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Mar 16, 2009

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Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch and HGBD earn award for sewer tunnel replacement program in Charleston

Collection System Improvements Sustain Environment and City's Historic Charm: Black & Veatch, in association with Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, Inc. (HGBD), has received the 2009 Engineering Excellence Honor Award for design and construction management of Charleston Water System’s Sewer Tunnel Replacement Program.
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Mar 13, 2009

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HOBAS Engineering GmbH

HOBAS® - and the Heat Is On: Relining Cooling Pipes in Bremen, Germany

The German city Bremen obtains a part of its required energy from one coal-fired cogeneration plant situated in the harbor and consisting of two blocks with an output of 400 MW. A mediumcaloric power plant is currently constructed at the same site and will supply further 29 MW as well as district heat. This output covers the energy consumption of 90.000 households.
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Mar 12, 2009

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Trelleborg AB

Repairing sewers without excavation

When repairing sewers, the UK based company OnSite’s nodig solutions can often use manholes rather than digging up roads: Until about thirty years ago, once a sewer was built, there was no way of inspecting the inside. But with the emergence of closed-circuit television, the poor condition of many sewers was revealed. Pipes were often cracked and groundwater infiltration was increasing the volume of sewage at the pumping stations. This led to an overload of the system, with sewage overflowing into watercourses. Treatment plants were working unnecessarily to process the additional volume and sometimes sewage seeped directly into the environment through the cracks.
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Mar 11, 2009

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Biwater

Omdurman Water Supply and Optimisation Scheme, Sudan

Biwater has been involved in the provision of water treatment facilities to the continent of Africa for many years. Never has the need for the provision of clean, safe, potable water been a higher priority within the burgeoning populations of the nations of Africa than at the present time. The United Nations' millennium development goals have pledged to 'reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water' and many of you will know that the millennium development goals were set to be achieved by the year 2015. Biwater is pleased to report that it will help to achieve this goal for a large number of people in what is a new African territory for Biwater, the Republic of Sudan.
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Mar 09, 2009

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TT UK Ltd.

Grundoram to the rescue: Grundoram Taurus rescues long undersea HDD recovery operation on the Berri Causeway project in Saudi Arabia

In 2007/8 a pioneering HDD project was started using Trenchless Technology on the Berri Causeway and Abu Ali Island on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. Two parallel 3,050 metre long steel pipelines were to be installed under the bay. The smaller one to be used as an oil trunk line (24'') and the larger one with a total steel pipe weight of more than 1,500 tonnes will serve as a water injection line (30''). Previously published press releases claimed these as the ‘world’s longest undersea HDD crossings ever undertaken.
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Mar 06, 2009

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The Robbins Company

Richard Robbins Receives Franklin Medal for TBM Development

On April 23, 2009, Richard J. Robbins, President and CEO of The Robbins Company from 1958 to 1993, will accept the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Engineering. He is following in a long line of greats-previous recipients include Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Goodall.
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Mar 04, 2009

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Ditch Witch

New Ditch Witch Beacon Housing Improves HDD Efficiency

The Ditch Witch organization has developed a beacon housing that is designed to be more durable, versatile, and productive than the tapered-head beacon housings previously offered by the company.
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Mar 02, 2009

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Herrenknecht AG

Mexico City is prepared to build the largest wastewater system worldwide

The CEO of the Mexican water authority CONAGUA visits Herrenknecht AG on the occasion of completion of the first tunnel boring machine for the Emisor Oriente project.
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Feb 27, 2009

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TT UK Ltd.

TT-UK "Bursting-Out" in India

The City of Mumbai (Bombay) with a population of about 15 million people has been growing at about 4.3 percent per year. Over the past 50 years, in an effort to develop the urban infrastructure and keep pace with rapid population growth, a high priority is necessary to improve the quality of the water supply and to upgrade the ageing and overloaded sewer networks.
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Feb 25, 2009

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Trelleborg AB

The revised global O-Ring standard - background & explanations

ISO 3601, the standard covering O-Rings, the most commonly used seal, has been revised to meet American, European, as well as Asian needs. ISO 3601 consolidates the long established AS 568B inch standard with the existing metric ISO 3601 and importantly, as it retains its original designation, means modification of documentation may not be required.
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Feb 23, 2009

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Vinci

VINCI wins contract for wastewater treatment plant on Reunion Island

Sogea Réunion, a VINCI Construction subsidiary, in consortium with VINCI Construction France, has been awarded a contact to extend and modernise the wastewater treatment plant belonging to SIAPP, the wastewater treatment authority for the towns of Port and Possession.
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Feb 19, 2009

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The Robbins Company

Dynamic Robbins TBM will Adapt Mid-bore

An extensive hydroelectric project in northeast Turkey will employ a Robbins Main Beam TBM at two different tunnel diameters. Launched in Winter 2008/2009, the 4.8 m (15.8 ft) diameter TBM and back-up are excavating a series of headrace tunnels for contractor Kolin Construction Co. Inc.
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Feb 18, 2009

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Herrenknecht AG

Martin Herrenknecht becomes the first European to receive the "Moles Award" in the USA

The renowned association of the US heavy construction industry, "The Moles", has presented the Schwanau entrepreneur Dr. Martin Herrenknecht with the "Moles Award 2009". This makes Martin Herrenknecht the first European and non-US citizen to be honored with this prize. "The Moles" award is highly regarded in the heavy construction industry in the US.
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Feb 16, 2009

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Trolining GmbH

Rehabilitation of a combined sewage collector within a groundwater protection area by application of the GIPP method

