Mon December 18, 2006
Firefighters Learn Trench Rescue Techniques at Training Session
Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA), with the help of its members and leading industry professionals, coordinated trench rescue training recently. With the dangers of working in trenches and excavations becoming more apparent to construction workers GUCA is working to help educate and train county fire departments in trench rescue....
Wed October 25, 2006
ASSE Chapter Recognized for Trench Safety
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Board of Directors recently voted to recognize the ASSE Georgia Chapter for its efforts to increase trenching safety for workers through its active support of the Atlanta “Trench Safety Task Force.” The task force works to reduce incidents and fatalities associated with trenching work....
Wed October 18, 2006
Bobcat’s LT414 Trencher Attachment Models Deliver High-Flow Performance
The new Bobcat LT414 trencher attachment models feature a 4- or 5-ft. (1.2 or 1.5 m) dig depth and are approved for operation on various Bobcat compact loaders with a high-flow auxiliary hydraulic system....
Wed September 27, 2006
Company Expands Attachment Line With Tillers, Trenchers
The line of Ingersoll Rand compact equipment attachments has grown with the addition of two new attachments for land preparation and trenching applications. These trencher and tiller attachments are designed for use on any manufacturer’s skid steer loader or compact track loader....
Wed August 30, 2006
McLaughlin Adds Akkerman Guided Boring Machine
McLaughlin Group Inc. in Greenville, SC, has added Akkerman’s Guided Boring Machine (GBM) as an accessory to its current product line. The GBM is a trenchless installation method, offering grade and line precision required in gravity sewer and water main services....
Wed August 30, 2006
McLaughlin Adds Akkerman Guided Boring Machines
McLaughlin Group Inc. in Greenville, SC, has added Akkerman’s Guided Boring Machine (GBM) as an accessory to its current product line. The GBM is a trenchless installation method, offering grade and line precision required in gravity sewer and water main services....
Tue April 11, 2006
Big Dog Demolition Brings Down Anchor Stores at Atlanta-Area Mall
A Georgia developer is calling in the big dogs to tear down a mall. Big Dog Demolition based in Marietta, GA, is tearing down Cumberland Mall in the northern suburbs of Atlanta store by store. The company completed the demolition of the Macy’s store in spring 2005....
James McRay - Thu February 02, 2006
Slide-Rail System Provides Alternative to Trench Boxes
Trench boxes are the tried-and-true method to protect workers from cave-ins while working inside trenches, but there are times when their use is not the best or most practical choices. One instance where an alternative needs to be considered is when excavators are working with unpredictable soils....
Sat January 14, 2006
New Mack Boring Great Lakes Facility Boasts Plenty of Space for Expansion
Mack Boring & Parts Company has purchased a new facility to help the company secure new business and better serve its existing customers. Located in Wauconda, IL, it is 15 mi. northwest of the company’s former Buffalo Grove branch....
Tara Deering - Wed May 11, 2005
NC Contractor Excited About Boring Project
Before the Charlotte (NC) Area Transit Systems could begin construction on a $399- million light rail corridor, existing utility lines in the train’s path had to be moved and new utility lines had to be installed....
