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The Role of Battery-Powered Equipment for Interior Demolition
The Toro Company
As more essential jobsite equipment is electrified, the way contractors approach interior demolition is changing.
February 28, 2025
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Labor & Workforce Development
Vermeer's Andringa Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Vermeer
Andringa’s journey began in the late 1980s when she expanded on the vision of the founder of Vermeer, Gary Vermeer, who aimed to install utilities underground without disturbing the surface.
April 30, 2024
Under the leadership of Andringa, Vermeer introduced the first HDD for testing in 1991.
Underground Equipment
Four Ways to Bore Under a Paved Surface
Little Beaver
A look at the pros and cons of four of the most common ways to bore under a paved surface.
August 26, 2020
Little Beaver's Driveway Boring Kit is a wet drilling kit suited for boring up to 50 ft. under driveways or parking lots.
Underground Equipment
The Digital HDD Jobsite has Arrived
InSite from Vermeer is a suite of software tools that makes directional drilling more productive.
August 17, 2015
InSite Productivity Tools were developed with the components shown, which can be used individually or bundled together. These tools guide the contractor from planning through invoicing projects, plus provide accurate electronic records.
Horizontal Bursting, Boring & Piercing
Pipe Bursting at Low Tide
HammerHead Hydroburst HB100 100-ton pulling machine proves the ideal tool for pipe bursting under Biscayne Bay.
August 22, 2014
The HammerHead HB100 hydraulic pulling machine was partially submerged throughout the pulls. No electric components provides the ability to perform well even underwater.
Underground Equipment
Trenchless Tool Saves Time and Costs
A new pneumatic piercing tool with ribbed tool body helps Pennsylvania utility contractor meet deadlines and stay on budget.
August 21, 2013
Brandon Nolder of M. O'Herron Co. tests a prototype Hole Hammer with a standard replaceable head.
Underground Equipment
Vermeer Horizontal Directional Drill Helps Install Conduit in Rural Iowa, Missouri
Stimulus dollars and the Vermeer D7x11 Navigator Series II horizontal directional drill helped upgrade ‘Ma Bell’ system in rural Midwest
August 19, 2013
Jackson Creek Enterprises used a Vermeer D7x11 Navigator Series II horizontal directional drill to install more than 75,000 ft. of 1.25- to 2-in. high-density polyethylene main line conduit, along with connections to each home and business.
Underground Equipment
Laser Guided Boring System Helps Install Sewer Line through Solid Rock
The Vermeer Axis system allowed contractor to complete several precise, on-grade pilot bores in areas where it wasn’t practical to trench
July 8, 2013
The sewer line installation project used a open cut and trenchless combination installation approach.
Underground Equipment
Hole Hammer Piecing Tools Provide Two Tools in One
Interchangeable heads and air-on reverse help enhance production
January 11, 2013
Available in 2-, 2 1/2- and 3-in. sizes, the Hole Hammer can operate in a range of soil conditions and applications.
Underground Equipment
Badger Underground Aims High with Compact Drill
Boring 80 ft. up a bluff is just another day on this residential trenchless utility contractor's busy schedule
March 15, 2012
Badger Underground used a Grundodrill 4X compact directional drill to complete a difficult gas, water and sewer line installation in Oconomowoc, WI. The homeowners wanted a trenchless application that would not disturb extensive landscaping.
Underground Equipment
Three Point Completes First U.S. Front Steer Microtunneling Project
Front Steer Microtunneling System is used to to install a 200 lineal foot, 42-in.-diameter steel casing.
February 24, 2012
ICON Tunnel Systems' Rob Langenbach, operations manager and chief operator, and Dan Paster, national guided auger boring consultant and operator, stand in the receiving pit next to the Front Steer Boring Head.
Underground Equipment
Microtunneling Makes Quick Work of Tough Boring Job
Bancker Construction uses pilot tube microtunneling technology to successfully complete a challenging sewer pipe installation
January 20, 2012
ICON Tunnel Systems supplied a Bohrtec BM 600LS pilot tube guided auger boring machine for the HDPE sewer pipe installation project.
Underground Equipment
Underground Technology: Principles of Pipe Bursting
A quick look at the two major types of pipe bursting systems and their applications.
March 23, 2011
Static Pipe Bursting Process - pull back (Illustration provided by Hammerhead)
Underground Equipment
Underground Technology: Bursting vs. Lining
While cured-in-place lining continues to be popular, pipe bursting is gaining ground as an alternative pipe replacement method.
March 23, 2011
Pipe bursting systems (shown is a Hammerhead HydroBurst HB3038) can replace existing line with brand new pipe of the same size or larger.
Horizontal Bursting, Boring & Piercing
A Technology Bursting with Possibilities
In the right conditions, pipe bursting can be a cost-effective pipe replacement solution.
February 18, 2011
Pipe bursting allows new pipe to be installed with minimal disruption to the surrounding area. Here, Team Ghilotti uses a TT Technologies Grundoburst system to pull back new 12-in. C-900 fusible PVC pipe in St. Helena, CA.
Underground Equipment
A Less Intrusive Way to Replace Leaking Pipe
Pipe bursting proved the ideal option to replace a leaking water main under a heavily traveled highway.
February 15, 2011
A Grundoburst 1250 G static bursting machine was used to replace a 12-in. steel water main in St. Helena, CA.
Underground Equipment
AXIS System Used to Install Gravity Flow Sewer
The laser-guided boring technology was used to install a new gravity flow sanitary sewer line in Ontario.
May 24, 2010
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Underground Equipment
Simco Enterprises Solves City Problem
When traditional installation methods proved impractical, Simco turned to the Ditch Witch PR100 pipe bursting system to complete a major pipeline replacement.
May 24, 2010
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