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For many applications, selecting the right drainage system material is critical. There are several differences [...]
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Previous articles I’ve written have discussed the evolution of the polymer concrete trench drain channel [...]
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It’s refreshing to find a company that really knows its customer. Stemler Corporation takes their [...]
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Hurricane Sandy took its toll on many things, including Newark’s grid reliability. PSEG decided to [...]
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In the past couple years, I have had the opportunity to sell a bunch of [...]
I attended BrewExpo America in Philadelphia this spring. I learned a little about brewery floors [...]
Without containment, storm water can cause traffic hazards on highways. Rain storms send water rushing [...]
A new brewery opened in the Lehigh Valley this fall. Yergey Brewing, owned and operated [...]
I recently visited the mountainous central region of Brazil to attend an exposition of Cachaça [...]
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Dear Construction Industry, don’t worry so much about heel-proof grates! Architects and contractors come to [...]
Last year I reported on common designs for bar grating found in Singapore but not [...]
The Polycast 500 is proof that not all commercial drains are the same. Hubbell Power [...]
I’m not a historian on drainage systems (though it sounds interesting). I’ve been thinking about [...]
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Hinged bar grating is cool, but it’s not offered in the United States. The ability [...]
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This is a story about a trench drain installation in a horse barn. In this [...]
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I was in Kansas City on business, but it would have to wait. It had [...]
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It was a Sunday afternoon in October, 2009. The sky was vibrant, the wind gentle [...]
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The MEA EN2000 is used in applications where heavy wheel loads will be frequent and [...]
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In recent years, I have been traveling to Brazil with my wife over the Thanksgiving [...]
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POLYCAST 600 Installation Earlier in the year, I witnessed the installation of 40 LF (Linear [...]
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While my daughter was in town this March, we took a weekend trip to Washington [...]
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