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	Jan 28, 2008 News North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) NASTT Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) liners course set for Atlantic City The Mid Atlantic Chapter of NASTT is pleased to offer a special one-day Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) Good Practices Course, Tues., Feb. 12, at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
	May 07, 2007 News North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) NASTT is now accepting abstracts for the 2008 No-Dig Conference in Dallas Deadline for Submissions: June 15, 2007
	Oct 16, 2007 News Sdi-unistride Award winning new sewer sealing gel development In support of Wessex Water’s Sustainable Sewer Renovation Programme, De Neef UK and Sdi-unistride (in association with Wessex Engineering & Construction Services [WECS]) have announced the latest generation of pipe joint injection sealing gels, SewerSeal JF.
	Apr 21, 2009 News IQPC Middle East FZ LLC 2nd Annual Trenchless Technology Summit Minimising cost, time, disruption and environmental disturbance through effective trenchless application - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2009: Robert Stein, CEO of S & P Consult GMBH will chair IQPC's 2nd Annual Trenchless Technology Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi on 7-10 June 2009 at the Hilton Hotel. Andy Wedgner, Project Division Manager, ADDC, will deliver the keynote speech, focusing on the practical, economical and environmental benefits to adopting trenchless technology.
	Nov 07, 2008 News M G Bennett & Associates Ltd From Folkestone to Hong Kong - 20 Years in Worldwide Tunnelling A tunnel that bored 40m under the sea floor, for a distance of 38 km, would undoubtedly present an epic challenge. Back in 1988, the Channel Tunnel project was to become the starting point for Bennett Associates’ journey into the world of tunnelling. This year sees the 20th anniversary of their involvement in the tunnelling industry.
	Aug 24, 2007 News Thames Water The Boys from the Brown Stuff - BBC documentary lifts the lid on life in the sewers "London: home to more than seven million people, producing over 2,800 million litres of waste every day. One flush, and just like magic, it disappears, out of sight and out of mind, but hidden beneath our streets is a subterranean wonderland where all our sewage ends up. "This is the world of the flushers. "
	Mar 03, 2006 News Amiantit Group Amiantit sells its 51% share in Afico to Al Zamil Industrial Investment Company for SAR 65 Million Dammam, February 2006: As part of the Amiantit Group's strategy to focus on its core industry of pipe manufacturing and water management projects, Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company has sold all of its 51% shares in Afico for SAR 65 million to Al Zamil Industrial Investment Company.
	Jul 01, 2010 News PPI Corporation Pty Ltd (PPI) PPI Polydrain: it's all about Quality "Polydrain" manufactured by PPI Corporation Pty Ltd (PPI) is consistently regarded as the best quality drainage pipe in the market.
	May 04, 2010 News The Hong Kong Polytechnic University PolyU-Industry partnership raises "trenchless" standard for underground pipeline Working in collaboration with the industry and utility companies, civil engineering experts of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have made great strides in expediting the use of "trenchless" technology for installing underground utility pipeline.
	Nov 23, 2007 News North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) NASTT seeks proposals for the development of cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) publication The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) is accepting proposals to develop a publication on Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) that complements the Society's existing CIPP Good Practices course. The CIPP publication will be provided to participants of the training courses and will be offered for sale on the NASTT web site.
	Jun 30, 2009 News Hong Kong Goverment Hong Kong strives for sustainable management of water resources Hong Kong would spare no effort in conserving precious water resources through implementing a management strategy comprising conservation, recycling and development of alternative water resources, the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, said in Singapore today (June 22).
	Jun 18, 2008 News Insituform Technologies Insituform awarded $4.25 million contract to rehabilitate water main line on New York City's Madison Avenue Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $4.25 million contract to rehabilitate a century-old water main line running beneath Madison Avenue in New York City, one of the busiest streets in the world.
	Jan 04, 2008 News HOBAS Engineering GmbH Powered up with HOBAS A constantly growing demand for electricity combined with ecological awareness opens big business opportunities especially in the sector of renewable energy production. Austria, with its mountainous areas and numerous streams lends itself to the establishment of hydro power stations.
	May 15, 2008 News BITS Pilani Water Resources Development and Management - Focus from BITS Pilani Earth Day - April 22 - each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Water is a basic requirement for all life, yet water resources are facing increasing demands from, and competition among, users.
