BTB Australia has continued to grow in 2009 as a leading player in the horizontal directional drilling and civil construction industries.
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Customer service resonates for Applied Felts
Applied Felts cultivates customer relationships through the provision of a consistent quality cured-in-place pipe system - tested at every stage of the manufacture process.
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Net benefits
The installation of the $A43 National Broadband Network could be a boon for the trenchless industry. However, Executive Director of the WSAA Ross Young has some concerns about the proposal to use water and wastewater infrastructure to install the necessary fibre optic network.
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Rehabilitation protects our pipeline future
Insituform has been awarded term contracts to repair wastewater and stormwater pipes in the Sydney and Hunter regions to protect neighbourhoods, parks and coastline for the next 50 years.
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Winslow advancing well in Adelaide
Winslow Infrastructure is currently completing six tunnel bores as part of the Adelaide Desalination Project for SA Water.
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Collaborative infrastructure planning and rehabilitation
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been working collaboratively with key local authorities, such as the Brisbane City Council Water Distribution and Ipswich Water, to develop a series of feasibility studies aimed at augmenting local sewer networks to cater to increased population growth projections.
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Rehabilitation for West Ryde pump station
Water Infrastructure Group is rehabilitating the twin suction mains at the historic West Ryde Water Pumping Station for Sydney Water.
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Relining on the Gold Coast
Soaring high above Main Beach, the Milan Hotel rises 19 levels to offer sweeping panoramic views of Queensland's Gold Coast.
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Lateral connections
Trenchless repairs of lateral connections are rather tricky jobs to do. A successful trial sealing has been completed for the Trelleborg epros small-diameter lateral connection repair system in WÌ_rzburg - a city in the region of Franconi, which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany.
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Relining stops infiltration
During the construction of the Tugun bypass, linking the Gold Coast with northern New South Wales, water monitoring observed an increase in flow of water through the stormwater system even during times of minimum rainfall.
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Decreasing fluid mix time
It's a well worn clichÌ© to say that "÷time is money', but in the directional drilling game, when the drill rods are not turning to the right, chances are there is no money being made. Here Robert Petrie details a dry polymer with a reduced mix time.
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JB Contractors gets cracking
Auckland-based JB Contractors Ltd has earned a reputation for innovation since its inception more than 50 years ago. Recently, the company drew on innovative pipe bursting methodology for a challenging project for Franklin District Council. AWT New Zealand Ltd was the project consultant.
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What to look for when purchasing an EMF pipe and cable locator
It is very important that new or existing EMF operators receive the correct information regarding the applications and potential of the product. Here Anthony Johnstone outlines some important considerations about the products and services available, which he has accumulated over his many years of experience.
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Locking in greater efficiency
Quick Lock has delivered substantial savings to South East Water's pipeline rehabilitation program, using stainless steel pipe lengths that expand under air pressure with a one-way, locking rachet system to reline the sections of the pipe network.
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Dial Before You Dig – an essential service
There have recently been some very important changes to Dial Before You Dig, the national referral service for information on the location of underground infrastructure.
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Digging deep for the Airport Tunnel Link
In April 2009, Tunnel Boring Australia (TBA) was awarded a pipe jacking contract from Setlow Constructions as part of the Thiess John Holland Airport Link Project in Brisbane. The Airport Link is a tunnelled motorway road project for the northern suburbs of Brisbane with an estimated construction cost of around $A4 billion.
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The trials of a trenchless world
In a world that now has so much buried infrastructure, the trials and tribulations for the trenchless world seem only to be getting bigger. It is a constant juggling act to try and avoid expensive problems. Here, SebaKMT AUS thought it timely to cover off on a few basic points in regards to utility location.
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Companies clamour for Vermeer’s big rigs
Jemena has recently purchased a 330,000 pound horizontal directional drilling rig from Vermeer, and will utilise it immediately on a slew of upcoming projects. Jemena HDD Manager David Warner tells Trenchless Australasia how the drilling equipment available on the market today has transformed the quality of its projects.
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Delivery of a promise
Three years ago Yarra Valley Water released tender documents for a 500 kilometre contract that was to utilise IBAK's 3D opto-scanning technology, Panoramo. The decision to specify an opto-scanner as opposed to alternative technologies was based on the promise of its clarity, the completeness of the information gathered and the overall productivity of the system.
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A change for the better underground
AHD Trenchless has recently completed a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project at the Thirteenth Beach golf course. Thirteenth Beach is located west of Barwon Heads in Victoria, nearby the 13th hole on the golf course.
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Quality HDD products with service to match
Tsubaki Australia stocks a full range of aftermarket products manufactured and supplied by Ballantine Inc. USA. Ballantine, which is part of the Tsubaki worldwide group, has its headquarters in Minnesota USA and has been manufacturing and supplying product to the underground construction industry since 1959.
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The evolution of a company
MacCormick Civil and Tunnelling Pty Ltd are now known as WDS Limited. This reflects the group wide rebranding and repositioning of the WDS group of companies. As part of this, MacCormick Civil and Tunnelling provides the specialist tunnelling services within WDS. These services are integrated within the broader suite of infrastructure services provided by WDS.
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Leading the industry
The history of rehabilitation company Interflow is interwoven with the Weaver family. Here Trenchless Australasia speaks with Interflow Managing Director Geoff Weaver about the establishment of the company and his personal experience in the industry.
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Central Highlands Water
With lower than average rainfall across regional Victoria over the last several years, water resource and asset management is the biggest challenge facing Central Highlands Water. Trenchless Australasia spoke with Asset Optimisation Co-ordinator Adam Parr about how the water authority manages its resources and the role of Trenchless Technology in the maintenance process.
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From The Chairman’s Desk
It is appropriate as we head into the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition to be held at Melbourne Park, Melbourne from 20-22 September 2009, to consider the benefits that such events bring to the trenchless industry.
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Secretary’s Corner
Congratulations go out again to Chris Bland, Managing Director of Great Southern Press for all the work he and his team have done to put together the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition.
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