Workforce Crisis: Aging Workforce, Booming Market Segments Strain
Personnel Resources
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Even as a sputtering economy reduces the number of new homes being built and affects other construction markets, project owners and contractors still express concern about finding enough workers for current and future demands.

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Carbon Calculator Determines
Trenchless Benefits
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The benefits of trenchless construction are well known – at least by the manufacturers of equipment/products used for trenchless construction and rehabilitation and the contractors who use them.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
NASTT-B.C. Chapter, (604) 505-2084,
nastt-bc.org
P.W. Trenchless Construction Inc., (604) 580-0446, pwtrenchless.com
NASTT, (703) 351-5252,
nastt.org

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Diverse Underground Rental Market Keeps Industry Healthy
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Rented equipment and tools continue to play a significant role in the work being done on construction sites in North America.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Rental Association, (800) 334-2177, ararental.org
United Rentals, (203) 622-3131,
unitedrentals.com

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Vacuum Excavators Offer
Increasing Versatility
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Portable vacuum excavators have been a regular sight on jobsites for years. These unique units were originally used to clean septic tanks, grease traps, car wash pits and, with the boom in horizontal directional drilling, to remove mud slurries. Now, contractors are discovering that these machines have a wide range of uses from potholing to cleaning valve boxes to digging post holes.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
McLaughlin, (800) 435-9340,
mightymole.com
Vacmasters; (800) 466-7825,
vacmasters.com
Super Products, (800) 837-9711,
superproductscorp.com
Vactor Manufacturing, (815) 672-3171,
vactor.com
Vacuum Source: (864) 277-5870
AmeriVac: (800) 920-6161;
amerivacgroup.com
Ditch Witch: (800) 654-6481;
ditchwitch.com

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Vacuum Excavators: Air & Hydro
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U-Tech: Pitch Fiber: A Legacy Of
Post War America
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By 2010, the United Kingdom is expected to pass legislation stating that water companies will be required to take ownership of a large part of the private drainage of England and Wales. As one example, this will have the effect of doubling the sewerage assets of Wessex Water.

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Houston Joint Sealing Project Proves Complex But Effective
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Major utility construction and rehabilitation projects often require the use of many different technologies, including conventional excavation methods and several trenchless technologies.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Miller Pipeline Corp., (800) 428-3742,
millerpipeline.com
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN) Inc.,
(713) 266-6900,
lan-inc.com
Boyer Inc., (713) 466-5395,
boyerinc.com

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Rehabilitation Technology
Selection Guide
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Rehab Product Focus: Spot/Point
Repairs, Internal Joint Seals
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Rehab News
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Water Rehab Method Goes Beyond
Basic Lining
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A new method of rehabilitating water mains has been introduced by MainSaver Americas, LLC, Golden, CO.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
MainSaver Americas, LLC, (866) 594-8345,
mainsaverworld.com

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WaterWorks News
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New Products
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