Entries Tagged Locator

When John West and his wife, Leah, were looking to get out of the boat-building business, they knew they wanted to get...

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

Smartphones, tablets and GPS devices are becoming everyday tools in the workflow of excavation professionals. With an understanding of this dynamic, RIDGID...

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

Precise locating — whether it’s buried utilities, cable, pipe, cameras or sondes — will safeguard against costly mistakes. Today’s equipment simplifies locating...

With some machines, a consistent regimen of preventive maintenance is critical. Oil needs to be changed out and components need to be...

Locating equipment is becoming an increasingly important tool in the excavating world. With the underground environment littered with various public and private...

With five locations and a service area that spans 22 states, The Underground Detective relies on a wide array of locating equipment...

While utility locating may be The Underground Detective’s forte, it is not the only area in which the company’s equipment and expertise...

A contractor using a utility locating system appears to be a magician of sorts. By slowly waving a wand through the air,...

It can take up to a year before a new employee at The Underground Detective is ready to take on a job...

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has reached an amazing level of sophistication. Just ask Colission Wells.Wells, who is the owner and CEO of...

Brothers Keith and Jeff Newhouse founded JK Trenching in Freedom, Wisconsin, shortly after Keith graduated high school in 1996. During the summer,...

In utility work, accuracy is everything. More accuracy means less risk.The Subsite Electronics UtiliGuard utility locating system’s AIM automatically scans the surrounding...