Growing your business

Creating an HDD fluid management plan

Is your company talking a lot about mud these days? You should be.

How diversifying can help grow your HDD business

Read about how these business owners said yes to providing services outside of their core service model, creating a culture of successful growth and diversification for their business.

When good help is hard to find, train your own horizontal directional drilling operators

It’s no secret that there’s a shortage of skilled labor in the United States. With it becoming harder to find experienced drill operators, many horizontal directional drilling contractors are investing in training and education.

Vermeer HDD Circuit training program gets results

The Vermeer HDD Circuit® training program is designed to help HDD companies develop their employees’ operating expertise quickly. Read on to learn more about this two-week program that features a 2:1 student to instructor ratio.

Planning tools for the future

Creating detailed documentation for every installation can be time consuming and a burden, even though it is necessary for a successful job. Read about how Vermeer Projects Suite can help with this process and how it can save you time before, during and after a job.

What you need to know about extended service contracts

Investing in an extended service contract on new equipment purchases is a great way to keep those machines running just like the day you bought them, lower your out-of-pocket maintenance and repair expenses during terms of the contract and help preserve residual value. Read a few tips to consider when looking at an extended service contract.

How technology is changing the pipeline installation business

Having an office full of papers that lay out every ongoing installation project is a thing of the past. Read about how fleet management and bore planning technology is changing the pipeline installation business.

Invest in training for better employee retention

Training is a great way to instill company values, boost morale, create a clear path for future advancement, increase organization productivity and, most importantly, create a place where people want to stay.

Getting fluid management back in control

Drilling fluid management is an important consideration for pipeline contractors With all that happens on directional drilling jobsites, a crew’s biggest concern shouldn’t be what they’re going to do with the mud afterwards. However, many environmental regulations being introduced at state and local levels are causing contractors to rethink what they are going to do […]

Trends in underground construction: from fiber to oil and gas

Stay up to date with trends surrounding all of the different underground industry markets, from telecom and electric to oil and gas.

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