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Plastics Pipe Institute Annual Meeting Cancelled

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced that its annual membership meeting scheduled for May 3-6 in Hawaii has been cancelled due ...

3rd Generation Akkerman Takes the Reins

Akkerman Inc., a premier trenchless underground construction equipment manufacturer, announced the promotion of Justin Akkerman to President...

Caterpillar Foundation Commits $8.5 Million to Global COVID-19 Response Efforts

As the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve rapidly, the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar...

EPA Urges States to Support Drinking Water and Wastewater Operations...

On March 27, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a letter to Governors in all 50 states, ...

Registration Open for the 2020 No-Dig North Show

The North American Society for Trenchless Technology and the Canadian Regional Chapters of NASTT are excited to bring the second a...

Vermeer Video Salutes Workers Who Help Us Stay Connected

The world is in unprecedented times and Vermeer created a video that salutes the people who help us stay connected.The Vermeer website state...

Federal Signal Corp. Demonstrates How to Use Vac Trucks, Sweepers...

Federal Signal Corp.announced the launch of a website – www.fedsigresponse.com – dedicated to cleaning and sanitizing efforts in...

6th Annual Water Finance Conference to Return to DC

The Sixth Annual Water Finance Conference, in partnership with the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), will return to the ...

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Have Kids at Home? Check Out These Fun Construction Activities!

Since we’re all hunkering down at home and practicing social distancing, we at Utility Contractor thought it would be fun to spre...

White House Identifies Plumbers as ‘Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers’

The President and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Coronavirus Guidance for America identifying plumbers and other t...

NUCA | National Utility Contractors Association
NUCA Surveys Members At Request of White House for PPE...

In response to Vice President Mike Pence’s call on March 17 asking for construction companies to donate protective masks and other per...

Glass Half Full
Water Associations Issue Joint Statement on COVID-19, Denounce Bottled Water...

As the global COVID-19 crisis continues to develop and reports of bottled water shortages make headlines, the National Association of Water ...

NASSCO Statement Regarding COVID-19 for Workers in Wastewater Industry

Considering the most recent information on the COVID-19 outbreak, currently NASSCO’s goal is to protect the health and safety of our w...

NUCA | National Utility Contractors Association
NUCA Urges Reconsideration of HR 6201 Paid Leave Sections

NUCA has issued an ACTION ALERT to our members to contact your Senator to Improve the Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) for construction ...

NASTT No-Dig Show Postponed Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus

Due to the COVID-19 response situation going on throughout the United States and Canada, NASTT announced the postponement of the 2020 NASTT ...