No-Dig Poland 2016
April 12-14, 2016. The 7th International Conference on Trenchless Technologies No-Dig Poland 2016 was held in Kielce – Cedzyna.
The conference has been organized since 2005. in a biennial cycle, and each of its editions has been attended by a large number of domestic and foreign participants (including those from outside Europe), including representatives of the scientific community, water and sewerage companies, design and contracting companies, and manufacturers of materials and equipment used in trenchless engineering.
Topics of the conference include issues closely related to the use of trenchless technology in the design, construction and repair of investments in the water supply, road and rail sectors, among others. Trenchless construction and repair of underground networks under existing infrastructure, as well as trenchless construction of infrastructure tunnels.
The widespread use of trenchless technologies, precluding the need for street closures and detours due to excavation work, is particularly effective in urban conditions. It significantly reduces or even eliminates various environmental nuisances (CO2 and exhaust emissions, noise and many other pollutants). These technologies are very fast to implement and at the same time, in most cases, more cost-effective than traditional excavation technologies.
On April 13, during the gala accompanying the 7th International No-Dig Poland 2016 Conference, commemorative engravings were presented to the conference sponsors and diplomas to the honored individuals and companies.
Honors and awards
Graverons were presented by prof. Ph. Eng. Andrzej Kuliczkowski, chairman of the Scientific and Organizational Committee of the conference, president of the board of directors of the Polish Foundation for Trenchless Techniques, and Mariusz Karpiński-Rzepa, editor-in-chief of the journal Modern Engineering Construction.
Commemorative graverons were given to:
platinum sponsors of the conference – Steinzeug-Keramo Sp. z o.o., Sekisui SPR Poland Sp. z o.o., 3M Poland Sp. z o.o.;
gold sponsor of the conference – Per Aarsleff Polska Sp. z o.o.;
silver sponsor of the conference – PipeHawk plc;
bronze sponsor of the conference – Teco Sp. z o.o.;
Distinctions were awarded to:
Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji SA in Cracow for the greatest activity among all Polish water supply and sewage companies in terms of the number of papers delivered during the VII International Conference No-Dig Poland 2016,
Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji SA in Lublin for the greatest interest among all Polish water supply and sewage companies in the number of people attending the VII International No-Dig Poland 2016 Conference,
Świętokrzyska Okręgowa Izba Inżynierów for active involvement in the organization of the VII International No-Dig Poland 2016 Conference,
Wodociągom Kieleckim Sp. z o.o. for joining in the organization of the 7th International No-Dig Poland 2016 Conference.
Among the honorees was Dr. Tom Iseley, director of the Center for Trenchless Technology at the University of Louisiana, USA, who delivered the opening keynote address Challenges in Underground Infrastructure Requiring Innovation, Validation and Education. The Center for Trenchless Technology at the University of Louisiana co-hosted the No-Dig Poland 2016 conference.
Expert 2016
Another highlight of the evening was the presentation – for the seventh time – of Expert awards and prizes. This awards completed innovative projects and products introduced to the trenchless engineering market. The composition of the competition committee is selected by the organizers from among the members of the Scientific Committee and the Honorary Organizing Committee of the No-Dig Poland conference.
Expert 2016 statues and diplomas were presented by Prof. Ph. Eng. Andrzej Kuliczkowski and Ph. Lidia Dabek prof. PŚk, dean of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geomatics and Energy at Swietokrzyska University of Technology.
Based on the votes received from the members of the competition committee, in accordance with the rules of the Expert competition, prizes were awarded in three categories: trenchless construction in 2014-2015, trenchless rehabilitation in 2014-2015, innovative solution in equipment, products or technologies used in trenchless construction, rehabilitation and diagnostics of underground networks in 2014-2015.
Expert 2016 award winners:
In the category of trenchless construction – Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Inżynieryjnych Abikorp Sp. z o.o. for the trenchless construction of the sewer collector “Kolektor Burakowski BIS” with a diameter of DN3000 from GRP Hobas pipes in Warsaw,
In the category of trenchless rehabilitation – Teco Sp. z o.o. for trenchless rehabilitation of a water supply network in Walbrzych using 3M’s Scotchkote PRL 2400 spray method,
In the innovative device category – Mempex Ltd. for developing the ST-40 machine for trenchless replacement of underground pipelines.
Honored in the Expert 2016 competition in the trenchless rehabilitation category:
Sekisui SPR Poland sp. z o.o. for the rehabilitation of a DN 600 mm water pipeline in Sosnowiec,
Terlan Sp. z o.o. for trenchless rehabilitation of a section of DN 300 mm water main in Poznań;
Distinguished in the Expert 2016 competition in the innovative device category:
MD Company Sp. z o.o. for its specialized Rebet mineral mortar,
PipeHawk plc for its innovative e-Safe device,
3M Poland for its innovative3M™ Scotchkote 2400 product.
Congratulations to all award winners and honorable mentions.
No-Dig Poland 2018
In the unanimous opinion of participants and members of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, a scientific and training conference on trenchless engineering is needed by the civil engineering community. We are already inviting you to the 8th No-Dig Poland, which is scheduled for April 2018.
text and photos: NBI Media
