The 7th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition will take place from 2-5 March 2008 at the Waterview Convention Centre, Sydney Olympic Park. Building on the success of past events, including the Brisbane No Dig, this event promises to be the biggest and best national ASTT conference ever held.
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Perth main sewer replacement – Section 6
D.J. & M.B. Mac Cormick Civil Engineering is currently completing a sewer main replacement in Perth for the Water Corporation of Western Australia.
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Innovative pipeline rehabilitation solutions
Insituform has been synonymous with pipeline rehabilitation since 1971 when the company developed and installed the first ever CIPP liner in a 900 mm x 600 mm oviform sewer for Thames Water in the UK.
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Infrastructure Constructions expands into Queensland
Over the years Sydney based underground civil construction specialist, Infrastructure Constructions has gone from strength to strength, through both its horizontal directional drilling and trenching divisions.
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Pipeline rehabilitation under the Wanganui River
In New Zealand, Wanganui District Council is in the process of constructing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant for the city - a process which involved rehabilitating a pipeline under the Wanganui River with the help of Trenchless Technology.
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GrundoBurst rapidly replacing Sydney water mains
The Sydney Water Main Replacement Program commenced last year when Collex purchased their first GrundoBurst 400G machine, which has been achieving daily averages of 200 to 240 metres, with these results and the demonstrated reliability of the unit, a further Grundoburst 400G machine was purchased and added to the Collex equipment fleet.
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ASTT facilitates overseas involvement
The ASTT is once again supporting Trenchless Asia 2008 Exhibition and Conference in Shanghai, China from 16 - 18 April 2008 as we have done in previous years. This space will be made available at a specially discounted rate to members of ASTT .
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Kembla Watertech goes International
Kembla's experience and know-how to assist with critical sewer rehabilitation projects in Singapore.
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Brisbane Seminar a success
Another successful Trenchless Seminar took place in Brisbane on August 1. To fit the location, this seminar focused particularly on the infrastructure issues facing Southeast Queensland and the ways Trenchless Technology is playing a role in solving these problems.
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Major keynotes and special guests confirmed for 2008
Trenchless Australasia 2008 is shaping up as the biggest and best ASTT Conference ever held with a number of major speakers confirming their involvement.
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HDD beneficial for water and sewer construction: BTB
Water and sewer construction can offer a lot to the more experienced HDD contractors and the potential is there for both the HDD contractor and the end client in saving time, disturbance and costs, writes Ed Tenberge, Managing Director of BTB Australia.
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Register now for Hong Kong Trenchless Conference
The Trenchless Technologies in Asia Pacific Conference and Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to expand your trenchless horizons and discover all the latest news and project information from the region and across the world
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CCTV and relining on the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is spending $A1.4 million on a project that will inspect and structurally reline almost 8 km of sewer reticulation and sewer trunk lines across the Sunshine Coast region to help alleviate both stormwater infiltration that occurs during severe wet weather events and structural collapse of pipes.
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Brain Waves makes a splash for South East Water
South East Water has made innovation a priority of the business since 2005, using its innovation program, Brain Waves - this year's winner is the Databar team with a solution for the installation of water meters.
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Singapore’s PUB talks water
Trenchless Australasia caught up with the Chief Executive of Singapore's, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) Khoo Teng Chye to talk about the Singapore International Water Week and PUB's strategy for water restoration and development - including Trenchless Technology .
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Pipe reaming replacement of earthenware sanitary sewer pipe
When New Zealand's Invercargill City Council renovated 858 m of 1920s earthenware pipelines located under arterial roads within the city, the work was successfully completed using threaded joint PVC pipe, installed by trenchless pipe reaming.
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Kembla proud to play a role in Singapore’s ‘Reservoir in the city’ project
Kembla Watertech is currently involved in four of the 19 separate sewer pipeline rehabilitation contracts involved in the development of the Marina Barage in Singapore.
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Infrastructure Constructions deals with low pressure in Bega
Although low pressure sewers are relatively new to Australia, they are becoming increasingly popular because they are proving to be the most economic sewerage solution in some ground conditions. Infrastructure Constructions talks about its experience installing Bega Valley Shire's Low Pressure Sewerage Project.
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‘us’ saves the day with leak detection
When South East Water pioneered the use of a new "÷us' acoustic leak detection technology in an attempt to identify hidden leaks in its water supply system - they saved close to 250 ML of potable water and increased the overall water network efficiency.
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Pipe bursting water lines in Port Melbourne
South East Water's Port Melbourne pipe main was upsized to meet the demands of the growing number of businesses in the precinct. A Hammerhead bursting system was used to change 700 m of 225 mm diameter asbestos cement pipe to 355 mm diameter polyethylene pipe.
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Kembla ‘goes into bat’ and scores big
Well known for more than 14 years for its use of the latest No-Dig systems for sewer rehabilitation, Kembla Watertech Pty Ltd has recently added more runs to its Trenchless Technology scoreboard with successful water main rehabilitation projects at Bowral, New South Wales, and Milang, South Australia.
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J-Series bags Humes New Installation Award
A major upgrade to the Perth Main Sewer using Humes' precast J-Series jacking pipes has seen the company take out the ASTT Project of the Year, presented at the Trenchless Australasia 2008 Conference and Exhibition.
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Pipe bursting amplifying Blue Mountains sewerage
When CLM Trenchless completed pipe bursting for the Sydney Water Corporation's Upper Blue Mountains Water Scheme, the technique proved extremely advantageous.
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New Street – Rising Sewer Main
In late 2007, "÷us' - Utility Services, as contractors for South East Water Ltd, undertook a close-fit pipe rehabilitation on the New Street rising sewer main in Frankston, Victoria, and completed the project on 17 December.
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Interflow grabs award for rehabilitation of Western branch main sewer
Some 37 m below ground in inner-western Sydney, Interflow has installed a structural liner in 1.4 km of 2m high, 100 year old ovoid sewer, which saw the company take out the ASTT Rehabilitation Project of the Year, presented at the Trenchless Australasia 2008 Conference and Exhibition.
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Trenchless takes care up Upper Blue Mountains Sewerage
Sydney Water's Upper Blue Mountains Sewerage Scheme has used a number of different trenchless technologies to overcome the environmental, community and safety issues faced when tackling the project.
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