THE POLY PODCAST

#37 Trenchless Tech Uncovered: A Conversation with David O'Sullivan of P.W. Trenchless

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 57:01

David O'Sullivan, President of P.W. Trenchless Construction Ltd., is a pioneer in Trenchless Technology. Originally from Ireland, he moved to Canada in 1978 and became manager of P. Baratta Construction by 1989. He led major HDD and Microtunneling projects, including the first HDD crossings of False Creek and the Fraser River. In 2000, he founded P.W. Trenchless to specialize in Pipe Bursting. A founding member of the North West chapter of the North American Society of Trenchless Technologies, he remains an active leader in the field.

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#36 Join Peter Dyke and Richard Kolasa (WL Plastics) as they explore the world of HDPE in austere, marine environments

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 64:00

Join Peter Dyke and Richard Kolasa (WL Plastics) as they explore the world of HDPE in austere, marine environments. They're joined by special guest Adrian Hannam (GreatPacific Consulting) an expert in marine infrastructure. Together, they dive into how HDPE's durability, flexibility and corrosion resistance make it ideal for underwater pipelines and other marine applications. Hear real-world success stories and innovative solutions. This episode is perfect for engineers, contractors and anyone curious about HDPE's capabilities in challenging aquatic conditions!

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#35 State of the Business from Showcase '24

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 61:52

Jonathan Schumchyk - Executive Vice President Haugland GroupJimmy Kirchdorfer - Chairman & CEO ISCO Industries, IncDavid Fink - President of Plastic Pipe Institute Richard Brand - Executive Director - East Windsor MUADan Landy - Engineer - Alliance for PE PipeDoug Keller - Technical Pipe Lead - Americas - LyondellBasellThank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#35 State of the Business from Showcase '24

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 61:59

Jonathan Schumchyk - Executive Vice President Haugland GroupJimmy Kirchdorfer - Chairman & CEO ISCO Industries, IncDavid Fink - President of Plastic Pipe Institute Richard Brand - Executive Director - East Windsor MUADan Landy - Engineer - Alliance for PE PipeDoug Keller - Technical Pipe Lead - Americas - LyondellBasellThank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

#34 Dave Stewart, who is a legend in the HDPE world given his HDPE adoption and municipal use in the Austin TX suburb Lago Vista, talks to the Alliances Dan Landy and Peter Dyke about HDPE pipeline inspection.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 51:30

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#33 Brett Stone, Product Manager McElroy Manufacturing, talks evolution of tracked machines, the i series fusion machine debut in new machine sizes 412 and 618, DataLogger, Optimized Cooling, Guided Work Flow, i series cases and more.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 57:20

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#32 Dan Landy, Alan Ambler PE and Peter Dyke sit around a table and talk common HDPE questions. If you are in the industry and you want to develop your standard responses to common municipal questions, this HDPE podcast is perfect for you. #fuseitorloseit

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 48:44

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#31 Our guest this month is the plastics expert Dr Chris DeArmitt who talks all things plastic. A highlight this month is Chris' research on all the haters out there who slam plastics as bad for everything and everybody.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 43:57

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#30 Join PEA Engineer Dan Landy and Executive Director Peter Dyke as they interview Murphy Pipline's CMO Todd Grafenauer. Todd is the educational leader of Murphy and responsible for their social media and educational program.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 65:28

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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Episode #29 Industry Leaders talk what is upcoming for '24

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 56:37

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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Episode #28 Join Peter Dyke as he conducts brief interviews with industry leaders to obtain their perspective of what is going on in the various HDPE markets today.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 36:13

Hear from: Greg Scoby - Crossbore Consultants Richard Kolasa - WL PlasticsDavid Fink - Plastics Pipe InstituteShoumen Rashid - Sandale Utiliity ProductsRusty Reeves - Core & MainAlan Ambler, PE - PE Alliance Richard Butler - ISCO AH McElroy Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#27 Join an expert panel and the Alliance in a discussion about cold weather fusion operations.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 64:15

Cold Weather Fusion OPSJoin the PE Alliance as our host Peter Dyke moderates a panel of industry experts who have developed cred in the inclement weather niche of HDPE fusion. This is one you will want to share with anyone who designs, installs or operates HDPE pipelines in marginal weather.Moderator: Peter Dyke, PE Alliance Panelists: Jim Johnston, McElroy ManufacturingMike Mosier, Core & Main Chris Weight, SECOR Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#26 Join Peter Dyke (PE Alliance) and Jimmy Dang (Oro Loma SD) as they discuss the rollout and adoption of HDPE in his medium sized wastewater system. Lots of details and performance related conversation.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 43:54

