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PVC conduit developed for large diameters

Fri, 3 February 2012 A project in Oregon, US, has seen the installation of 3,700 feet of 8 inch PVC conduit under a busy road with successful pull-in for the Oregon Power Division of Potelco.

Tenders released in India

Tue, 17 January 2012 A tender has been released in Banda, India, seeking the use of Trenchless Technology to lay optical fibres.

Tue, 20 December 2011 No-Dig Moscow 2012, the conference for trenchless technologies in underground infrastructure construction and rehabilitation, will take place at International Exhibition Centre "Crocus Expo" in Moscow from 5–6 June 2012.

Tender released in Australia

Tue, 20 December 2011 A tender has been released for the construction of a watermain in New South Wales, Australia.

Tenders released in India

Tue, 20 December 2011 Two tenders have been released in India requiring the use of Trenchless Technology.

Water infrastructure upgrades pegged for Winnipeg

Fri, 16 December 2011 Officials from the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, have released details of the city’s 2012 Capital Budget, which includes a forecasted $CDN17.4 million ($USD17.07 million) between 2014 to 2017 allocated toward rehabilitation and replacement of water infrastructure.

Drilling in the heart of Cajun country

Michels Directional Crossings successfully completed a complex, highly publicised horizontal directional drilling crossing underneath the Atchafalaya River and the accompanying levee system in central Louisiana, US.

Boring through a steep slope

When travelling on a 400 m high bridge on ‘Sollstedter Hölle’ (‘Sollstedt Hell’) Mountain, located in Germany, Günter Naujoks wondered whether this name would prove to be a bad omen, given the challenges of the job at hand.

HDD – the South African experience

Here Neil van Rooyen explains horizontal directional drilling in South Africa using three case studies: Berg River Duct Installation, Diep River Water Pipeline Installation and the Bulk Water Main Installation under various roadways for the Mossel Bay Desalination Plant Project.

Two cities, one continuous bore

Traversing two affluent US towns, through the suburbs of Fort Worth in Texas and beneath two golf courses, the Fossil Ridge to Arc Park project ranks among the longest continuous bores in trenchless pipeline history.

An economical disposal

Trenchless construction sites can produce waste disposal that can be quite costly to remove. This is where the ABS Trenchless BentoVac system can help – removing solids bearing slurries at an economical cost.

Find expert employees in the trenchless industry

Fri, 9 December 2011 Having trouble filling roles that require specialised trenchless knowledge? Forget advertising on broad-based job-seekers sites, and present your ads to those already working in the industry by advertising online at Trenchless International’s Jobs Portal.

Drilling deep in Saudi Arabia

Thu, 8 December 2011 Gulf British Drilling, based in Saudi Arabia, has completed a 68 km pipeline installation of 48 inch steel pipe along the Aramco Manifa to Saphaniyah pipeline, including eight road crossings that required directional drilling.

Replacing London’s leakiest

Thu, 10 November 2011 Thames Water has cut 345 million litres of leakage a day following the replacement of 1,400 miles of worn out Victorian pipes in London, using trenchless techniques in places to minimise disruption.

Tender released for HDD in India

A tender has been released seeking horizontal directional drilling in Surat, India.

Powering the west coast

The Vancouver City Central Transmission Project, located in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, is the most significant upgrade by BC Hydro to the city's electricity system in 30 years. The project consists of 8 km of 230 kV underground transmission circuits, including an 850 m horizontal directional drilled crossing beneath the bed of False Creek and a new distribution substation with an ultimate capacity of 400 MVA, commissioned to an initial capacity of 134 MVA.

India calls for tenders

Tue, 30 August 2011 Two Trenchless Technology tenders have been announced in India – one in New Delhi and the other in Bangalore.

New Vermeer dealership in Sweden

Thu, 4 August 2011 Vermeer Viking AB will begin operations as an independent, authorised Vermeer dealer in Sweden in August 2011. The dealership will be located in Askersund, Örebro län; centrally located within Sweden to provide sales and service support for the entire Vermeer industrial product line

Tough enough for the job

Utility companies are increasingly turning to No-Dig pipe laying technology to renovate and install pipelines because of the economic and social savings. However using techniques such as ‘close fit’ relining or horizontal directional drilling can introduce damage or scores into the surface of the PE pipe that, over time, can develop into cracks and cause the premature failure of the pipeline.

Agreement offers rock tooling solutions for contractors

Wed, 29 June 2011 Vermeer Corporation has signed an alliance agreement with Pioneer One, based in Mooresville, Indiana, which will offer contractors access to a new line of rock tooling solutions.

Mears internationally certified

Mears Group, Inc., a leader in horizontal directional drilling (HDD), through its commitment to continual improvement, has gained the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification.

Tenders called for Surat, Limerick

Fri, 10 June 2011 The city of Surat, in Gujarat, India, is seeking tenders for horizontal directional drilling and excavation work on optical fibre cables and allied works for mobile sites.

A real feat for LA

Tue, 7 June 2011 The City of Los Angeles, located in California, has completed one million feet of sewer rehabilitation and construction using trenchless techniques such as microtunnelling and horizontal directional drilling (HDD).

Marine outfalls installed by horizontal directional drilling – Part Two

Marine Waste Water Outfalls and Treatment Systems is a book written by six authors, all with extensive experience and expertise is some aspect of the design and construction of marine outfalls. The lead author was Professor Phil Roberts of Georgia Institute of Technology, a world expert in the mixing and fluid dynamics of natural water bodies, which is fundamental to effective outfall design. It is emphasised that the book is based on pre-treatment and not the discharge of raw sewage into the oceans.

HDD – a Grande idea

South American gas company GasTransBoliviano is currently undertaking a 2.7 km HDD drive under the Rio Grande river as part of a project to secure gas deliveries through the Bolivia – Brazil Pipeline.