Atlanta Contractor Wins Big With
Small Boring Unit
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Atlanta is a highly variable geological area with some of the hardest rock around. Local contractor Strack Inc. is chipping away at some of the region’s toughest rock boring jobs using two specialized auger boring machine (ABM) cutting heads, called
Robbins Small Boring Units (SBU-A).

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Strack Inc., (770) 969-1591, strackinc.com
Robbins, (440) 248-3303,
therobbinscompany.com

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Rock Lab Aids Contractors
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Rock can be one of the most troublesome obstacles to completing an underground construction project. To dig, drill, bore or tunnel through rock often requires special equipment and sometimes there are rock formations that are virtually impenetrable.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Rock lab: Vermeer Corp. (888) 837-6337,
vermeer.com

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Intimidating Rock Bores: 4 Bores Through Granite Beat The Odds
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Much of the work for the city of Atlanta’s massive water and sewer improvement program is being accomplished by conventional open-cut construction methods. However, various trenchless construction methods are playing a key role in many projects, installing segments of new pipe where excavation is difficult or impossible.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
McCowien Horizontal Directional Drilling, (440) 577-9640
Reynolds Inc., (812) 865-3232,
reynoldsinc.com
Rock Drill Solutions, (618) 627-2544
Akkerman Inc., (800) 533-0386,
akkerman.com
Halco, halcoamerica.com
Can Clay Corporation, (812) 547-3461,
canclay.com
Vermeer Corp. (888) 837-6337,
vermeer.com
Tulsa Rig Iron, (918) 321-3330,
tulsarigiron.com

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Basalt/Lava Rock Trenching Requires
Patience, Experience
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Idaho Falls, located in the southeast portion of Idaho, is situated along the famed Snake River. Its skyline features the Teton Mountain Range and Yellowstone National Park. It’s sometimes hard to remember that this picturesque region features some of the hardest rock formations in the United States.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Trenching Services Inc., (775) 284-2800, trenchingservices.com

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Custom Trench Shield Spreader Arch
Turns Project Fast
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The Columbus, GA, Consolidated Government recently awarded an important underground utility project to Reynolds Inc. which involves installing a new combined sanitary sewer line with storm overflow along the city’s Sixth Street.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Efficiency Production Inc., (800) 552-8800;
efficiencyproduction.com
Reynolds Inliner, (812) 865-3232,
reynoldsinc.com
United Rentals, (203) 622-3131,
unitedrentals.com

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APCA Holds 37th Annual Convention In
Santa Barbara
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A record turnout of more than 150 attendees gathered for the American Pipeline Contractors Association’s 37th Annual Convention at the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA.

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Rehab News
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First Look: KEG Introduces Wireless
Camera/Cleaning System
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An innovative new product that both cleans and makes video inspections of pipelines at the same time while accomplishing both tasks wirelessly soon will be available in the United States.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
KEG Technologies Inc., (866) 595-0515,
kegtechnologies.net

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Spincast Epoxy Proves Effective In
Water Rehabilitation
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Water mains in the city of McKinney, TX, recently were rehabilitated by a spincast application of epoxy resin lining to inside surfaces of existing pipes.
Ten thousand feet of cast iron water mains ranging in size from 4 to 12 inches were rehabilitated.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
RLS Solutions, (800) 324-2810,
rlssolutions.com

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Rapid Cure Lining Offers Advantage Of
Same Day Project Completion
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A rapid-cure polyurethane lining system with a history of success in Europe has impressed owners of several water system rehabilitation projects in North America where it is being marketed by Alltech Solutions, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Alltech Solutions Inc., (506) 858-9432,
alltechsolutions.ca

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WaterWorks News
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