the way contractors handle HDD installations.FastBack is Borzall’s new system for direct pullbacks without removing the drill...

“I’m 60 years old and I jump out of bed every morning,” says Chuck Ulmer, owner of Ulmer Contracting in Coquitlam, British...

The four-year Riverwalk and Wildlife Viewing Pier project undertaken by the City of De Pere, Wisconsin, included renovating the unoccupied locktender house...

The D24x40 S3 horizontal directional drill from Vermeer features 28,000 pounds of thrust and pullback with 4,200 ft-lbs of rotational torque. The...

Michels utilized horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to drill beneath the Athabasca River and completed an HDD milestone on Nov. 21. The 42-inch,...

Powered by a 66 hp air-cooled Tier 4 final Deutz diesel engine, the JT9 horizontal directional drill from the Ditch Witch organization...

LaValley Industries’ new TONGHAND exit-side wrench attachment provides horizontal directional drillers with a safer, more efficient way to torque up and break...

Four crews drilled as fast and accurately as they could Tuesday afternoon to determine the winner of Vermeer Underground’s Ultimate Crew contest....

A 4.5-mile-long tunnel was completed in Columbus, Ohio, to help deter stormwater runoff that has been an issue for residents and motorists.The...

In and out of college and unable to settle on the line of work she really wanted to pursue, Katie Davis found...

When Katie Davis’ father, Jim, talks about drilling, he’s always said that it gets in your blood. That may not have made...

A three-year project in Upper Providence Township near Media, Pennsylvania, was a success for the contractor thanks to directional drilling and vacuum...

Michels Corp. recently took possession of a new Prime Drilling Horizontal Directional Drilling rig at a key ceremony at the company’s headquarters...