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HDD

Vermeer HDD a fab addition for Irrifab Thompson’s Irrifab sensed an opportunity to expand its business when it couldn’t source local contractors to fulfil smaller civil pipeline jobs, which saw the company adding a new Vermeer D8x12 HDD to its fleet, and train up their team to handle the projects themselves.

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hompson’s Irrifab (TI) was started in 1985 by Ray and Greg Thompson, based out of Cowra, in the Central West of New South Wales. The business started out as a farm irrigation service, providing local farms with support on pivot irrigation, stock water systems and turf watering. Then about 10 years ago, they decided to branch out and grow the business in the civil irrigation and

TI recently added a brand-new Vermeer D8x12 HDD to its fleet.

COMPACT FOOTPRINT. LOW NOISE. COMMON CONTROLS. From small but mighty clay and dirt drills, to large bore rock drills, Vermeer drill rigs are famous Australia wide. And now, with common controls, it’s easy for operators to transition from dirt to dual-rod rock drilling. Every Vermeer HDD Drill is about capability, productivity and profit. Get on board.

Call your local RDO Vermeer HDD specialist today on 1300 VERMEER. 40 TRENCHLESS AUSTRALASIA APRIL 2022


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No-Dig Down Under

4min
pages 58-59

AI in the water sector: Safer, faster, better

2min
page 57

L&D purchases new high-power vac truck

3min
page 56

Providing cost-effective repair solutions

3min
pages 50-51

Wilmot Pipelining commits to customer service

1min
page 54

Thinking outside the box

5min
pages 52-53

A powerful drilling solution for tight, narrow job sites

4min
pages 46-47

Case study: Smart Lock restores badly damaged GWM Water network

4min
pages 48-49

S&Z Australia support North East Link early works

2min
pages 44-45

Larger and longer: TRACTO drill facilitates contractor’s biggest installation

5min
pages 42-43

Powerful pumps – the heart of HDD maxi-rig spreads

5min
pages 40-41

Vermeer HDD a fab addition for Irrifab

3min
pages 38-39

Ditch Witch CEA maximises profit and performance

2min
pages 34-35

kwik-ZIP gets the show on the road

2min
page 30

Sydney’s forgotten ghost tunnels all powered up with guided boring breakthrough

3min
pages 36-37

Adept completes bore for Sunbury Line

2min
page 31

Finding financing deals quickly and efficiently

3min
pages 32-33

Yarra Valley Water completes Doreen to Diamond Creek Sewerage Project

2min
pages 28-29

Carbon Calculator key to reducing trenchless industry emissions

5min
pages 20-21

From the President

2min
pages 10-11

From the ASTT Secretary

1min
pages 12-13

SECA promotes emissions reductions with the eCityJet electric jetting machine

3min
pages 26-27

The key to long-lasting plastic pipes and fittings

4min
pages 24-25

Rob Carr continues to take steps to reduce carbon footprint

4min
pages 22-23

Editor’s letter

3min
pages 8-9

Building for a better future

6min
pages 18-19
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