Archive for category: Industry News

What Equipment is Needed to Become a Ductile Iron Pile Installer?

WHAT EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED TO BECOME A DUCTILE IRON PILE INSTALLER? This is a common question that is asked by many geotechnical specialty contractors across the U.S. and Canada. Unlike other foundation systems that require expensive, purpose-built specialty machines, Ductile Iron Piles (DIPs) have been installed for more than 40 […]

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Resources and Project Experiences from Recent Publications and Technical Briefs

Project teams across North America continue to add value with Ductile Iron Piles on some very interesting projects. We are fortunate that our customers enjoy sharing their project experiences as much as we do! In 2022, we teamed with some of these customers to prepare case histories, technical papers and white papers […]

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CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – GeoStructures, Inc.

CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – GeoStructures, Inc. In this month’s DuroTerra Dialogue, we spotlight one of our long-standing design/build installers who has been working with DuroTerra on projects using TRM’s Ductile Iron Piles for over 7 years. GeoStructures, Inc. was established in 1995 and provides design-build construction services for foundation support (displacement […]

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CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc.

CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. As we continue our DuroTerra Contractor Spotlight, we turn your attention back to the Northeast U.S. where our friends at Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. operate out of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Phoenix Foundation Company, Inc. (Phoenix) was started in 2018 and specializes in a variety of geotechnical construction […]

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CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Peterson Contractors, Inc.

CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Peterson Contractors, Inc. This month, DuroTerra’s Contractor Spotlight focuses on Peterson Contractors, Inc. headquartered in Reinbeck, Iowa. Founded in 1964, Peterson Contractors, Inc. (PCI) is a ground improvement and heavy civil/highway contractor. PCI has been a trusted partner on over 9,000 projects throughout the United States. PCI is one of the […]

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CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Earth Tech, LLC

CONTRACTOR SPOTLIGHT – Earth Tech, LLC This month, DuroTerra’s Contractor Spotlight focuses on Earth Tech, LLC headquartered in Land O’ Lakes, Florida. Originally founded in 1991 by Ron & Lewis Broadrick, Earth Tech has recently been acquired by Menard Group. Earth Tech operates throughout the Southeast with engineering and contracting licenses in Florida, […]

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Ductile Iron Piles – Common General Contractor Myths

Our Ductile Iron Pile myth series is now shifting from the design-focused myths (geotechnical myths, structural myths) to comments pertaining to general contractors that address some of the more practical aspects of using Ductile Iron Piles on your project. The following are a few of the ideas we’ve heard: General Contractor Myth […]

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