All Micro-tunnelling - HDD Articles

Sustainable solutions: How can we reduce the impact of drilling on the environment?
Drilling is a crucial component of construction, but its impact on the environment can be significant. Catrin Jones explores solutions
Vermeer opens Global Parts Distribution Center
Pella, Iowa-based facility will support global customers and dealers with aftermarket parts
Ditch Witch debuts ‘world’s largest’ directional drill
US-based utilities specialist gives debuts to giant HDD rig and supersized micro trencher
Utilities: The power to adapt
Utility construction firms know how to deal with changing conditions – a useful skill in these challenging times
Vermeer buys Normag drilling technology
Vermeer acquires electric-powered horizontal directional drilling and fluid systems technology from Normag
Utilities: Without a trace
Work must often be carried out without affecting the public, so CE looks at how to make this possible
The high-efficiency utilities sector
Innovative new equipment that has been tailor-made to reduce costs and speed up installation is being developed for the utilities sector.
Robbins celebrates 60 years in tunneling
US-based tunneling equipment manufacturer looks back over six decades.
DW/TXS doubles manufacturing footprint
The US-Chinese HDD joint venture is seeing strong growth related to the oil & gas pipeline construction sector.
Ditch Witch showcases new machines
Ditch Witch introduced its latest trenching and trenchless machines at its ninth customer day held at in Barcelona, Spain. Becca Wilkins reports.
Optimistic outlook: Opportunities for underground utility installation across Europe.
Opportunities for constructing underground utilities across Europe will increase as the economy starts to stabilise. An increasing demand for gas in particular and other utilities in the East of the region should prove interesting for contractors. Becca Wilkins reports.
New Ditch Witch directional drill
Ditch Witch has introduced the JT100 Mach 1 - its most powerful horizontal directional drill (HDD) built for long-range bores, such as river crossings and the installation of large-diameter pipes.