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Feb 01, 2007
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bauma 2007 - Mobility and safety are key concerns in special
The trend towards small, mobile, high-performance equipment for special applications in foundation work is continuing unabated, according to one system supplier. But this is by no means the only common denominator in pile-driving, pulling and drilling technology. Although the individual market segments utilise different techniques and processes, the catalogue of requirements is very similar when it comes to performance, noise reduction, user comfort and safety.
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Jan 31, 2007
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Towards sustainability report
Water UK has launched Towards Sustainability 2005-2006, its report on water companies’ progress in areas that define their stewardship of social, environmental and economic capital.
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Jan 29, 2007
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Istanbul Metro: Otogar-Baðcilar Extension (Istanbul, Turkey)
The Joint Venture of Gülermak-Doðuþ is proceeding with the construction of the tunnels for the expansion expansion of the Istanbul Metro.
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Jan 23, 2007
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Testing the European waters
Expert tasters at Scottish distilleries have such a critical nose and a sense of taste that they can pinpoint the source of the water behind the whisky. And for a reliable drinking water supply, it is necessary that materials in direct contact with drinking water are safe for public health.
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Jan 22, 2007
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Hole-of-a-challenge — collapsed sewers are presenting an unusual challenge to repair
Southern Water engineers discovered the sewers were buried seven metres (23 ft) under ground when they began emergency excavations in Willington Street, Maidstone, Kent, in November.
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Jan 18, 2007
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UNITRACC is "Selected Landmark 2007" in the Land of Ideas
"Those in the darkness drop from sight, sings Mack the Knife in his ballad written by the well-known German author Berthold Brecht. This quotation applies perfectly well to the work in the field of sewer and pipeline construction. In fact, down in the darkness of sewers things are difficult to spot. This is where UNITRACC comes in…"
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Jan 18, 2007
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NASTT to hold pipe bursting course in Denver, Feb. 18 in conjunction with ASCE Geo-Denver 2007
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) and the Geo-Institute of ASCE are pleased to offer a one-day NASTT Pipe Bursting Good Practices training course, Feb. 18, 2007, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at Geo-Denver 2007 in Denver, Colorado.
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Jan 10, 2007
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Long rock bores are a good match for Robbins MSBU
Robbins announces its newest Trenchless product, the Robbins Motorized Small Boring Unit (MSBU). The Robbins MSBU is a technically advanced type of Robbins' Small Boring Unit (SBU). Both Robbins MSBUs and SBUs are used in conjunction with an Auger Boring Machine (ABM). The MSBU, a rock boring attachment, can be steered continually throughout the drive. The MSBU can also bore longer drives and through harder rock than the SBU.
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Jan 08, 2007
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New water meter trial starts in Bromley and Croydon, England
Thames Water began a four-year programme at the beginning of October to install water meters to all homes in Bromley and Croydon (England) on change of occupancy.
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Jan 05, 2007
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Insituform® completes first installations in Poland
Insituform® Sp. z.o.o., Insituform's Polish subsidiary, recently completed its first series of pipeline rehabilitation installations utilizing Insituform cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP). Insituform® Sp. z.o.o. was formed in early 2006 and has a staff of eight people including Rafal Chart, district manager, Piotr Dmowski and Piotr Stawinski, business development, Malgorzata Ptaszek, office manager and four crew members.
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Jan 04, 2007
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Halliburton and Grant Prideco combine technologies for real time imaging while drilling
High-speed streaming data now available to oil and gas industry
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Dec 29, 2006
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11m diameter EPB TBM for Moscow, Russia
Mosmetrostroy Contractors of Moscow, Russia purchased an 800 tonne, 11m diameter Earth Pressure Balance TBM from Lovat Inc. in September 2006.
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Dec 28, 2006
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The show must go on
New technology is helping a West Sussex village to cope with thousands of visitors every year.
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Dec 27, 2006
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Protecting the US's water supply from attack
First physical Security Standard Guidelines for Water/Wastewater Utilities released in the USA
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Dec 22, 2006
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Egg-cellent sewer under chicken farm
Homes in Vines Cross Road and Millbrook Close, Horam, will be further safeguarded against flooding thanks to work being carried out by Southern Water.
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Dec 21, 2006
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Small diameter hard rock excavation: comparing the methods
Contractors throughout the world often find that boring through hard rock is challenging. The degree of that challenge is highly dependent on the type of trenchless tool utilised and the type of geology excavated.
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Dec 20, 2006
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Plastic pipes favoured for contaminated land
Contaminated land is not the best substrate through which to lay a water pipe. But now a series of tests have been carried out that favour plastic pipe systems over those of traditional materials.
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Dec 18, 2006
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Time to act - energy from domestic resources
Jobs and growth at home, investment from abroad America's first expo and conference on energy from biomass and waste
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Dec 14, 2006
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The project Captacion de Agua de Mar de San Pedro del Pinatar - a quatum jump in microtunnelling
This microtunneling project presents the internationally longest driven drilling length with DIN 2000 AVN in case of landoutfall. Particular challenges in this project were: length, geological conditions, time factor, and annulus lubrication.
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Dec 13, 2006
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Waging war on leaks
Severn Trent Water is waging war on leaks throughout the winter period after employing more staff to battle the bursts.
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Dec 11, 2006
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Northwest Chapter to host Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Guidelines Training
The Northwest Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology is pleased to offer a two-day Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Guidelines Course, Jan. 25-26 at the Sheraton Bellevue Hotel near Seattle.
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Dec 07, 2006
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Master plan for a sustainable supply and disposal infrastructure of mega cities - Part III
This is the third and last part of the technical report series "Master plan for a sustainable supply and disposal infrastructure of mega cities". It deals with materials and methods of construction as well as other concepts of multiple installation besides utility tunnels and will also provide the superordinate summary.
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Dec 06, 2006
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Water companies should prepare for another dry winter
Water companies must be prepared in case there is another dry winter and ensure that they have sufficient supplies to meet next summer's demands, Ofwat said today.
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Dec 04, 2006
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Atlas Copco wins large order to supply mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Atlas Copco has won an order worth more than MSEK 100 (MEUR 11) to supply underground mining equipment for blast hole drilling, rock bolting, loading and haulage for the Kamoto Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nov 30, 2006
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Sungei Pandan pipe jack completed ahead of schedule
The excavation of the 2.4 metre internal diameter, 675 metre Sungei Pandan pipe jack tunnel, which is being built to accommodate three transmission powercable circuits, was completed on 22 October 2005 three weeks ahead of schedule.
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