Trenchless technology

By Stuart Harrison, Managing Director, Edge Underground As new technologies and innovations emerge in the microtunnelling industry, contractors’ capabilities to...

Vermeer Australia’s newest addition to its horizontal directional drill line up – the D100x140S3 – is both versatile and powerful,...

There is increasing awareness across the utility industry that horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can provide an effective whole-of-life solution for...

by Christopher Allan, Journalist, Utility Magazine Sewer rehabilitation – the repair or renewal of an existing sewerage asset – has...

Pipe selection can make or break a project so to speak; the wrong pipe can make a project more difficult...

When it comes to microtunnelling, there are a number of challenges that can derail a project, costing time and money....

Maxibor is an independent, Australian-owned Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) design and construct company with operational bases in Queensland, New South...

The Wara Paring (Come Walk the Path Together) Indigenous Civil Construction Project is a first-of-its-kind, 100 per cent Indigenous-owned contract...

By Global microtunnelling pioneer and Managing Director of Edge Underground, Stuart Harrison.  Pipeline installations have the potential to cause significant...

The Australian Government has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by...

It goes without saying that safety is a key concern on any construction site, and lots of work goes into...

When selecting a microtunnelling contractor, mobility is perhaps not one of the criteria that is top of mind; cost, timeframe...

Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is a complex process, which places equally diverse demands on machine technology. Intensive analysis of its...

Yarra Valley Water’s Doreen to Diamond Creek Sewerage Project involves constructing a new 10km-long section of sewer pipe, and 17...

Fostering a good working relationship with clients and suppliers is important for any business, with a number of benefits for...

In January 2020, Coliban Water completed its $5 million Heathcote Sewer Scheme Project, enabling property owners to connect to the...

Every kind of diversity – be it gender, race, socio economic status or age – is critical to a business...

With more than half of the world’s population living in cities today, the 21st century is the century of urbanisation....

The requirements for a nationwide and simultaneously flexible power network are higher than ever before, from an economic and ecological...

With trenchless technologies providing sustainable and economical solutions for maintaining and developing vital and complex urban underground infrastructure, it’s clear...

When it comes to the installation of underground conduit and pipes, equipment performance is a major factor in achieving a...

When faced with the challenge of repairing a critical 900mm water main near Newcastle, NSW, Hunter Water had two options:...

Installing pipelines in urban areas presents a number of challenges, including above-ground infrastructure which can limit the space available for...

Gippsland Water recently completed a $1 million upgrade to the Regional Outfall System (ROS) at Flynn, which will help to...

Pezzimenti Trenchless continues to be at the forefront of trenchless innovation in Australia, with the pipeline construction experts recently completing...

While Australia slowly enters a progressive relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, stimulus plans are being rolled out to sustain businesses across...

Microtunnelling is still a relatively new trenchless technology that is evolving as methods and practices are improved, making it quicker...

Trenchless technologies enable the installation and rehabilitation of underground utility infrastructure with little to no excavation, minimising the impact on...

Kwik-ZIP HDX-90 spacers were installed to facilitate the slip-lining of an 813mm cement-lined steel water main into a steel encasing...

When it comes to microtunnelling projects, there are a number of factors that determine whether a pipeline installation is successfully...