Trenchless excavation contractor Bill Heinselman has zero tolerance for subcontractors who don’t show up on jobs. Yet ironically enough, he owes such...
Entries Tagged RIDGID
Editorial
Sandstone Cowboys
Combination fittings on mobile homes in three Oklahoma City parks tapped directly into 6-inch clay sewers blocked by massive root intrusions that...
Editorial
Old-School Philosophy Keeps Excavation Company Growing
With its funky, made-for-marketing name and emphasis on modern advertising strategies, diversified services and clean equipment, Dig-It Excavating isn’t a typical excavation...
Editorial
North Carolina Utility Locator Never Skips Steps on Job Sites
After years of working in the hotel and restaurant business, Matt Bellmann knew it was time for a change. He didn’t want...
Utility/Leak Locators - RIDGID SeekTech SR-24 Line Locator
The SeekTech SR-24 Line Locator paired with the RIDGIDtrax app from RIDGID simplifies locating jobs and streamlines the creation of accurate maps...
Editorial
New Utility Locator Steps Up Wireless Options
Smartphones, tablets and GPS devices are becoming everyday tools in the workflow of excavation professionals. With an understanding of this dynamic, RIDGID...
Editorial
Maximum Effort
For more than 25 years, blockages and backups were a way of life for the owners of a two-story pier-and-beam house in...
RIDGID transportable pipe beveller
The B-500 transportable pipe beveller from RIDGID produces a consistent, high-quality bevel in less than two minutes without flames or sparks, replacing...
Editorial
Locators Need Maintenance As Well
Locating equipment is becoming an increasingly important tool in the excavating world. With the underground environment littered with various public and private...
Editorial
No-DigTec Finds Fast Growth In Underground Construction
In 1999, veteran underground-utility and site-prep contractor John Newell clearly saw his business future lying along a busy roadway in Houston.“I happened...
Online Exclusives
Emphasis on Service Means Steady Growth for Ohio Locating Business
It can take up to a year before a new employee at The Underground Detective is ready to take on a job...
Utility Locators - RIDGID SeekTech SR-24
The SeekTech SR-24 line locator from RIDGID streamlines the creation of accurate maps of underground utilities in order to protect critical assets....
Editorial
Private Utility Companies Can Sometimes Provide More Than 811
One of the big misconceptions in the “locating” world is that 811 finds everything. However, any utility beyond the service meter is...
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Rehabilitating Wastewater Infrastructure in Glacier National Park No Small Task
The National Park Service was modernizing cabins and rehabilitating the wastewater infrastructure in Glacier National Park in Columbia Falls, Montana. HK Contractors...


















