Trenchless news updates

Ditch Witch will offer the full product lines, parts and service for both the American Augers and Trencor brands.

Thomas W. Schmidt has been promoted into the newly created position of Vice President, Business Development, whereby he will lead the company in the trenchless equipment market.

The company has been issued its 14th patent for the multi-sensor, machine-intelligent probe for leak detection in waterpipes.

Jeff Gabrielse has been named as the company’s new Managing Director.

Susan Moisio has been named as the new Global Director for Jacobs’ Water Market. Under her leadership, the company has earned the ranking of No. 1 Trenchless Engineering firm for the past five years.

All assets of Robbins, tunnel boring machine specialists, have been purchased by Global TBM Company.

The company has announced the completion of an essential sewer improvement programme in Holywood, Northern Ireland, using spray lining technology.

Aegion Corporation has entered into a merger agreement with affiliates of New Mountain Capital.

VARD’s ship design has been selected for Orange Marine’s fleet of fibre-optic cable repair ships.

The planned upgrade involves using trenchless techniques to minimise disruption to road traffic and the environment.

The company has recently announced its troubleshooting and inspection services, which entail using pipe inspection cameras.

The new LightRay LR3 incorporates the latest UV trenchless technology, significantly reducing the curing time during installations.

LaValley Industries and SiteTec are proud to announce their co-operation.

David M. Barbera recently presented the NUCA Toolbox Talk entitled “Identifying & Protecting Against the Coronavirus (COVID19)” to his manufacturing supervisors.

Vortex has completed the transfer agreement with Pipeline Renewal Technologies.

This recent acquisition will develop QuickConnect’s pull head capabilities and add to the company’s growing portfolio of HDPE pipe services.

The company has started trenchless pipe relining in Sydney, Australia, eradicating the need for digging up land and causing disruption to the local habitat.

Kobus’ Pipe Puller is set to be distributed by Blejkan S.A. in Poland, and Sistemas de Perforacion in Spain.

In his new role, Kevin Smith will be merging Ditch Witch, Subsite® Electronics, American Augers®, and Trencor® into one organisation.

Electro Scan’s water and sewer leak detection solution has been recognised as the ‘Leak Detection Solution of the Year’ for 2021 by IoT Breakthrough.

C J Kelly advised the project contractor, Fastflow, on the most effective means of clearing pipeline deposits.

The clay jacking pipe manufacturing facility in Barnsley, UK, has increased its capacity to meet the company’s UK and export markets.

The partnership will see Vortex distributing and selling BKP Berolina’s CIPP liner in the US, Mexico and Canada.

The Fifth Annual Cured-In-Place Pipe Survey highlights how Electro Scan technology can help find leaks.