Installer Spotlights
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
Successful Rehab With Transportation Coatings at Food Processing Plant
Successful Rehab With Transportation Coatings at Food Processing Plant As an OBIC-certified installer, CTR Coatings is experienced in offering customized solutions for even the most challenging coatings project. One such project was for a food processing plant located in southeast Mississippi. The plant’s wash drain (weep pad), where truck trailers were parked to be cleaned and drained prior to reloading, had missing and broken concrete, and was in need of a rehabilitation solution that would provide a long-term protective coating. A food processing plant has a heavy rotation of transport trucks loading and unloading. Maintaining
OBIC Installer Expertly Resolves Manhole Inflow and Infiltration Issues for Municipality in Montana
OBIC Installer Expertly Resolves Manhole Inflow and Infiltration Issues for Municipality in Montana At Advanced Lining LLC, an OBIC-certified installer in Layton, Utah serving the greater inter-mountain area of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, they know it’s important to get repairs and rehabilitation right when it comes to wastewater and industrial water infrastructure. That’s why when a municipality located in northwest Montana discovered a line of nine manholes with significant leakages, they contacted Advanced Lining immediately to help resolve the ground water infiltration issues. These manholes had been installed in the mid-1960s and had been in place
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in Trenchless Technology Magazine for Underwater Manhole Rehab Project
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in Trenchless Technology Magazine for Underwater Manhole Rehab Project CTR Coatings, a woman-based, OBIC-certified installer, was recently featured in Trenchless Technology magazine for a truly amazing story of how they were able to alleviate the burden at Lake Lure’s treatment plant through the elimination of I/I. In the article, “North Carolina Mountain Resort Community Finds a Solution to I/I”, 60 manholes were situated along the shoreline, halfway submerged and the only way to reach them was by watercraft from the lake. Trenchless methods using OBIC’s spray-applied polyurethane linings provided a sustainable fix and extended the life
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in I&I Magazine for Successful Manhole Rehab Project
OBIC-Certified Installer Featured in I&I Magazine for Successful Manhole Rehab Project Advanced Rehabilitation Technology (ART), an OBIC-certified installer, was recently featured in Inflow & Infiltration Solutions and Equipment (I&I) magazine for a successful manhole rehab project done for the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia. In the article, “What Lies Beneath”, hidden I&I had set a major sinkhole event into action and ART quickly went to work using OBIC 1000, a fast-curing polyurea coating, and OBIC 1306, a high-density polyurethane foam to repair, rehabilitate, and restore the manhole. Read the full article to learn how this event ultimately resulted in
Mike Hoffmaster Named Director of Business Development
Mike Hoffmaster Named Director of Business Development We are pleased to announce that Mike Hoffmaster is the new director of business development for OBIC. In this role, Hoffmaster is responsible for helping OBIC grow its network of certified installers, exploring new business opportunities, and building the company’s global brand. “I am pleased to welcome Mike to our growing team,” said Dustin Schlachter, CEO & chief visionary officer at OBIC. “His extensive experience in the industry includes working with local construction firms and national manufacturers. This makes him uniquely qualified to support our network of local installers, while also helping