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Barbco Posts Strong First Quarter Financial Results

Barbco Inc. was deemed an essential industry and has been working during the Ohio’s stay-at-home directive.  The company has been...

Utility Contractor Podcast
Utility Contractor Podcast – George Kennedy, NUCA

Host Jim Rush, editor of Utility Contractor magazine, talks with George Kennedy, vice president of safety for NUCA.  Kennedy discusses ...

Trench Safety Stand Down Week in Full Swing

Monday, June 15, marked the beginning of Trench Safety Stand Down (TSSD) Week held by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). T...

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Teamwork Leads to Success

Brent Scarbrough & Co. Completes Challenging Auger Bores through Florida Rock In underground utility construction, having the right team...

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How to Use Trench Box Tabulated Data the Right Way

The data dictates what you can and cannot safely do. Manufacturer’s tabulated data typically consist of tables, charts and other infor...

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Electric Auger Boring Machine Expands Horizons

Auger boring has been a staple installation method for underground construction contractors for decades, providing a means for contractors t...

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2019 Top Jobs Trenchless Technology Category: ORI Emergency Rehab Project

[EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile NUCA’s Top Job winners. These projects present the association&rs...

NUCA Supports Our Nation’s COVID-19 Recovery Efforts, But More Is...

Since March, Coronavirus responses have occupied official Washington’s attention almost full time, and NUCA’s legislative focus ...

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NUCA 2020 Convention & Exhibit Recap

NUCA members from all corners of the nation gathered in the relaxing desert community of Tucson, Arizona for three days of events, networkin...

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Workplace Safety is More Critical Now

Because most Utility Construction has been determined to be essential, many contractors around the country are still working. Although worki...

2019 NUCA Associate of the Year: Chad Pendley, U.S. Shoring...

For his dedication to the association and its positive impacts to chapter members and the industry at large, Chad Pendley of U.S. Shoring &a...

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Succession Planning: Small Business Owners Aren’t Wired to Quit…

As a small business owner, you bring the skills to the job and take all the risks of ownership…meeting payroll, buying equipment, and...

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2019 Ditchdigger of the Year: Mark Fuglevand

Having spent more than 35 years in the construction industry – both as a contractor and a consultant – Mark Fuglevand knows a th...

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An “Essential” Industry

Clearly this has been an unprecedented spring for all of us in the utility construction industry. Since almost all of our state governors be...

UESI Pipelines 2020 Conference Moving to Virtual Format

As a consequence of the impact of COVID-19 and based on feedback from members, and former and potential attendees, the Utility Engineering a...