Product & Industry Updates

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Exploring the Advantages of RF Path Marking

Congestion of underground utilities is an increasingly common concern. RF technology has a few distinct benefits ...
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Product Feature: Innovative Box Packaging

The 3M™ Warning Tape 7900 Series comes packaged in a unique and convenient dispenser box.
CGA Best Practices 18.0 New Best Practices. BP 2-19: Underground Electronic Utility Markers. BP 6-19: As-Built Mapping of Underground Electronic Utility Markers. Appendix B Addition: Guidelines for Underground Electronic Utility Marker Technology. To review the complete new practices, visit: BestPractices.CommonGroundAlliance.com Best Practices.

New CGA Best Practices

Have you checked out the latest updates to the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices Guide?
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Efficient Utility Labeling for HDD Installations

Boretrace® Detectable Marking Tape is a practical way of providing identification material with bored underground utilities.
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3M™ Pathmarking Tape Standard Frequencies

Each APWA color is assigned a standard frequency in the 3M™ Electronic Marking System (EMS) Warning Tape 7900 Series.
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The Argument for Specifying Marker Tape

Excavation damage is a serious and multifaceted issue. In 2019 more than 450,000 damage incidents were ...