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FMI launches ethics hotline

FMI Corporation, the largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, announces that they have implemented the Ethical Advocate hotline service as part of the organization’s Ethics and Compliance initiative.

PCA expects strong growth in cement

According to the latest forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), there will be an 8.1 percent growth in cement consumption in 2013, significantly higher than the tepid growth projected in its fall 2012 report.

Doosan Portable Power Mobile Generators For Canada

Doosan Portable Power has enhanced several mobile generators with features designed specifically for the Canadian market.

Consents for interstate natural gas pipeline projects taking longer

The time to obtain required federal permits from agencies other than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for interstate natural gas pipeline projects actually has increased since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a law with the stated intent to streamline and expedite federal authorizations for such projects, a new study by the INGAA Foundation finds.

PLCA’s 65th Annual Convention Draws 628 Delegates

Dan Murphy, outgoing president of the Pipe Line Contractors Association and president of Precision Pipeline LLC, welcomed 628 delegates to the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. This represented a significant attendance increase over the 2012 convention.

Quick Culvert Rehab

Government departments across the nation continue to address failing culverts that pose serious risks to state and interstate highways and city streets.

Drilling Fluids And Polymers: Equipment Spotlight

Drilling fluids and polymers from CETCO Drilling Products, Wyo-Ben, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, and M-I SWACO.

Felling Trailers Air Ramp

Felling Trailers’ air ramp technology has increased in popularity among several of its trailer models for a couple of reasons. To start, Felling air ramps operate via an air bag system that works off of the same supply as the air brake system.

Underground corrosion training offered at AUCSC 2013

The 58th annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course (AUCSC 2013) will take place May 21-23 at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.

March 2013 Ad Index

Advertisers from the print version of Underground Construction, March 2013, Vol. 68 No. 3.