The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Atlas Copco Secoroc $3.4 million for a three-year research and development project. Working with Sandia National Laboratories, Atlas Copco will create
A new joint partnership provides a solution to the environmental issues surrounding the treatment of mineral-laden brackish water from Marcellus Shale drilling, a problem that has threatened to severely limit
Terra Sonic International, manufacturer of sonic drilling rigs, downhole tooling and support equipment, has announced that the company has acquired Sonic Sampling & Supply of Woodacre, Calif. Sonic Sampling &
Skanska Finland has signed an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares of fellow Finnish construction company Soraset Yhtiöt Oy. Soraset is a civil construction company working with mainly
Grundfos Water Treatment unveiled its new fully equipped, mobile educational center for water treatment experts. Beginning in mid-October, the trailer will travel throughout the United States, with the first stop
Philip King, president of SynchroPile, Inc., San Antonio, is the new Geo-Institute president for 2011-2012. King officially began his term Oct. 1 at the conclusion of the Institute’s fall board
During the week of Oct. 10, more than 20 foundation repair contractors from all over North America attended a commercial sales and marketing training course at Foundation Supportworks in Omaha,
Nicholson Construction, headquartered in Pittsburgh, has announced that Richard Crockford, district manager, New York, was recently elected a member of The Moles, the heavy construction industry's most prestigious, fraternal organization.
In the United Kingdom, Vibro Projects and Menard have joined forces with the formation of a new company, VibroMenard, which will target major ground improvement work. VibroMenard's first project is
Soilmec, a company belonging to the Trevi Group, specializing in the design and construction of equipment and accessories for foundations and drilling, is celebrating the goal of the 4,000th machine