Pure Technologies announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to purchase Jason Consultants (Jason). Jason is a specialized consulting engineering firm focused on underground infrastructure engineering and technology. Jason provides its clients with world-class expertise in the inspection, assessment and rehabilitation of water and wastewater pipelines; trenchless technology; and related underground infrastructure fields. It is one of the Top 50 Design Firms in this sector according to Trenchless Technology Magazine. The business will continue to operate as Jason Consultants Group and will form part of Pure's specialist engineering services group.

 

Pure Technologies has a major presence at next week's ASCE Pipeline 2009 conference. Pure is authoring and co-authoring 12 papers as well as exhibiting. Be sure to stop by our booth #405 and learn about building a comprehensive condition assessment program. Tuesday we are hosting a wine & cheese event 11:30-3:30.

 

 

 

Pure Technologies' Project Manager, Rob Budianto, was recently featured in a news story by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The piece discusses the role that Pure Technologies has had in helping to monitor and maintain the infrastructure of the Great Man River Project, the largest PCCP system in the world.  It also  discusses  the effects this project has on the water supply of the country. Pure Technologies has installed more  than 360km of specialized Accoustic Fiber Optic (AFO) cable in the  Great Man-Made River system.  To put this in perspective, the cable could now reach the International Space Station!
 
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Pure Technologies was commissioned to  perform an inspection of the City of San Jose's Lamplighter Sewer Force Main using  their SmartBall technology to identify pockets of trapped gas and leaks on the force main.

 

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION (WSSC) Inspection and Engineering Project Update

 

Pure Technologies and Openaka are currently conducting an evaluation of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) prestressed concrete cylinder pipelines (PCCP) as part of a multiyear basic ordering agreement (BOA). One of the pipelines is known as Project 80, a 96-inch transmission main extending along the Washington D.C. Beltway with a distance of approximately 40,000 feet. The pipeline was manufactured and installed under various contracts between 1978 and 1985.  As part of the BOA, Pure Technologies and Openaka were requested to perform a full evaluation of the pipeline.

 

 

Pure Technologies Ltd., has been named one of the world's top sustainable stocks for 2009 by Progressive Investor, a U.S. green-investing newsletter published by SustainableBusiness.com.  The purpose of the SB20 is to showcase the most innovative, model companies that have the potential to greatly impact the ultimate goal of reaching a sustainable economy.

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Pure Technologies is pleased to announce that Travis B. Wagner, P.E. recently joined their firm as a Senior Program Manager in the Columbia, Maryland office.    Travis will serve as the program manager for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's Inspection and Engineering Services Program, one of the largest, most proactive condition assessment programs for large diameter pipelines in the US.    "We are pleased to have Travis join our firm and we are excited that Pure is attracting engineers of Travis's caliber.  With Travis's experience he will be able to immediately contribute to the Pure Team as we continue developing condition assessment and inspection services," says Mark Holley, President of Pure Technologies, US.  Travis holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Civil/Environmental Engineering from North Carolina State University.  His experience includes the development, execution, and management of water/wastewater infrastructure condition assessment programs.

 

 

Pure Technologies US Inc. Vice President, Michael S. Higgins, P.E., was recently interviewed by James  W. Rush of Trenchless Technology Magazine on the importance of understanding the condition of buried infrastructure. Mr. Higgins was quoted, "The days of bury and forget about infrastructure are gone. To most effectively manage complex pipeline systems, water and wastewater managers are implementing comprehensive condition assessment programs."

PURE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF JASON CONSULTANTS