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Dec 09, 2014
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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority extends partnership with Veolia for interim executive management through 2015
The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) Board of Directors has voted to continue its nearly three-year partnership with Veolia, the world’s leading provider of environmental solutions. Since 2012, the partnership has secured more than $5 million annually in positive financial benefit, implemented operational efficiencies, and made PWSA a leader in local efforts to implement Green Infrastructure (GI).
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Dec 05, 2014
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Profit from profile measurement with Amberg Control
Amberg Technologies presents new software solutions for tunnel construction projects
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Dec 01, 2014
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TT-UK/TT Ireland’s Customer’s get VIP "Hands on Experience" in Germany
For 4 days In September TT-UK/TT Ireland accompanied 30 of their valued customers and overseas sales partners to the 10th Annual ‘Hands on Days’ event at Tracto-Technik in Lennestadt, Germany.
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Nov 28, 2014
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PVC4PIPES launch multimedia presentation
PVC4Pipes has produced a short multimedia presentation that delivers 10 key reasons for choosing PVC for the piping industry. Entitled: "PVC PIPES - LIFELINES FOR A NEW AGE" the four minute clip communicates the major benefits of PVC pipe systems derived from many years of solid experience and the latest scientific evidence.
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Nov 26, 2014
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Pipe Bursting Manufacturer, TRIC Tools, participated in UK's 2014 No Dig Live
Gregg Abbott represented TRIC Tools Pipe Bursting Technology at No Dig Live during September 16th to 18th, 2014.
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Nov 24, 2014
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Conference spotlight on PVC4PIPES and 25 years of recycling
As many as eighteen papers (see list below) dealing with the commercial and technical aspects of PVC pipe systems were delivered at the recent Plastic Pipes XVII Conference and exhibition in Chicago. Subject matter varied from the molecular to the "spectacular" with in-depth analysis of PVC raw material and additives, breakthroughs in pipe design and installation methods, upward market trends for PVC-O pipe systems as well as recent findings in the sustainable nature of PVC pipe materials compared to non-plastic pipe systems. Furthermore, the Chicago conference marked the 25th anniversary of recycling PVC pipes and fittings.
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Nov 21, 2014
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Asbestos cement pipe replacement program
Queensland Urban Utilities is set to begin replacing 13km of asbestos cement pipes as part of its ongoing water main renewal program.
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Nov 19, 2014
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HOBAS® XXL Tank DN 3600 Protects Dąbrowa Górnicza Against Floods
In the view of environmental influences and the expansion of urban areas, the issue of flood prevention becomes a key task for urban infrastructure. HOBAS Tanks have become a widely accepted remedy for this problem – such as a 2,410 m³ large retention system DN 3600 that has been installed in Poland in 2014.
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Nov 17, 2014
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StoneAge Announces Release of New 40K Badger™ Rotary Pipe Cleaning Tool
The industry’s only rotary tool that can navigate bends and elbows in 4-inch piping at pressures up to 40k psi gets a high performance engineering boost
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Nov 13, 2014
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Double digit growth expected in global plastic pipe market
Four major factors will lead to double digit growth in the global demand for plastic pipe systems over the next ten years. Speaking at the recent Plastic Pipes XVII conference and exhibition in Chicago, Stephen Boros the chairman of the event’s organizing committee identified these developments that are changing the world outlook for his industry.
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Nov 07, 2014
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VINCI to build the Shieldhall tunnel in Glasgow (United Kingdom)
VINCI Construction Grands Projets, working in a 50-50 joint venture with Costain, will build the Shieldhall tunnel in Glasgow for Scottish Water, the publicly owned water company in Scotland.
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Nov 05, 2014
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Building Materials: Top Score For PVC Pipe Systems
"For building purposes, those PVC pipe systems that are made with a component of recycled material are more likely to have the lowest environmental impact in terms of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)." This according to Professor Michiel Haas who is an expert on building materials and founder of NIBE, the Dutch technical institute for environmental impact of building materials.
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Nov 03, 2014
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American Water Resources Announces More Than 5,000 Nashville Homeowners Have Enrolled in Service Line Protection Programs
Company pledges to make donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee for every new enrollment through year-end
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Oct 31, 2014
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Dates Set for Microtunneling Short Course
Annual Course Scheduled for Feb. 10-12, 2015 in Golden, Colo.
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Oct 29, 2014
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ASTM International Reveals New Brand Identity
Purpose Statement, Logo and Website
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Oct 27, 2014
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New Jumbo Wheels for Envirosight's ROVVER X 400 Crawler Answer Toughest Sewer Pipe Inspection Challenges
New jumbo wheels give Envirosight's ROVVER X 400 crawler the weight and traction
necessary to navigate large interceptor lines with high flow.
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Oct 24, 2014
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HOBAS Inspires No-Dig Visitors
Numerous interested visitors stopped by at the HOBAS Booth at the International No-Dig Madrid which took place at the IFEMA Convention Centre from October 13 to 15.
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Oct 22, 2014
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Green light given for ‘super sewer’ to clean up London’s river
Thames Water has today been given the go-ahead to start building London’s ‘super sewer’ which will tackle the sewage pollution in to the tidal River Thames.
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Oct 16, 2014
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New play equipment is no pipe dream for Midlothian nursery
In most parts of the Lothians water pipes lurk deep below the ground, used to pump drinking water to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
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Oct 14, 2014
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HOBAS Storage System as Part of a Highway Drainage System
Nine Tanks Ensure Safe Journeys in Poland
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Oct 09, 2014
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Six year Scottish Water investment announced
A £3.5 billion investment by Scottish Water will ensure it continues to provide one of the best value for money water services in the UK, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.
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Oct 06, 2014
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Using PVC for the rehabilitation of sewers
Since the early 1970s, we have developed from being a prosperity-oriented and throwaway society to become more environmentally aware, though this same society adopts a highly critical attitude towards some real achievements. Why should PVC, of all things, be such a highly controversial material? This is mainly because it has been known, since the late 1980s, that many chloroorganic compounds, such as propellant gas, paint, solvents and plastics are toxic, carcinogenic, genetically harmful and damage the environment. Since then, the Green Party has pushed for the chlorine industry to be phased out. In terms of chemical structure, PVC contains a high proportion of chlorine, which has led to it being caught up in the political crossfire.
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Oct 01, 2014
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Martin Herrenknecht supports technology education and calls for its expansion
Entrepreneur Martin Herrenknecht sees a huge need for action to increase education and the promotion of young talent in the areas of science and technology. Germany needs to much more intensively provide for new technological advances and the young talent needed for this in all major engineerdriven areas such as energy, environmental and medical technology and infrastructure development, he says. The core competence in engineering sciences has taken the export nation to the forefront worldwide. In future German industry needs 90,000 newly trained engineers per year, both men and women. Herrenknecht helps push the necessary promotion of young talent and calls for greater and broader efforts by society with regard to education.
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Sep 29, 2014
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NSF Expands Plastic Pipe Testing Capabilities With Acquisition of Jana Laboratories’ Testing Assets
Acquisition meets increasing demand for expedited plastic pipe performance and custom R&D testing
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Sep 25, 2014
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Tom Lantos Tunnels at Devil’s Slide earns two more prestigious national awards
HNTB-designed twin tunnels add Underground Construction Association Project of the Year and American Public Works Association’s Public Works Projects of the Year to list of honors.
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