Pipe Ramming In Thin Air
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Pneumatic pipe ramming continues to prove that it is one of the most versatile and effective trenchless methods. With much of the attention being placed on pipe ramming’s effectiveness for assisting directional drilling operations, it is easy to overlook pipe ramming in its more traditional role of casing installation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contractor:
BTrenchless, (303) 286-0202,
btrenchless.com
Pipe ramming equipment:
TT Technologies, (800) 533-2078,
tttechnologies.com

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Restrained Joint PVC Offers Corrosion
Solution For Navy Air Station

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In 2006, U.S. Naval Air Station (NAS) Point Mugu in Ventura County, CA, was stuck with a potable water distribution system that was falling apart. Corrosive soils on the Pacific Coast had damaged the system’s steel piping, warranting a vast mainline
replacement.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contractor:
Reyes Construction Inc., (909) 622-2259, reyesconstruction.com
PVC restrained joint pipe:
Certainteed, 866) CT4-PIPE,
certainteed.com
Ductile iron fittings:
American Ductile Iron Pipe,
(205) 325-1965, acipco.com

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U-Tech: Joint-Use Buried Duct Network
For Upgrading, Maintianing Utility Cables

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When it comes to upgrading or replacing utility cables - whether telephone lines, CATV cables or electric power supply lines - it is tough to beat the convenience of overhead facilities.

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Wind Power Generates Work For Michels

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Although wind power still represents only a tiny fraction of the electrical power consumed today, that is changing – faster than many may realize.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michels Corporation, (920) 583-3132,
michels.us

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HDD Sewer Installations In The Nick Of Time
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The picturesque seaside village of Ogunquit, ME, recently completed improvements to its sanitary sewer system which reduces infiltration problems, increases capacity and bypasses much of the old, ductile iron infrastructure with new HDPE pipelines.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HDD contractor:
Enterprise Trenchless Technologies Inc,
(207) 353-5000, hdd-etti.com
Consulting engineer:
Brian Dorwart, Haley & Aldrich, (603) 625-5353, bcd@haleyaldrich.com
HDD rigs, vacs, mud systems:
Ditch Witch, (800) 654-6481,
ditchwitch.com
Fusion equipment:
McElroy Manufacturing,
(918) 836-8611, mcelroy.com
Drilling mud/additives:
Baroid Industrial Drilling Products,
(877) 379-7412, baroididp.com

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Rehab News
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Umwelttechnik Franz Janssen GmbH reports its first success in the U.S. market. On behalf of their U.S. partners, The Janssen Process Company, the sewer rehabilitation specialist from the Lower Rhine developed a new and innovative technology for the trenchless renovation of small sewer pipes, which they demonstrated to several U.S. municipalities.

For further information, visit www.janssen-umwelttechnik.de or for the U.S., visit www.janssenprocess.com.

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Rehab Product Focus: Bypass Pumping
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UCT 2008: #1 Provider Of Essential
Information, Education To
Underground Utilities
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UCT 2008 Products & Services Guide
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Ackerman International

  www.ackermaninternational.com

Advanced Products & Systems, Inc.

  www.apsonline.com

Akkerman Equipment, Inc.,

   www.akkerman.com

American Pipeline Contractors Assn.

  www.americanpipeline.org

Applied Felts, Inc.,

   www.appliedfelts.com

Aries, Inc.,

www.ariesind.com

Arntzen

Asher Corporation,

www.alasher.com

Astec Underground,

  www.astecunderground.com

Ballantine, Inc.,

www.ballantineinc.com

Big Warrior Corporation,

   www.bigwarriorcorp.com

Bituminous Insurance Companies

  www.bituminousinsurance.com

Bor-It Manufacturing Co.,

   www.bor-it.com

CUIRE

Central Plastics,

   www.centralplastics.com

Charter Plastics,

   www.charterplastics.com

Chrysler Corporation

Colli Drill Srl,

   www.collidrillpipe.com

Connectra Fusion Technologies

  www.connectrafusion.com

DCA,

www.dca-online.org

Ditch Witch,

www.ditchwitch.com

Formex Manufacturing Inc.,

   www.formex.com

Forrer Supply,

   www.forrersupply.com

HARCO,

www.harcofittings.com

Harding Directional Drilling

  www.hardingdrilling.com

Hitachi/Deere,
   www.hitachiexcavators.com

Hydra Stop,

www.hydra-stop.com

INROCK,

www.inrock.com

ISCO Industries,

   www.isco-pipe.com

Infrastructure Resources

Interplastic Corporation

Kenco Construction Products,

   www.kenco.com

Laney Directional Drilling,

   www.laneydrilling.com

Lee Supply Company,

   www.leesupply.com

McElroy Manufacturing,

   www.tracstar.info

Mears Group, Inc.,

www.mears.net

Melfred Borzall,

   www.melfredborzall.com

Michels Corporation,

   www.michels-usa.com

Moffatt Enterprises

Mud Technology International,

   www.mud-tech.com

Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder, Inc.,

   www.ozzies.com

Pipeline Opportunities Conference

Pipeline Pigging Products,

   www.pipepigs.com

Port Industries

   www.portindustries.com

Poweram Company,

   www.poweram.com

Premier Drillpipe,

   www.premierdrillpipe.com

Quality Mat Company

RIDGID,

www.ridgid.com

Radius HDD Tools,

   www.radiushdd.com

Railhead Underground Products

  www.railhead.com

Rain For Rent,

www.rainforrent.com

Raydon Enterprises, Inc.

  www.raydonindustries.com

Rehabilitation Resource Solutions LLC

Roose Mfg,

www.roosemfg.com

Skyline Steel,

www.frichtlsteel.com

Slabach Enterprises,

   www.slabach.com

Super Products,

   www.superproductscorp.com

TT Technologies,

   www.tttechnologies.com

The Robbins Company,

   www.robbinstbm.com

Thompson Pump,

   www.thompsonpumps.com

Total Petrochemicals, Inc.

Tri-Flow International, Inc.,

   www.triflo.com

Tulsa Rig Iron,

   www.tulsatrenchless.com

UCT 2008,

   www.uctonline.com

Underground Devices,

   www.udevices.com

Underground Tools, Inc.

  www.undergroundtools.com

United Rentals, Inc.,

   www.unitedrentals.com

Utiliscope Corporation,

   www.utiliscope.com

Vacmasters,

www.vacmasters.com

Vactor

  www.vactor.com

Vacuworx,

www.vacuworx.com

Vanair,

www.vanair.com

Vermeer Manufacturing,

   www.vermeer.com

Wyo-Ben, Inc.,

www.wyoben.com