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Abu Dhabi tunnelling contract awarded

Thu, 2 February 2012 Züblin has been awarded two tunnelling contracts worth approximately $US479 million by the Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company for the Strategic Tunnel Enhancement Program.

Japanese company acquires shares in Austrian pipe rehab specialist

Mon, 23 January 2012 Austrian Rabmer Pipe Rehabilitation has become a subsidiary of the Sekisui Chemical Company after signing a contract that gives the Japanese industrial company, of which the Seikisui SPR Europe Group is a member, a 75 per cent shareholding.

Dehli sewers set for rehab

Thu, 19 January 2012 The Delhi Jal Board is preparing for the rehabilitation of trunk sewers to ensure that only effluent is dischared into the river Yamuna in its Delhi stretch, located in India.

Relining to farewell sewer floods

Tue, 20 December 2011 Thames Water will be relining sewer networks in West Berkshire, UK, in the New Year to help protect homes from sewer flooding.

Tunnelling success Down Under

The Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement, an historic upgrade of Melbourne’s century old main sewer, has progressed well over the past twelve months and is tracking ahead of its scheduled mid-2012 completion date.

Laying it on thick

During the trenchless rehabilitation of a 1,230 m long sewer with 600/900 mm oval profile in Berlin Wilmersdorf, Karl Weiss Technologies GmbH installed a Brandenburger GFRP pipe liner with a wall thickness of 11.9 mm.

Water utilities in North America

In a continuation of an in-depth look at water utilities around the globe, here Trenchless International looks at parts of both Canada and the US. Where Canadian utilities are under the responsibility of the provincial governments, the US has a mixed structure of both private and public.

Under Nashville – big role for trenchless in Nashville’s future

People in the trenchless industry in the middle Tennessee area are excited about hosting the 2012 No-Dig Show in Nashville in March. Here we take a look at the infrastructure Under Nashville to see how trenchless has helped deliver to the community, and serves as a significant part of the future.

Cambridge explores new territories for expanding infrastructure life

Thu, 24 November 2011 The City of Cambridge, which is located in Ontario, Canada, is utilising Trenchless Technology to expand the life of its infrastructure.

Tenders called in Ireland and India

Tue, 22 November 2011 Tenders have been announced for general construction work for pipelines in Dublin, Ireland and rehabilitation work in Bangladesh, India.

Refurbishing Lyme Regis pipes

Mon, 14 November 2011 South West Water and its H50 partners are refurbishing 278 m of sewer, using No-Dig techniques wherever possible, in the town to improve the service to residents as part of an £85,000 scheme to improve the Lyme Regis sewer network, located in West Dorset, England.

Water rehab approved for Tennessee

Fri, 4 November 2011 Officials in Sparta, Tennessee, USA, have unanimously approved funding for much needed wastewater and water rehab projects that will replace outdated lines in several sections of the city.

Double pipe-bursting in Minneapolis

Mon, 31 October 2011 Double pipe-bursting has been utilised in Delwood and Bellaire, Minneapolis, USA, to connect the Inwood sanitary sewer at Redwood Boulevard.

Wessex water mains get refreshed

Fri, 28 October 2011 Sewers 80-years-old in Blackwell, UK, have been relined using No-Dig techniques over traditional open-cut methods.

Scottish pipes set for rehabilitation

Wed, 26 October 2011 Water mains 90 km in length, stretching from Perthshire into Angus, Scotland, UK, are receiving a significant makeover using techniques such as relining and swabbing.

Tackling the UK’s old pipe problems

Sat, 17 September 2011 Water treatment solutions company Severn Trent has begun work on five rehabilitation and replacement projects throughout the United Kingdom.

Margao tender calls for trenchless

Tue, 13 September 2011 A tender has been released seeking Trenchless Technology for works in Margao, India.

Water utilities in the Asian region

Water and wastewater services are generally provided as a public service by a public utility owned by local or national government. In some countries, including France, the UK and the Czech Republic, these services are largely provided by private companies, while in other regions, such as Germany and the United States, most utilities have a mix of private and public ownership. Here, Trenchless International focuses on the water and wastewater utilities in the Asian region of Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

On the wastewater fast track

The first of three Robbins tunnel boring machines has been launched in Mexico City for work on a 62 km long wastewater line, to be constructed as part of the Emisor Oriente project.

Consortium to acquire UK water utility

Fri, 26 August 2011 A consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) has formed a company named UK Water in order to acquire Northumbrian Water Group in the United Kingdom.

AECOM wins major sewer contract

Wed, 24 August 2011 AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a contract worth approximately $US10 million for the Dugway West Interceptor Relief Sewer project located in the Cleveland area of Ohio, United States.

Rehabilitation contract for Maryland sewers

Thu, 18 August 2011 Malcolm Pirnie, the water division of Arcadis, has been awarded a $US15 million contract, which includes sewer relining as part of a rehabilitation project located in Maryland, United States.

St Louis cleans up its Water Act

Tue, 16 August 2011 The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, located in Missouri, United States, will make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and treatment plants to eliminate illegal overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban rivers and streams.

Acquisitions further growth in the Middle East

Fri, 29 July 2011 Insituform Technologies has announced that it has completed the acquisition of CRTS, based in Oklahoma, US, and executed definitive agreements to acquire Hockway Limited and Hockway Middle East FZC, based in the UK and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.

New Asian partnerships aid leak detection

Wed, 27 July 2011 Pure Technologies has been awarded a $US2.7 million contract to supply its pipeline leak detection and condition assessment technology to a major Asian water agency.