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Locating is one of the most important steps of any utility project. Read this list of locating best practices before your next underground project.
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Read MoreGiven the demand for broadband installation without disturbances to already congested, urban areas, an alternative method is growing in popularity among utility contractors: microtrenching. Read to find out more about what microtrenching is and why it is a viable solution.
Read MoreRead about how an Arkansas contractor, Pete Charlton, handled a 60 foot clay sewer line that collapsed beneath an industrial park, creating a large sinkhole in the middle of a heavily traveled intersection.
Read MoreAndy Farrissey is a contractor in Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the southern tip of Cape Cod in New England. Known for its uniqueness and originality, the residents on Martha’s Vineyard are concerned about maintaining the natural ‘patina’ of what is there. Read how Farrissey has embraced these challenges and built a successful contracting business using horizontal directional drilling.
Read MoreSeasoned horizontal directional drilling (HDD) crews are confident in their abilities to bore through just about any ground condition. But there’s no denying that when they encounter rock, the job is more difficult. Here are some tips to choosing tooling for rock bores.
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Vermeer is dedicated to providing its customers equipment that fits their jobsite needs. In today’s utility market, that means machines that are right-sized; powered for tight, urban spaces; and designed with operators’ comfort in mind. Here are three questions to ask when looking to buy a utility trencher.
Read MoreNearly every horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractor would agree that downhole tooling matters. Because tooling is a wear item and so much of its usage occurs underground, where operators may not be sure what they’re engaged in, there’s a tendency for tooling to be underappreciated. Read these tips to gain a strategic approach to HDD tooling.
Read MoreCities are digging safer and more efficiently by arming departments with vacuum excavators.
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