	Nov 13, 2006 News Siemens AG Siemens Water Technologies focuses on innovations for water reuse and wastewater treatment "Water reuse is on the rise as global demand for the world's fresh water supplies increases. By recycling and reusing treated wastewater, communities and industries can save on the costs of clean water, ensure adequate supplies, and help to preserve a diminishing natural resource," stated Chuck Gordon, Executive Vice President of Siemens Water Technologies, at a breakfast meeting with water trade editors during the 79th annual Water Environment Federation WEFTEC conference in Dallas on October 24.
	Nov 24, 2008 News The Robbins Company Three Robbins EPBMs to Improve Mexico City Drainage Mexico City, founded on what was once an island in the middle of a lake, is sinking at the rate of 10 cm (4 in) per year. Over the last 30 years, the city’s critical drainage lines have lost their slope, resulting in a 40% reduction in overall capacity. To remedy the problem the city is moving forward on the 62 km (39 mi) long Emisor Oriente sewer tunnel to drain additional water from the Valley of Mexico. The tunnel will be constructed using a total of six TBMs, including three 8.93 m (29.3 ft) diameter Robbins EPBMs, to be shipped to the jobsite by the end of 2009.
	Jul 13, 2007 News Dr. Jey K. Jeyapalan, P.E. Advances in Underground Pipeline Design, Construction and Management Available Over 300 projects worldwide assessed in a 400-page book by one of industry's leading authorities
	Feb 12, 2010 News Gorlitz Sewer & Drain Inc. Homeowners Look to Trenchless Technology Pipe Equipment as Money-Saving Alternative Trenchless technology saves money on repair expenses and other inconveniences
	Jun 15, 2010 News The Robbins Company Robbins EPB Attains City-Wide Record in Chengdu TBM bests 11 other machines with advance rate: In spring 2010, contractors celebrated a city-wide excavation record on the Chengdu Metro, of 457.5 m (1,500 ft) in one month. The 6.26 m (20.5 ft) diameter Robbins EPB has excavated at rates of up to 24 m (79 ft) per day-faster than any of the 11 other TBMs working on the project. The machine began excavation of Line 2, Lot 18 of the Chengdu Metro in January 2010, as part of a project for the China Railway Construction Corp, Ltd. (CRCC).
	Aug 19, 2009 News NASTT Western Regional No-Dig Conference Slated for Sept. 10-11 in Honolulu, Hawaii The Western Society for Trenchless Technology (WESTT) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 5th annual Western Regional No-Dig Conference and Exhibition, Sept. 10-11, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort.
	Feb 25, 2008 News North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) Tom Hayes and Isabel Tardif elected to serve on the NASTT Board of Directors Following an election that was held by letter ballot in November 2007, Tom Hayes and Isabel Tardif were elected to serve on the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) Board of Directors. The NASTT Board of Directors is the governing body of the Society. It sets the policy, establishes the budget and verifies that the Society is fulfilling its mission.
	Mar 13, 2008 News The Robbins Company Robbins TBM mobilizes at Ceneri On February 15 a cutterhead turning ceremony marked the official startup of adit tunneling on the Ceneri Base Tunnel. The 9.7 m (31.8 ft) Robbins machine will excavate a 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long access tunnel in Sigirino, Switzerland for the Consorzio Monte Ceneri (CMC) JV-a consortium of CSC, Lugano, Frutiger SA, Thun, Rothpletz, Lienhard + Cie, and Aarau.
	Jul 02, 2007 News The Robbins Company Record-breaking Robbins TBM demolishes rock at Kárahnjúkar On June 25, 2007, a Robbins 7.23 m (23.7 ft) Main Beam TBM set its second world record in the 7 to 8 m (23 to 26 ft) size range while boring at Kárahnjúkar. The TBM blew away its previous world record of 92 m (302 ft) by excavating 106.1 m (348.2 ft) in just 24 hours!
	Nov 16, 2009 News TT UK Ltd. TT Asia Pacific: Best booth at Trenchless Australasia 2009 TT Asia Pacific has been awarded ‘best booth’ for their stand at the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition held recently in Melbourne, Australia. Trenchless Australasia 2009 is the largest trenchless event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2,200 square metre function centre and large balcony was packed with trenchless industry professionals from around the world.
	Mar 30, 2009 News J Murphy and Sons Limited Best Major Scheme Award Win for Murphy The prize was scooped by Murphy for the Victorian Mains Replacement Scheme (VMR) being undertaken for Thames Water Utilities to provide a robust, rationalised and fit for purpose water distribution network in London.