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SKE Construction’s Pre-chlorinated Pipe Bursting Program A Model of Efficiency!October 8, 2026 - 4:18 pm
Distribution System Pipe Bursting: Good Practice BasicsSeptember 21, 2026 - 9:08 am
Restoring a Critical Water Transmission Main in Southern California Using Pipe BurstingSeptember 14, 2026 - 2:37 pm
A Tale of Two Laterals: Pipe Bursting Takes Center StageJune 2, 2026 - 2:29 pm
SKE Construction’s Pre-chlorinated Pipe Bursting Program A Model of Efficiency!
/in GRUNDOBURST®, GRUNDOMAT®, Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Methods, Water Applications/by TT TechnologiesSKE Construction, LLC, Cypress, TX, is focused. The utility contractor, formed in 2006, has taken trenchless pipe bursting efficiency and effectiveness for watermain rehab and replacement to a level that most contractors would be envious of. SKE Construction has developed an approach to pre-chlorinated pipe bursting that delivers results for updating deteriorating asbestos concrete (AC) […]
Distribution System Pipe Bursting: Good Practice Basics
/in Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Methods, Sewer Applications/by TT TechnologiesBy George Mallakis, TT Technologies, Inc. Rehabilitating and replacing water mains using pipe bursting is widely practiced, yet still underutilized across many water systems. Pipe bursting offers the ability to completely replace deteriorated or undersized water mains with new, factory-manufactured pipe and appurtenances—often at a significantly lower cost than traditional open-cut construction. Despite these advantages, […]
Restoring a Critical Water Transmission Main in Southern California Using Pipe Bursting
/in Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Job Stories, Pipe Bursting Methods, Sewer Applications/by TT TechnologiesWhen a critical water transmission main began failing repeatedly, Trabuco Canyon Water District, located in Southern California, found itself in an increasingly costly position. Each repair appeared successful—until the pipeline was pressurized again. Then another section failed. The transmission main, a 14-inch and 16-inch cement mortar-lined and coated welded steel pipeline installed in 1964, carried […]
A Tale of Two Laterals: Pipe Bursting Takes Center Stage
/in Job Stories, Laterals & Service Rehab Job Stories, Laterals Service Rehab Methods, Pipe Bursting Methods, Sewer Applications, Split & Pull Methods/by TT TechnologiesPart One: Morgan Contracting, Knoxville, TN As part of a sewer rehabilitation project for the Greenville Water Commission in Greenville, TN, Morgan Contracting was required to replace main sewer lines, as well as the laterals that fed them. Morgan Contracting Project Manager Randall Lowe said, “We use trenchless pipe bursting for all the laterals that […]
Horizontal Boring Tools The Gas Industry’s Trenchless Workhorse
/in Gas & Electric Applications, GRUNDOMAT®, Horizontal Boring Job Stories, Horizontal Boring Methods, Job Stories/by TT TechnologiesThe trenchless horizontal boring tool is a staple of the gas industry. In fact, the utilization of horizontal boring in the gas industry over the last forty years has in large part been responsible for the acceptance of these tools in the general construction industry. Horizontal boring tools are known by a wide array of […]
The Pinnacle of Pilot Tube Pipe Ramming: Claude H. Nix Construction Achieves Pit Perfection and More!
/in Railroad Applications, GRUNDORAM®, Job Stories, Pipe Ramming Job Stories, Pipe Ramming Methods/by TT TechnologiesA tough project needs a great contractor to achieve an amazing result. That’s exactly what took place recently in Salt Lake City, UT. Claude H. Nix Construction/Jasco, Inc (Nix Construction), Ogden, UT. is one of the premier trenchless contractors in the country. Family-owned and operated since 1974, Nix Construction is well known for quality of […]