ARB, Incorporated www.arbinc.com

Acquisition Services Group

Akkerman Equipment, Inc. www.akkerman.com

APCA www.americanpipeline.org

Applied Felts www.appliedfelts.com   

Arntzen

Astec Underground www.astecunderground.com

Ballantine, Inc. www.ballantineinc.com

Caterpillar, Inc. www.CAT.com

Cemen Tech www.cementech.com

Central Mine Equipment www.cmeco.com

Central Plastics www.centralplastics.com

Challenger Services www.challengersvcs.com

Colli Drill Srl www.collidrillpipe.com

Connectra Fusion  www.connectrafusion.com

Curaflo www.curaflo.com

DCA www.dca-online.org

Digital Control, Inc. www.digitrak.com

Ditch Witch www.ditchwitch.com

Duke’s Root Control www.dukes.com

Excavation Safety Conference  

Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc. www.gabes.com

Gregory & Cook Construction, Inc.

H.L. Chapman Pipeline  www.hlchapman.com

HDDBroker, Inc. www.hddbroker.com

Hallen Construction Co., Inc., The 

Hammerhead www.hammerheadmole.com

Harding Directional Drilling www.hardingdrilling.com

Helmer Risk Management www.helmerrisk.com

Henkels & McCoy www.henkelsandmccoy.com

INROCK www.inrock.com

ISCO Industries www.isco-pipe.com

Inliner Technologies, LLC www.inliner.net

Interplastic Corporation www.interplastic.com  

Jameson LLC www.jamesonllc.com  

John Deere www.deere.com/ind

K.R. Swerdfeger Construction, Inc.

Kenco Construction Products www.kenco.com

Laney Directional Drilling www.laneydrilling.com

Loftis Construction Co.

Mansfield Excavating Machinery

McLaughlin Manufacturing Co. www.mightymole.com

Mears Group, Inc. www.mears.net

Melfred Borzall www.melfredborzall.com

Michels Corporation www.michels-usa.com

Miller Pipeline Corp. www.millerpipeline.com

Moffatt Enterprises

Mud Technology International www.mud-tech.com

NUCO

Otis Eastern Service Inc.

PM Construction

Perma-Liner Industries, Inc. www.perma-liner.com

Personalized Products Corp.

Pilchuck Contractors, Inc.

Pipeline Opportunities Conference

Pipeline Pigging Products www.pipepigs.com

Plastic Trends www.plastictrends.com

Port Industries www.portindustries.com    

Poweram Company www.poweram.com

Premier Drillpipe www.premierdrillpipe.com

Quality Mat Company

Railhead Underground Products www.railhead.com

Ridge Tool Company www.ridgid.com

Roose Mfg www.roosemfg.com

Sauereisen www.sauereisen.com

Sawyer Manufacturing Co. www.sawyermfg.com

Skyline Steel www.frichtlsteel.com

Slabach Enterprises www.slabach.com

Super Products www.superproductscorp.com

TESMEC U.S.A. www.tesmec.com

TT Technologies www.tttechnologies.com

The Robbins Company www.robbinstbm.com

Tri-Flow International www.triflo.com

Underground Devices www.udevices.com

Underground Tools, Inc. www.undergroundtools.com

United Rentals www.unitedrentals.com

Unitex www.unitex-chemicals.com

Utiliscope Corporation www.utiliscope.com

Vac-Tron Equipment www.vactron.com

Vacmasters www.vacmasters.com

Vanair www.vanair.com

Vermeer Manufacturing www.vermeer.com

Wyo-Ben, Inc. www.wyoben.com

Changing World Of Fiber Continues To Drive Construction
At the beginning of 2007, it is clear that the telecommunications industry has put recent troubles behind.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Telecom consultants:
Jeff Kagan, (770) 579-5810, jeffkagan.com
Insight Research, (973) 541-9600, insight-corp.com
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Nation’s Gas Focus Continues To Increase New, Planned Pipeline Projects
Unprecedented opportunities for pipeline construction continue to grow. This is reflected in Underground Construction’s latest worldwide construction figures that indicate 98,232 miles of oil and gas pipelines are under construction and planned.
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Strong Demand Drives Gas Distribution Spending To All-Time High
Early forecasts have the outlook for gas distribution construction looking strong through not only 2007, but for the next several years as well.
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Convention Preview: DCA Embraces Both Industry Changes & Prosperity
Members of the Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) stayed busy last year responding to growing levels of natural gas, telecommunications, and other utility construction fueled by low mortgage interest rates and increasing demands for energy and the transfer of information, says Ed Shannon, whose year-long term as DCA president ends this month.
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Pit-Launched HDD Unit Solves Power, Footprint Problem
Compact pit-launched horizontal directional drill (HDD) models have been around for more than a decade, making it possible for trenchless installations to be made in areas too small for conventional track machines, or when space isn’t sufficient for making the angled surface entry typical of most directional-drilled utility installations.

FOR MORE INFO:
Contractor:
George Kennedy Construction, (630) 231-3880
Pit-Launched Drill:
McLaughlin, (800) 435-9340, mightymole.com
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Mears Group Successfully Installs Two New
HDD River Crossings
Mears Group Inc. successfully installed two new crossings of the Elizabeth River for 230 kV transmission lines from Churchland Substation in Portsmouth, VA, to Sewells Point Substation in Norfolk, VA, for Dominion Power in May 2006.
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Ditch Witch Adds Track Trenchers
Two new track trencher models soon will join the Ditch Witch line of underground construction equipment.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Track trenchers:
Tesmec USA, (800) 851-5102, tesmec.com
Ditch Witch, (800) 844-4974, ditchwitch.com
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Illinois Project Demonstrates Effectiveness Of Grout Repairs
Groundwater infiltration is the curse of every treatment facility. Whether due to cracked and corroded pipes or leaking joints, the extra water means additional expense for the facility. Reduce that inflow, and operating costs drop.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Utility contractor:
Visu-Sewer, (800) 876-8478, visu-sewer.com
Grout:
Avanti International, (800) 877-2570, avantigrout.com
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Relining Aging Brick Sewer Pipes
On any given day, the streets of Portland, OR’s Hollywood business district bustle with heavy traffic, people, big intersections and the energy of any popular city. That’s why when the city of Portland discovered it needed to rehabilitate 3,000 feet of sewer pipe on Sandy Boulevard – one of the largest and busiest streets – significant effort was made in the planning phase to minimize disruption.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Felt liners:
Applied Felts, (203) 426-5948, appliedfelts.com
Contractors:
Michels Pipe Services, (503) 364-1199, michels.us
RCI Parsons, (503) 287-5742
CIPP system:
Premier-Pipe USA, (952) 944-8093, premierpipeusa.com
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Product Focus

Water Crossing The Old Fashion-Way
The scope of the job included installing about 1,650 feet of new pipe, some 460 feet of which would be installed 16 to 18 feet below grade with the remaining 1,180 feet being installed at traditional depths of 7 to 9 feet to invert.
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First Look: Insituform Blue Tackles
Insituform Technologies is introducing a new company focusing on the trenchless rehabilitation of water infrastructure.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Water rehabilitation services:
Insituform, (800) 234-2992, insituform.com
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Water Main/Fire Line Rehabilitation
Dirty brown water and poor water flow were the first clues indicating a serious problem. Then the shoe dropped when a mid-Atlantic commercial property owner was put on notice by the local fire department that its water supply lines no longer met the required flow requirements.
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