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Dalton , GA—When the construction company W.L. Hailey bid the Dalton , GA water infrastructure job at $19.8 million, ($5 million under the next closest bidder) everyone thought they were crazy. When they said they could do it in one year instead of four, everyone knew they were nuts. Now that they have completed the job two months early, everyone is asking, “What’s their secret?” The ‘secret’ is having the kind of work ethic that …
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The term PE3408 has become synonymous with tough, durable polyethylene piping systems. The evolution of this material designation dates back to the late 1970’s and it’s market introduction has provided a backdrop against which innovative installation techniques such as slip-lining, pipe bursting and directional drilling have become highly developed and widely commercialized. Taken together and combined with other market factors we now see PE3408 piping products used in demanding applications such as natural gas distribution, …
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Creek County Rural Water District #3 is replacing 3,000 ft of water pipeline near the city of Sapulpa. The job presented itself when a new pump station was needed to increase the pressure to the cities water tank. District #3 buys its water from district #1 that owns the water rights from Heyburn Lake. The line they are replacing is made of Transite, which contains asbestos and is illegal to install now. There are many …
Read MoreThe process of butt-fusion is fairly simple and a fusion operator can be trained in a relatively short period of time. For any construction job, safety is always a top priority and the process of pipe fusion is no different. Operator safety and the safety of others depend upon care and judgment during the entire fusion process. No fusion machine should be used until the operator has carefully read and understands the “Safety” sections of …
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