October 15, 2019 – October 18, 2019 Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois Join us for DFI’s 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI44) at the Chicago Hilton! This conference will be a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in geotechnical engineering through technical presentations and panel discussions. The 2019 Conference will […]

Perfect for hard rock and fractured ground formations Numa, the world’s leading drilling technology provider, has released a range of HDD Drilling Systems designed for productive and efficient drilling in hard rock and fractured ground formations. “Numa has a long history of serving the HDD market and with our range […]

Hubbell Power Systems, Inc (HPS), an international leader in earth anchoring, has released HeliCAP® Helical Capacity Design Software Version 3, a proprietary engineering software for confident helical engineering. It performs powerful calculations on site soil parameters to aid engineers designing foundations, tiebacks, soil nails, and heavy guyed loads. The software […]

CZM Foundation Equipment recently introduced an Ultra Short Mast option to their popular EK160. CZM has been manufacturing foundation drill rigs since 1976.  In the early 2000’s, they started CZM USA, opening a factory in Savannah, Georgia. This is the only machine of its class in the market that allows […]

40th Annual Short Course 1st European Edition In 1979 the renowned Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice short course was founded in the USA, and since then has provided unique professional training and education to thousands of grouting professionals worldwide. In response to industry interest, the course organizers are pleased to […]

Deep foundation construction has made great progress in recent years and the scope of application has become ever more varied. In order to provide a wide audience with an overview of cutting-edge technology and comprehensive information about the various drilling processes, Liebherr has released a new reference book the “Compendium […]

The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend DFI’s 44th Annual Conference in Chicago, October 14-18. The grant includes free conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. […]

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August 6, 2019 – August 8, 2019 The Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot Minneapolis, MN   Technical Committees of Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are combining their industry expertise to organize a two-day seminar on the effective application of deep foundations, ground improvement, and soil mixing for stabilization of landslides and […]

Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a leading distributor of specialty foundation equipment, has named several Service Managers at its branches in the United States and Canada. Chris McCune has been promoted to Service Manager at ECA Pittsburgh after working as a Service Technician at the branch since 2016. McCune’s background in foundation […]