Installer Spotlights
Installer Spotlight Video: Midwest Infrastructure Coatings
Installer Spotlight Video: Midwest Infrastructure Coatings This month, we're proud to highlight Midwest Infrastructure Coatings, an OBIC-certified installer with a service territory of Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas! Watch this new spotlight video to hear from Bryon Baker and Kolby Baker, co-owners of Midwest Infrastructure Coatings, as they provide faces to the company name and explain why they chose OBIC over other companies in the industry. "We are a small, grassroots company that started from nothing more than a truck, a wheelbarrow, and a bucket of tools," said Bryon. "As we have grown, we have established a solid
Experts in the Field are a Part of OBIC’s Commitment to Highly Trained, High-Quality People
Experts in the Field are a Part of OBIC's Commitment to Highly Trained, High-Quality People Trey Hesselschwardt is the Chief Training Officer with OBIC and has been with the company since its founding. What does a Chief Training Officer do? First, he helps new applicators come on board with equipment training and OBIC's process methodology. Second, he answers questions via phone calls on a daily basis. Third, he travels around the world to visit installers in-person, walks through situations they've never experienced before, and navigates through that with the best OBIC product choices. He makes 2 or
Installer Spotlight Video: CTR Coatings
Installer Spotlight Video: CTR Coatings This month, we're proud to highlight CTR Coatings, an OBIC-certified installer with a service territory of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas! Watch this new video to hear from Troy Reed, Vice President; Shane Reed, Operations Director; and Andrew Reed, Operations Manager, as they provide faces to the company name and give details of their offerings and differentiators. They provide insight into what's important to today's municipalities - and after working on 16,000 manholes in 120 cities - they should know! Watch video now! Interested in becoming an OBIC-certified installer? As an
OBIC and CTR Coatings Win UCA’s Sewer and Water Project of the Year Award!
OBIC and CTR Coatings Win UCA's Sewer and Water Project of the Year Award! We are very proud to announce that OBIC Products and our certified installer, CTR Coatings, were selected for the 2023 Underground Construction Award for Sewer and Water Project of the Year! The project they were nominated for took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina. It's a truly amazing story of how CTR was able to alleviate the burden at Lake Lure's treatment plant through the elimination of I/I. This underwater manhole rehab project was also a featured article in Trenchless Technology magazine! An
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in Trenchless Technology Magazine for the Rehabilitation of 828 Manholes in New York
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in Trenchless Technology Magazine for the Rehabilitation of 828 Manholes in NY The Trenchless Technology article, "Manhole Maintenance in Tonawanda, New York to Proactively Address I&I", features OBIC-certified installer, Advanced Rehabilitation Technologies (ART), as they successfully work with the Town of Tonawanda, New York to rehabilitate 828 manholes and counting! Before they were selected for the project, however, they were tasked with installing a test application in one of the worse structures in the town's system. After several months, all the test sites (OBIC and other manufacturers) were visited and lining materials were evaluated
We’re Celebrating Five Years of Excellence!
We’re Celebrating Five Years of Excellence! We’re celebrating our fifth anniversary this month! We want to thank all of our employees, certified installers, and customers for trusting OBIC products for their water and wastewater structures.Since our founding in 2018, OBIC has been DRIVEN by the principles that make up that acronym: Dedication, Respect, Integrity, Vision, Excellence, and Nobility. These principles have helped to shape our reputation as a trustworthy company offering an exceptional product. You can learn more about the history of the company in our blog post, “How Did Advanced Rehabilitation Technology Start?”Here’s a look back at
Pleasants Construction Performs Successful Metal Pipe Riser Rehabilitation in Maryland
Pleasants Construction Performs Successful Metal Pipe Riser Rehabilitation in Maryland Pleasants Construction, Inc. is an OBIC-certified installer based in Clarksburg, Maryland, with a service area of Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and Delaware. The Rehabilitation Division of Pleasants was working on a project in northern Baltimore, Maryland for an MDE and local municipal storm water management division. The structure in need of rehabilitation (shown below) was a bituminous-coated corrugated metal pipe riser (overflow) barrel. Inspections had reported that rust and corrosion were starting to peel and deteriorate the existing bituminous coating. Existing bituminous coating deteriorating within riser
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe CTR Coatings, an OBIC-certified installer, was recently featured on an episode of the popular TV show Dirty Jobs! Host Mike Rowe joined CTR as they worked on rehabilitating a manhole in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Rowe wore OBIC-branded safety gear while he helped apply our trademark orange- colored polyurea material. Watch the very entertaining video segment, “Mike Rowe Rehabs a Roach Infested Manhole in a McDonald’s Parking Lot!” to see CTR representing OBIC and trying to teach Rowe how to successfully rehab a manhole.
OBIC Announces New Underground Infrastructure Installer in Canada: infraStruct Products and Services
OBIC Announces New Underground Infrastructure Installer in Canada: infraStruct Products and Services OBIC is proud to introduce infraStruct Products and Services as this month’s Installer Spotlight. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Edmonton, Alberta, with a services division serving primarily western Canada, infraStruct is a leading distributor of municipal infrastructure accessory products for water, wastewater, and storm pipelines. Founded nearly 30 years ago, infraStruct is a blend of two previously separate companies. Martech DSS, now the “Products” division, was started 30 years ago and the ownership group took over the business 16 years ago. West Coast Grouting,
OBIC Announces New Underground Infrastructure Installer in Canada: LiquiForce Services
OBIC Announces New Underground Infrastructure Installer in Canada: LiquiForce Services OBIC is proud to introduce LiquiForce, a Puris Company, as this month’s Installer Spotlight. Headquartered in Kingsville, Ontario, LiquiForce is a division of Inliner Solutions serving the Canadian market. They are a full-service trenchless solutions provider with locations in Ancaster, Ontario; Edmonton, Alberta; and Calgary, Alberta. The company was founded by Kim Lewis, Sr. in 1987 and operated as a family business until it was purchased by Granite Construction in April 2018. Then, in March 2022, Liquiforce, as part of the Inliner Solutions Group, was purchased from