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2011 Horizontal Directional Drilling Guide:

The Directional Drilling supplement takes a comprehensive look at the HDD industry, covering an array of topics for today’s HDD professional.

North American Microtunneling 2011 Industry Review:

The North American Microtunneling 2011 Industry takes a comprehensive look at the microtunneling industry, covering an array of topics for today’s microtunneling professional.

2011 Projects of the Year:

In partnership with NASTT, Trenchless Technology annually awards noteworthy installations and rehabilitations with the Project of the Year distinction. Click here to view the 2011 winners, runner ups and honorable mentions and learn more about their remarkable projects.

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2011 Person of the Year:

Bob Westphal was completely caught off guard when he was notified that he is the recipient of the 2011 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year. After all, he thought he was just joining a conference call to discuss potential candidates for this year’s honor.

“It was totally unexpected. I had no clue,” Westphal says. “I thought they wanted to ask my opinion on who should be Person of the Year. Then [Trenchless Technology publisher] Bernie Krzys said, ‘You are that person.’”

The name Bob Westphal is one that is well known within trenchless circles — horizontal directional drilling, microtunneling, cured-in-place pipe, to name a few. He is an industry figure who has been involved in pipeline construction, and later trenchless technology rehab and construction, since 1965 when he first joined Michels Corporation, then known as Michels Pipeline Construction.

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