News and Articles
Dec 10, 2010
News
Peru improves efficiency of water and sanitation providers with support from IDB
Reforms will enable public utilities to expand service to 250,000 people
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Dec 10, 2010
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Robbins EPBs undercut Downtown Zhengzhou
Dual TBMs hollow out New Metro under Low Cover
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Dec 09, 2010
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$90M Project to Address Water, Sanitation Issues in Sri Lanka's Conflict-Affected Areas
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $90 million in loans to help Sri Lanka restore water supply and sanitation infrastructure to the conflict-affected Northern Province.
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Dec 08, 2010
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Trelleborg's shift toward leading positions in selected segments and emerging geographic markets continue
“Trelleborg’s focus on creating leading positions in selected market segments is continuing. The Group now has an increasingly concentrated and profitable operation within demanding industrial segments. We have also upped the pace to further strengthen our presence in emerging geographic markets, and during recent years created a considerably more efficient structure,” says Trelleborg’s CEO Peter Nilsson, ahead of the Group’s capital markets day.
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Dec 07, 2010
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Veteran Robbins TBM to carve out Faroe Islands Tunnel
Main Beam Machine launched for Hydropower Plant Extension
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Dec 02, 2010
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bauma China 2010 exceeded all expectations
bauma China 2010, the 5th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Construction Vehicles and Equipment, has again broken all records with regard to exhibition space, exhibitor numbers and visitor numbers. Once more, bauma China has further consolidated its position as the leading trade show for the Chinese and Asian construction industry.
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Dec 01, 2010
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WABAG Ltd. receives order as consortium partner for Total Water Management of BOP package
VA Tech Wabag Limited, one of the leading Indian MNC in the field of water and water treatment, received an order for Total Water Management of Kakatiya and Rayalaseema Thermal Power Projects under Balance of Plants package as part of consortium. WABAG portion involves around INR 2900 million (Euro 47 million) for total water management.
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Nov 30, 2010
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Replacing metal with waste
3B-the fibreglass company reinforces its sustainability mission thanks to the recycling of production waste into innovative composite solution.
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Nov 25, 2010
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Ditch Witch Organization Offers GPS Equipment, Vehicle Trackers
State-of-the-art Ditch Witch® GPS systems offer the fastest update frequencies in the industry, so fleet owners can confidently pinpoint the location of their equipment and/or vehicles at any time from any computer, laptop or mobile device.
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Nov 24, 2010
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TT-UK Trenchless Technology Equipment 'Alive' and Kicking
Following the success of the NO-DIG Live event held in 2008 at the Royal Showground in Warwickshire UK, the exhibition organisers Westrade Fair decided that due to ease of vehicular access, good on site parking and its central geographical location, to again hold the 10th bi-annual Trenchless Technology Exhibition (NO-DIG) at this prestigious showground.
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Nov 23, 2010
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Borouge's Abu Dhabi plant on track to deliver
At the K-2010 Fair in Dusseldorf (Germany), Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, confirmed that its expanded plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is starting-up as planned.
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Nov 18, 2010
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Economical and Efficient Water Disinfection with LEDs
More environmentally friendly and less complicated disinfection of water using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs)
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Nov 17, 2010
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Sewer rehabilitation using epoxy resin injection
The evolution in the repair of underground infrastructure such as water and wastewater pipes has resulted in the development of a highly competitive market in relining options. Here Paul Heenan from KA-TE PMO AG reflects on the importance of independent testing in the development and use of new products.
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Nov 16, 2010
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Joining Forces to Improve Water Supply in Developing Countries
Communities in Honduras Receive the Help of Parkson and Water for People
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Nov 11, 2010
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Robbins will supply Slurry TBM for Sub-Sea Tunnel
Soft Ground Machine will bore under High Water Pressure in China's Zhanjiang Bay
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Nov 10, 2010
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An overview of Jacked Structure Techniques - Pt. 1
Where one form of traffic (people, cars or trains) have to intersect and cross existing highways or rail tracks, this creates a hazardous situation. Inevitably even with all the safety measures such as barriers, traffic lights at junctions and crossings there are still an unacceptable number of accidents with injuries and deaths. At best such intersecting traffic streams result in delays and congestion. The segregation of various forms of traffic one from another is going to be even higher priority as our roads and rail tracks carry ever more traffic.
