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Common Ground Alliance 2019 Technology Report Featuring PCDB
Case Study: Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring, Inc.’s experience with HDD planning tools Since starting the business in 2001, Erik Carlson, owner of Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring, Inc., (Pinnacle Construction) believed bore planning was...
South Carolina 811 Announces Q1 Winners for Preferred Partner Program
South Carolina 811 Announces First Quarter Winners of their Inaugural Preferred Partner Program Three industry stakeholders were recognized for their strident efforts made to keep our communities safe when it comes to underground...
Plan for Success, Then Work the Plan
Plan for Success, Then Work the Plan BY KAYLA BREJA ON OCTOBER 3, 2018 DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring Inc. invests in planning to deliver results Many horizontal directional drilling contractors...
Software Leveling The Playing Field
Planning, mapping and recording the bore; keeping everyone informed as in-field adjustments are made; providing as-builts and finally invoicing: the paperwork behind horizontal directional drilling can quickly bury you as deeply as the lines you’re installing. “When...
South Carolina HDD Contractor Keeps Busy Specializing in Electrical Distribution Systems
Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring is one of the busiest underground utility construction contractors working in and around the beautiful coastal city of Charleston, S.C. Evolving from a company formed to bury, install and service cable television network...
Digitizing Underground Construction
New Technology Has Potential to Improve Efficiency, Accuracy Here’s one way Erik Carlson plans a job for Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring, the South Carolina utility installation company of which he is owner and president. He goes to the jobsite and...
What is Directional Boring?
Directional boring, commonly called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipe, conduit, or cable in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore path by using a surface-launched drilling rig, with minimal impact...