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Inside Vermeerâs immersive HDD training classes designed to fill fiberâs growing demand
This is not all good news to HDD contractors, who are struggling to man drills in the face of such demands. âOur customers are telling us, âwe canât work because we donât have the people,ââ Tony Bokhoven, training manager, Vermeer. And so theyâve asked for help. In response, Vermeer unveiled its first HDD Circuit training [âŚ]
May 30, 2016
Workforce
Vermeer launches HDD Circuit training program to meet demand for skilled drill operators
A shortage of skilled drill operators is not something Vermeer is taking lying down. Following the announcement of a partnership with its primary competitor, Ditch Witch, to recruit, train and deploy trenchless crews across the U.S., Vermeer has announced what it calls an âintensiveâ horizontal direction drill operator training program. Dubbed HDD Circuit, the tuition-based, two-week [âŚ]
December 9, 2015
Business
Ditch Witch, Vermeer team up with Ericsson to recruit horizontal directional workers to meet massive telecom fiber needs
In an effort to meet massive telecom fiber construction needs, telecom services provider Ericsson is joining with Ditch Witch and Vermeer to create a template to recruit, train and deploy multiple trenchless crews in major metropolitan areas across the United States. The companies made the joint announcement this morning at the ICUEE trade show in [âŚ]
September 30, 2015
Construction Equipment
Vermeer names Derrick Pursley the âUltimate HDD Operatorâ
Following a year-long social media campaign, Vermeer named Derrick Pursley the âUltimate Operatorâ of horizontal directional drilling at ICUEE 2013. Pursley submitted the winning video to Vermeerâs Navigator Nation operator appreciation campaign, beating out more than 100 videos entered. âWe pride ourselves that we donât leave until the job is done,â said Pursley in the [âŚ]
October 2, 2013
Construction Equipment
Product Report
Laser straight HDD Ditch Witchâs OnGrade system cuts the costs and complexity of gravity flow installations By Tom Jackson  Horizontal directional drillingâs advantages are well known, but the one job thatâs proven difficult is gravity flow installations. Utility companies require the slope of these bores to track to within 1 to 2 percent of [âŚ]
June 25, 2010
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