From the jobsite

Are you ready for construction? Part 1

Read part one of this competitive analysis of the game of football and the business of construction.

HDD industry offers promising career path

Vermeer Corporation has heard from contractors and dealers alike that there is a perpetual shortage of qualified horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operators and crew members in the underground utility industry. Here’s how the industry is offering a promising career path.

Vermeer tools can help improve jobsite productivity

Production is the name of the game for horizontal directional drilling contractors. That’s why Vermeer developed Productivity Tools, which can aid with fleet management, data collection, bore and excavation planning and project documentation.

Agricultural background leads B&T Drainage to successful drilling business

From farming and drainage tiling to horizontal directional drilling (HDD), B&T Drainage Inc. does it all. To top it off, the company was recently named the grand prize winner of the Vermeer Ultimate Crew competition.

Professor wants your next HDD project to be designed right

You start work on a project and quickly realize that the engineer who designed it may not have had a firm grasp of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) methods. Samuel Ariaratnam hears your challenges, and he’s trying to help.

Fiber is hot in HDD field, thanks partly to higher education

Many experts in the underground industry say another fiber boom has arrived. Technology in education takes many different forms, but the common denominator is that a robust fiberoptic network is necessary to support these advances.

Limestone, horses, bourbon and trenching

When G&W Construction bid on a municipal water line project in north-central Kentucky, owner Darrell Alderman knew he’d have to upgrade his fleet because of the limestone.

Do you have what it takes to be an HDD operator?

Find out if you have what it takes to be an HDD operator today.

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