Features

Current Issues, New Tech Focus Of CIGMAT Conference
Traci Read, Managing Editor
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

At the University of Houston, a leading public research university located in Houston, the Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT) and the university’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering held a successful one-day conference and exhibition.

Shale Plays Boost Track Trencher Market
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

Oil and gas shale production plays in several regions of the United States are having significant economic impact on the areas of activity and organizations that provide the equipment and services involved in tapping these rich sources of natural gas and oil.

Drought Brings Challenges To City Water Departments
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

Failed crops drooping over dry, rock-hard soil backed by record heat . . . dried lake beds and farm ponds . . . reservoirs falling to dangerously-low levels . . . wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres, consuming everything in their path . . .

And the list goes on.

Contractor Combines Trenching, HDD To Grow Business
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

Parker-Stockstill Construction, Elm City, NC, has carved out a solid niche installing natural gas transmission and distribution lines in central and eastern North Carolina.

Pipe Bursting In A Low Carbon World
David O'Sullivan, President, PW Trenchless Construction Inc.
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

In the past 10 years, the concept of climate change has become a big talking issue. There are two extreme camps that have become very polarized on either side taking the “pro or against” ideology. However like all issues, there is the silent majority still sitting in the middle.

Complex, Emergency Pump Station Repair Yields Unique Rehab Solutions
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

A photo shows an empty “room” with gleaming white walls and ceiling, perhaps part of a new laboratory facility? Perhaps a dust-free space in a manufacturing plant? Or will it be an environmentally-controlled storage area?

Surviving The South Texas Pipeline Boom -- Profitably
May 2012, Vol. 67 No. 5

There’s a pipeline installation boom under way in South Texas, yet despite the promising outlook for steady work, contractors are still struggling with challenges -- many of which are situations they’ve faced before.

M. Dan Murphy Elected President At PLCA’s 64th Annual Convention
Oliver Klinger, Publisher
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

Chris Leines, outgoing president of the Pipe Line Contractors Association and president of Minnesota Limited LLC, welcomed about 550 delegates to the Park Hyatt Aviara on Feb. 21 to 25, in Carlsbad, CA. It was another large turnout for the association’s 64th annual meeting.

APCA Holds 41st Annual Convention, Elects Ricky Dyess President
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

Another record registration of 209 attendees marked the American Pipeline Contractors Association’s 41st Annual Convention at The Cloister Resort & Spa in Sea Island, GA.

Speakers included Greg Guidry, of the Onebane Law Firm, who spoke to regular members on the legislative environment in Washington, especially on the labor front. Other speakers included Mark Bridgers of the Continuum Advisory Group, Jim Spigener, of Behavioral Science Technology Inc. and Sid McAnnally with Energen Corporation in Birmingham, AL.

IPBA Launches Fast-Track Agenda For 2012
Jeff Griffin, Senior Editor
April 2012, Vol. 67 No. 4

The International Pipe Bursting Association (IPBA) has ambitious plans for 2012 and got the year off to a good start in January with the introduction of new pipe bursting guidelines at the Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) in San Antonio, TX.

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