UKSTT has announced it is hosting a webinar on 22nd October at 11am. For more information visit the UKSTT website at https://www.ukstt.org.uk/webinars/ Wessex Water & Kobus – Putting Customer Benefit as the Driver of Innovation. Date: 22nd October 11am At Wessex...
One Out, Two Towed In.
July 7th, 2020 Kobus is in Trenton NJ, training crews from Spiniello Companies on their new KPP400. There is a Paradox you all have heard about; what happens when the unstoppable force (UF) meets the unmovable object (UO)? Today we found the answer. A 3/4” galvanized...
Infra Elite BV Distributor Agreement
Kobus Services Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a agreement with Dutch company Infra Elite BV, part of the Van Voskuilen BV group, to be our exclusive distributor of Kobus products in the Netherlands.The agreement, signed on 31st January - yes, Brexit...
Kobus Pipe Puller goes to Netherlands!
Gas pipe removal in Netherlands is becoming increasingly significant. Many contractors have to remove old decommissioned gas service pipes as part of a larger contract. These removals are done by open cut trenching and often unprofitable for the contractor. Kobus...
Water Mains Renewal Schemes
Water mains renewal schemes are essential and can be done trenchlessly or via open cut trenching. However, the practice of renewing the service pipe at the same time is often the rate limiting step to completing the job. Assuming replacing these smaller...
Kobus Presents at the JSTT in Tokyo
Kobus Inc presents our Award Winning KPP400 Pipe Puller at the Japan Society for Trenchless Technology in Tokyo. Out of the 90 applications, only 15 companies have been invited to present at the convention in front of Japans Leaders in Trenchless Technology. Our Group...
Large Cable Orders are a plenty.
Our Customers are making the most of the current mild weather and ordering our Kobus Cable to continue with the huge issue in replacing Lead Service Pipes in America. The Kobus Cable is designed and made to our special specification to work in conjunction with our KPP...
Understanding the problem of utility strike in water service and repair
The underground utility infrastructure is vast and congested, leading to the potential risk of utility strikes when working on underground infrastructure.A combination of some or all of the gas, water, electric power, telecoms, cable TV, sewers and drains, serve...
Minimising Excavations with the Kobus Pipe Puller
Minimising excavations is important for Customer Satisfaction. The Kobus Pipe Puller requires small excavations and consequently, it is ideal for replacing communication and supply pipes while keeping disruption to a minimum. Excavations can be kept very small. The...
Is it (finally) time for trenchless? (WWT Online soundbites)
We recently contributed to Robin Hackett's excellent piece in Water and WasteWater Treatment online which discussed if the time was now right for trenchless technologies to be embraced more readily in response to our national leaking infrastructure crisis. Here are...