Trenchless Round Table Discussion in San Antonio, Texas

Written by Bob Martin, General Manager
January 2009

It was my distinct pleasure to take part in the first annual Trenchless Round Table Discussion put on by Trenchless World Magazine. Many of the industry's major players were invited to attend, and representatives from many of the trenchless industry leaders made an appearance including:

Bob Martin - HDD Broker, Inc.
Dan Sharpe - American Augers
Ed Savage - Vermeer Manufacturing
Frank Cannon- Baroid
George Demetri- Trenchless World
Gerhard Lang - Herrenknecht
Joe Abbott - Godwin Pumps
John Hemphill
Kenny Clever - Barbco
Lok Home - Robbins
Richard Levings - Ditch Witch
Rick Turkopp - Hobas Pipe
Riff Wright - Radius HDD
Sam Ariaratnam - Arizona State University

The Round Table was a tremendous opportunity to discuss many of the issues that the trenchless industry currently faces. The huge cross section of attendees ensured a well-rounded well from which to draw insight.

The Discussion centered around fourteen questions which were assembled by George Demetri from his own knowledge of the industry along with suggestions from the Discussion participants. The questions ranged in topics from training to standardizations, Chinese equipment to industry promotion, the world economy to climate change, and much more.

The actual transcript from the Discussion will soon be available through the Trenchless World Publication. I highly recommend reading through the proceedings, as there were many excellent points raised, suggestions made and information provided. The Trenchless World Publication website can be found at www.trenchless-world.com.

I sincerely hope that this becomes a yearly occurrence, as I think that the information and insights gleaned from the discussion was invaluable to the entire industry, and I was very happy to have had the chance to be a part of it.

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