Nov 14, 2019
In the HDD business, time is money. Uptime is everything because productivity is the key to profitability. Some operators, however, are cutting into their uptime by trying to cut costs on the batteries in their beacons (also called sondes). It seems like such a small detail in the context of everything on an HDD jobsite, […]
Subsite® Electronics is the only manufacturer in the industry that repairs their beacons (also called sondes). Repairs can be made at the factory or at the local Ditch Witch® dealership, which maximizes uptime for customers and helps keep them productive. Of course, repairing a beacon is a money-saving alternative to buying a new one, but […]
May 02, 2016
The capability to carefully control and guide the path of an underground pilot bore is what has made horizontal directional drilling (HDD) a primary method of installing underground utilities. Indeed, HDD often is the only practical and in some instances the only possible way to bury pipe, conduit, or duct. While the drill unit provides the […]
Jan 15, 2016
Contact: Jeri Lamerton jeri.lamerton@subsite.com Work: 580-572-3392 Barbados contracting company Infra Inc. is nearing completion of the replacement of aging water mains using trenchless construction methods never before used in the country. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was used in eastern portions of the project, including Bridgetown, because open trenching would be too disruptive to both […]
Sep 17, 2015
Iowa utility contractor Precision Underground Utilities is described by owner Jamie Nobiling as a small, family-run business with high expectations. “Small” and “large” are relative terms, and Precision Underground has an impressive record of growth and body of work since it was established in 2006. “We have completed a wide spectrum of projects,” said Nobiling, […]