News and Articles

Feb 02, 2011

Article

Great Southern Press

Auger boring through hard rock: overcoming the challenge

Hard rock is the true nemesis of the auger boring contractor, the evolution of auger boring know-how and its increased recognition as a more widely used and understood method of underground technology has introduced disc cutter head product tooling.
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Feb 01, 2011

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The Robbins Company

Robbins Double Shield completes Marathon Mileage

Hard-Working TBM breaks through at China’s Pinglu Tunnel
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Jan 28, 2011

News

TT UK LTD

EU Skills Recognition of Learning programme accredited to TT-UK

Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) Recognition of Learning programme has been accredited to TT-UK Ltd. Family-owned business TT-UK, is the first company to receive the Recognition of Learning programme, as a service provider for Suction Excavator training.
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Jan 27, 2011

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Borealis AG

BorSafe? PE100 LS- H pipes raise the quality of drinking water and sanitation networks in Poland

Residents of five communities in the Polish province of West Pomerania are already experiencing the benefits of an improved drinking water and sanitation network thanks to an on-going project to upgrade and expand the existing system with pipes based on BorSafe™ PE100 LS-H from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions.
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Jan 26, 2011

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Impreglio SpA

Italian contractor Impreglio awarded a new section of an hydraulic tunnel, worth approximately 200 million dollars

The new award involves construction of an additional 10 km of an hydraulic tunnel on which Impregilo is already building the first 15 km.
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Jan 25, 2011

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ABS Trenchless GmbH

640 metres in one go

Successful deployment of the RBS 1500 from ABS Trenchless
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Jan 21, 2011

News

Inter-American Development Bank

IDB supports comprehensive care program for children in Nicaragua

Program will benefit more than 82,000 poor children and their families in the 66 lowest-income municipalities
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Jan 20, 2011

News

Outotec Oyj

Outotec to deliver turnkey drinking water treatment scheme to Sri Lanka

Outotec has been awarded a major contract by the government of Sri Lanka to supply a drinking water supply scheme to the Ampara District on the East Coast of Sri Lanka.
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Jan 19, 2011

News

Water Corporation

Australia's first groundwater replenishment trial starts

Australia's first Groundwater Replenishment Trial, which involves treating recycled water to drinking standards and recharging it underground, was officially launched by Water Minister Graham Jacobs.
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Jan 19, 2011

Article

Great Southern Press

After the hurricane - rebuilding New Orleans

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, more stringent requirements resulted in the innovative use of Trenchless Technology for the installation of underground infrastructure. Here we learn about a successful project involving two crossings near levees.
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Jan 18, 2011

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ttz Bremerhaven

Wastewater as a source of nutrients

China faces massive wastewater problems. At the same time it has set itself the task of investing more in the market for renewable energies. Together with Alensys AG and Hydro-Air GmbH, ttz Bremerhaven is developing a system within the BIOWARE project which mixes municipal wastewater with groundwater. In this way an innovative irrigation method is being introduced into energy wood plantations.
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Jan 12, 2011

Article

U Mole (part of Vp Plc)

Demo Success Launches

MTS vacuum excavation in Ireland
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Jan 11, 2011

News

Skanska AB

Skanska to launch new business plan for profitable growth ? focus on expansion in construction and project development

After several years of strong expansion around the time of the millennium, with numerous acquisitions, followed by seven years of successful consolidation, Skanska is now ready for the next phase.
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Jan 06, 2011

News

Frauenhofer-Gesellschaft

The taster in your water line

Although drinking water is monitored more strictly than almost anything, our water supply network is still not immune to accidents, wear and tear or targeted attacks. A one-minute warning system for toxins and other substances in water hazardous to health could set off alarms in future if there is a danger.
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Jan 04, 2011

News

The Robbins Company

Robbins TBMs wrap up Tunneling at Seymour Capilano

Twin Main Beams Mark Major Milestone in Canada’s Hard Granitic Rock
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Dec 30, 2010

News

The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

New Ditch Witch 830R/T High-Frequency Locating System Released

The new Ditch Witch® 830R/T high-frequency electronic locating system is designed to provide best-in-class performance at a very high active frequency.
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Dec 29, 2010

Article

HOBAS Engineering + Rohre AG

Zurich Rests on HOBAS

HOBAS Pipes as Auxiliary Static Support and Drainage System for the new Intra-Urban Train Tunnel in CH
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Dec 28, 2010

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Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin gGmbH

Feasibility of bank filtration

KWB developed a DSS tool
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Dec 23, 2010

News

Borealis AG

Borouge pioneers a trend of using large diameter pipelines for industrial projects in the Middle East

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative and value creating plastics solutions, is breaking new ground in the infrastructure markets of the Middle East.
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Dec 22, 2010

Article

Jacked Structures SA

An Overview of Jacked Structure Techniques - Part 2

Part 2 describes some of the new developments which open up a wider range of applications.
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Dec 21, 2010

News

Rotork PLC

Rotork assists Dwr Cymru Welsh Water?s drinking water improvement programme

Welsh Water is investing £200 million to upgrade its water treatment works across Wales by 2015. This includes the water treatment plant at Cwellyn, where Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators have been installed to control the flow through a new state-of-the-art extension to the works.
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Dec 16, 2010

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

New ?200 million framework to support modernisation of water utilities in Romania

€33 million to improve water infrastructure in Constanta and Ialomita
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Dec 14, 2010

News

OCWA - Ontario Clean Water Agency

OCWA's Board of Directors Appoints New President & CEO

Jane Pagel Joins Agency Effective November 1, 2010
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Dec 10, 2010

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Inter-American Development Bank

Peru improves efficiency of water and sanitation providers with support from IDB

Reforms will enable public utilities to expand service to 250,000 people
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Dec 10, 2010

Article

The Robbins Company

Robbins EPBs undercut Downtown Zhengzhou

Dual TBMs hollow out New Metro under Low Cover
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