The Entsorgungsverband Saar (EVS) is an association of various municipalities within the Saarland (federal state located in South-West Germany) responsible for the waste water collection and disposal within this specific area. The regional sewer network, which amounts to more than 1000 km, is subject to ongoing TV-inspection and evaluation. The main collector number 1.3 "Heimlinger Tal", located in the northern Saarland, already made part of this survey.
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Feb 13, 2009

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Borealis AG

Borealis awards innovative polymer prizes to Austrian and Italian scholars

Two students carrying out important research on polyolefins have been recognized by Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, under its new Student Innovation Award scheme. The students received their awards at the annual Innovation Day that Borealis celebrated in Linz, Austria, in January 2009.
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Feb 11, 2009

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HOBAS Engineering GmbH

HOBAS® for a Blue Danube

In Hungary's capital Budapest 600,000 m³ of water run into the Danube daily, 51% of which are completely untreated. This does not only endanger the area's wildlife but also conflicts with the objectives of the Sofia Convention in 1993 to protect and sustainably use the Danube.
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Feb 09, 2009

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Insituform Technologies, Inc.

Insituform Awarded US$6.0 Million in Additional Work in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Chesterfield – Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU)  announced that it was awarded an additional US$6.0 million in sewer pipe rehabilitation work for the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Feb 05, 2009

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Ditch Witch Organization

Ditch Witch Organization unveils 300-HP Rock trencher

PERRY, Okla.— The Ditch Witch ® organization announces the release of a 300-horsepower rock trencher: the heavy-duty HT300. Capable of trenching up to ten feet (3.1 m) deep and 36 inches (914 mm) wide in the most extreme jobsite conditions, the steel-tracked HT300 features a sturdy undercarriage designed to withstand the rigors of rock-laden jobsites, and trencher stabilizers that automatically adjust to terrain changes to isolate vibration in rock and other harsh conditions.
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Feb 03, 2009

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Con Edison

Con Edison installs over 65 miles of new gas main in 2008

NEW YORK – As part of the company’s ongoing infrastructure investment program, Con Edison announced today that it had installed over 65 miles of new natural gas main piping in 2008. In most cases, it replaced smaller cast iron and uncoated steel pipe with larger diameter or higher pressure main to increase capacity and prepare for future growth.
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Feb 02, 2009

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Helen Vandebovenkamp

SABIC Innovative Plastics' Resins Optimize Water Valves with Design Freedom, High Performance and Long Life

BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – Because of their exposure to static or fluctuating pressure, high temperatures and various chemicals, water valves have traditionally been made from metals such as brass. However, today's engineering thermoplastics can replace metal, delivering not only high performance but also the benefit of enhanced design freedom. SABIC Innovative Plastics' portfolio of advanced specialty materials, combined with the scientific expertise of its Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, offers customers new choices for water valves that can ensure a high level of efficiency, durability and performance.
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Jan 30, 2009

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HOBAS Engineering GmbH

100 Years Modern Water Supply in Stara Zagora, BG

On October 3rd 2008 the town Stara Zagora celebrated 100 years of modern water supply. The first networks, however, were built long before 1908: Stara Zagora with its 120,000 inhabitants is situated in central Bulgaria and is known for its ancient Roman water supply system. During the town’s recovery and rise from the ashes of arson and pillage during the Russian-Turkish liberation war in 1877-1878, ancient relics dating back to the 6th century B.C. were found and preserved for the public. Archaeological findings amongst these were clay pipelines and aqueducts which were built during the Roman times and which already then carried water over great distances for the town’s supply.
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Jan 28, 2009

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The Robbins Company

Robbins EPBs will Link up Chinese Cities

By 2010, China's first ever high-speed, inter-city rail link will shorten travel times between the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan to just 40 minutes. On December 16, 2008, the first of two 6.3 m (20.5 ft) diameter Robbins EPBs was launched to excavate Lot 12 of Guangzhou's Guang-Fo line.
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Jan 26, 2009

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American Leak Detection

Newest technology in leak detection and repair provides fast, efficient, non-destructive results

American Leak Detection in Dallas/Fort Worth Specialists Trained on ACE DuraFlo ePIPE system - Continuing to raise the bar with their service offerings, in February 2009 American Leak Detection will be offering customers the revolutionary ACE DuraFlo ePipe as another efficient, non-destructive option for repairing leaks in pressurized plumbing lines.
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Jan 22, 2009

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Borealis AG

Borealis promotes discussion on sustainable water solutions for Central and Eastern Europe

Croatia's water industry gathered in the country's capital Zagreb on December 2, 2008 to discuss potential solutions to the provision of long-term efficient water networks within the Central and East European region. The one-day conference, attended by more than 100 participants from utility and pipe installation companies, was organised by Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value creating plastics solutions, together with Heplast-pipe d.o.o. and Drnišplast d.d., leading Croatian producers of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) pipes for public utility systems.The event examined the need for a sustainable infrastructure supply in light of increasing urbanisation and industrial development in the region, focusing on the benefits advanced pipe materials can offer.
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Jan 20, 2009

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egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co. KG

egeplast high-pressure pipe passes a high-pressure test of 50 bar on the test bed

The new egeplast HexelOne pipe makes possible both high-pressure applications as well as a reduced usage of material in familiar applications. The reason: As compared to the existing polyethylene pipes, it has about double the strength. The new plastic pipe is made from polyethylene only in a new manufacturing process - the HexelOne process. In this method, even residual pieces can be recycled, making it environment-friendly. This is an important advantage, especially in times of continuously increasing raw material costs.
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