September 2009 Earth Tech Named Manufacturer Of The Year
Land O' Lakes, Fla. (September 9, 2009) – Earth Tech, Inc. (www.earthtech.net) the Southeast’s leading foundation and soil stabilization company, won Manufacturer of the Year Tuesday night at the Pasco Economic Development Council’s Annual Industry Appreciation Banquet
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July 2009 Huge Sinkhole Near I-4 Costs $9 Million To Fix A giant construction factory is set up along the side of I-4 to fill in a massive sinkhole. The first phase is finishing this week, but there is nearly one-year worth of work still to do. Read full article
June2009 Stabilizing the I-4 Maitland Boulevard Interchange Sinkhole In December 2008, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began the construction effort required to stabilize a sinkhole located within the Interstate 4 and Maitland Boulevard interchange. Crews are doing the work now to prepare the interchange for the future widening of I-4, which will be accompanied by a reconfigured interchange. To stabilize the sinkhole, workers are injecting cement grout into the ground under high pressure to depths greater than 350 feet. The I-4 Maitland Boulevard Sinkhole stabilization is one of the largest sinkhole grouting projects ever undertaken in the United States. Read full letter
June 2009 New law removes sinkhole coverage in Pasco, Hernando In a few weeks, Hernando and Pasco customers of state-run Citizens Property Insurance will no longer have automatic standard sinkhole coverage. These consumers only will be guaranteed coverage in event of a "catastrophic ground cover collapse" that results in local governments condemning their property and ordering them to vacate. Read full article
June 2009 Some homeowners get a sinking feeling The blinds can be drawn, but Victoria Houser nonetheless sees the sunset in her bedroom thanks to a stair-stepping crack in the wall that descends to a sinkhole. Read full article
January 2008 Earth Tech Has A New Plant When a shortage of concrete and other materials started to hunger Earth Tech Inc.'s work, company president Ron Broadrick decided it was time the company became its own supplier. Click to read more
September 2007 In-house production keeps sinkhole company stable A cement shortage could have brought Earth Tech to a standstill in 2004, but the sinkhole stabilization and prevention company positioned itself to be in total control. Earth Tech, Inc., Tampa, Fla., has been awarded the sub-contract to perform the construction... Click to read more
October 2000 Miles of Jet Grouted Wall Bolster Florida Causeways Some 19,000 lineal ft of jet grouted retaining walls will line causeway approches to the Howard Franklin Bridge across Tampa Bay, Fla., before year’s end, thanks partly to a double-stem drill system especially developed for the project... Click to read more
