Sat May 09, 2009
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Sell Tunnel Boring Machine at Perris, Calif., Location
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is selling a single shield 450-ft. (137 m) long, 820-ton (743 t), self-propelling, hard rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) with trailing gear at an upcoming three-day unreserved auction in Los Angeles from May 20 to 22....
Fri April 17, 2009
Coble Trench Safety Holds Lunch ’n’ Learn in Charlotte
Coble Trench Safety held a Lunch ’n’ Learn at its location in Charlotte on April 7. The Lunch ’n’ Learn included one-hour presentations on trench safety, hands on experience with trench equipment, a catered barbecue lunch, door prizes and a chance for contractors to network with other contractors....
Fri April 03, 2009
Greensboro’s Coble Trench Safety Inc. Expands Its Operation Into Norfolk, Va.
Coble Trench Safety Inc. (CTS), a Greensboro, N.C.-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, and the rental and sales of traffic safety equipment announced it, has opened a new branch in Norfolk, Va., which will service the Tidewater and surrounding area in Virginia....
Fri April 03, 2009
SSC Trenchless Training Program Offers Continuing Education Credits To Construction Professionals
Specialized Services Company (SSC) announced that participants in its monthly Trenchless Technology Lunch & Learn Classes will be awarded 1.5 CEUs in accordance with Del E. Webb School of Construction Fulton School of Engineering at ASU....
Thu April 02, 2009
SSC to Educate Prestigious International Trenchless Technology Professionals
Specialized Services Company (SSC) announced that Arvid Veidmark III, the company’s executive vice president, will participate in two international conferences this quarter. Trenchless Middle East 2009, the region’s largest and most prestigious meeting for trenchless technology, was held Feb....
Wed April 01, 2009
Trenchless Consulting Services Improves Competitiveness in a Volatile Construction Market
Building on its 40 years of experience in the trenchless construction industry, SSC is introducing "Trenchless Consulting Services" (TCS), which translates customers’ business needs into actionable solutions....
Fri March 13, 2009
Miller-Bradford & Risberg to Host Trench Safety Training
Miller-Bradford & Risberg, a Case distributor, is hosting a National Utility Contractors Association competent person training session at the company’s De Pere, Wis., training facility, 3203 French Road, on March 17 from 8 a.m....
Fri January 23, 2009
Ditch Witch Organization Unveils 300-HP Rock Trencher
The Ditch Witch organization has released a 300-hp (223.6 kW) rock trencher: the heavy-duty HT300. Capable of trenching up to 10 ft. (3.1 m) deep and 36 in. (91.4 cm) wide in the most extreme job site conditions, the steel-tracked HT300 features a sturdy undercarriage designed to withstand the rigors of rock-laden job sites, and trencher stabilizers that automatically adjust to terrain changes to isolate vibration in rock and other harsh conditions....
Mary Reed - Fri January 16, 2009
Tunnel Boring Machines Core Under Big Apple’s East River
A long-awaited Metropolitan Transportation Authority project currently under way in New York City is completing the construction of tunnels under the East River to Grand Central Terminal for the Long Island Railroad....
Fri December 12, 2008
GUCA Drills County Fire Departments in Trench Rescue
Excavation work is recognized as one of the most hazardous construction operations. Cave-ins are perhaps the most feared trenching hazards but other potentially fatal hazards exist, including: asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in a confined space; inhalation of toxic fumes; and drowning....