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Nov 09, 2010
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Borealis and Borouge celebrate three years of Water for the World?
Three years after its launch at K-Fair in 2007, Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions and its joint-venture in the Middle East and Asia, Borouge, draw a first successful balance of their corporate social responsibility programme Water for the World™.
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Nov 04, 2010
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HOBAS Presents its Product Range for Trenchless Installations at No-Dig 2010 in Singapore
The 28th annual international No-Dig conference and exhibition, organized by the International Society for Trenchless Technology (ISTT), to be held in Singapore from November 8th - 10th 2010 will showcase the very best in trenchless solutions attracting visitors from all over Asia & Australasia.
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Nov 02, 2010
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Successful Premiere for Direct Pipe® in the U.S.
The innovative one-pass "Direct Pipe®" pipeline installation method from Herrenknecht celebrated its successful debut in the US on August 29, 2010. After only 3 days of drilling, the "REM Directional Inc." jobsite team had successfully installed a 215-meter (705 ft) pipeline under Highway 70 in Arcadia (Florida). The 30" pipeline (76.2 cm) was laid in a single step using the Direct Pipe® method.
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Oct 29, 2010
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New QuickView® Inspects Farther into Pipes using Haloptic? Technology; Scans Manholes with Auxiliary Wide-Angle Camera
Designed to inspect sewer and stormwater infrastructure at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional methods, the QuickView zoom survey camera incorporates new patent-pending Haloptic technology to boost the range, aligment and precision of its illumination. The new QuickView is also equipped with a 16 GB wireless video viewer/recorder; an auxiliary wide-angle manhole camera; and a rugged transport case that organizes all system components into one convenient kit.
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Oct 28, 2010
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World Record. Main Breakthrough on the Epoch-Making Gotthard Project.
The breakthrough at the Gotthard Base Tunnel on October 15, 2010 in the Eastern tunnel marks the most significant milestone on the way to completing the longest railway tunnel in the world. With the 2 times 57 kilometer long epoch-making project, Switzerland is connecting northern and southern Europe by rail through the Alps. After completion of the project, Herrenknecht Gripper tunnel boring machines have excavated and secured more than 85km of the main tubes.
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Oct 25, 2010
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Reduction of medicine residues in drinking water
Drinking water is a vital prerequisite for all life on earth and is therefore probably our most important resource.
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Oct 21, 2010
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New Ditch Witch MT12 MicroTrencher Simplifies Fiber Installation
The new Ditch Witch® is one of the fastest and most efficient methods for installing fiber-optic cable in urban environments.
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Oct 20, 2010
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Refining the art: Neil Phillips looks at the progress made in the development of slurries and on-site slurry plants used for pipejacking projects
Over the past ten years the use of slurry tunnelling has increased in the pipejacking industry and, at the same time, developments have been made in surface separation plants and their operation. Many of these improvements have come from the oil and gas-drilling industry and are necessary due to the changes in waste-disposal legislation in the UK. For example, recent laws have been brought in to ban liquid waste going directly to landfill, while the price of off-site treatment and carriage have subsequently increased. This called for the pipejacking contractor to separate the slurry from the excavated material on site as effectively as possible, thus reducing the need to transport liquid and reduce the waste going to landfill. Competition for contracts and improvements to TBM excavation rates have also called for contractors to be able to maximise production to remain competitive. Several areas have improved over the years, including the composition of the slurry used, the use of flocculants, the separation plant itself and its more efficient operation.
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Oct 19, 2010
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Prof. Peter Matthews awarded with William Dunbar Medal
Prof. Peter Matthews, OBE (67) is the new winner of William Dunbar Medal awarded by European Water Association (EWA).
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