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#25 Dan Landy and Richard Kolasa interview PE Alliance Executive Director Peter Dyke

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 59:12

Join us for an hour long interview with Peter Dyke, Executive Director of the PE Alliance as he shares what is going on with the Association in 2022.Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#24 AMA Alliance Panel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 66:31

Alliance engineer Dan Landy hosts this podcast that was originally produced as part of the Alliance's webinar program. The Ask Me Anything format is a great way for a panel to discuss key issues in the rollout of HDPE pipe for cities. On the podcast are Dan Landy, PEA engineer, Jim Hoffman resilience expert as questioners and Richard Kolasa WL Plastics engineer and Peter Dyke PEA. Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#23 PE Industry Leaders Talk Outlook 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 52:42

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#22 Peter Dyke and Dan Landy discuss the latest PE Alliance capability and what to look for at the much anticipated PE Showcase '21.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 24:41

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#21 Poly Podcast explores typical HDPE Questions and Issues with expert panelists: Richard Kolasa, Alan Ambler and Doug Keller.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 69:39

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#20 The PE Alliance announces the latest edition of the Poly Podcast sponsored by WL Plastics. Ron Abbott of CP Chem talks with our Peter Dyke about plastic recycling and breakthrough technology his team has been working on in the lab.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 38:12

Imagine a future where plastic resin can be reformulated to pass as virgin so the possibilities for recycled plastics are endless. That future could be here soon.Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#19 Two of McElroy's leaders, Brett Stone and Vince King who share their insights of Innovation at McElroy Manufacturing and the future of butt fusion.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 67:10

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#18 Join Peter Dyke as he enjoys a lively conversation with trenchless HDPE legend, Andy Mayer. Andy has led the way for pipe bursting and HDD with HDPE for the last 20 years. After cutting his teeth with trenchless in the UK he brought his knowledge to t

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 62:14

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#17 In a departure from the usual format, 3 marine related interview shorts combine to present how HDPE and marine applications come together to provide the same sort of benefits seen in pipelines. ISCO's marine products, a large diameter outfall i

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 56:59

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor WL Plastics.

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#16 Chip McElroy, President of McElroy Manufacturing and Peter Dyke sit down to discuss the evolution of HDPE resin, butt fusion equipment and how McElroy manages through the wild market swings.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 64:01

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#15 - Two veterans of HDPE use, Josh VanDiver runs the wastewater utility for Redding CA and shares significant use insights. The second guest is Holly Link, recently retired from Colorado Springs Utilities where she was the resident HDPE expert.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 46:51

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#14 - The PE Alliance welcomes two veteran HDPE municipal users to the Podcast. Many lessons learned and interesting facts and stories from 2 engineers: Eric Shaffer (Duluth MN) and Richard Brand (East Windsor NJ).

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 47:14

The PE Alliance welcomes two veteran HDPE municipal users to the Podcast. Many lessons learned and interesting facts and stories from 2 engineers: Eric Shaffer (Duluth MN) and Richard Brand (East Windsor NJ). This session is a great way for the engineer or wary municipal staff member to learn about HDPE integration from two municipal staff members.

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#13 - From his base in central Illinois, Core & Main's David Mosier is making an impact and has a unique perspective into what resonates in the Heartland.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 55:58

Core & Main - One HDPE expert that has been making great progress in the municipal market development is Core & Main's David Mosier. From his base in central Illinois, David is making an impact and has a unique perspective into what resonates in the Heartland.Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#12 - The role of the engineer in specifying HDPE is crucial. Alan Ambler is one of those engineers and offers unique insights into the process that we go through. Join us as we get to know Alan better and learn from him about HDPE and the engineer.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 60:11

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#11 - David Fink, PPI president, sits down with Podcast host Peter Dyke for a conversation on all things HDPE, David's career, issues in the PE world and more.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 64:59

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#10 - Jimmy Kirchdorfer, CEO of ISCO Industries talks conception of the PE Alliance, PE market dynamics and the importance of shared vision.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 39:22

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#9 - Join Peter Dyke and WL Plastic's Dusty Langston (VP Engineering) as the two men discuss HDPE markets, the material science behind the resin, historic PE failure mechanisms and other interesting PE topics.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 69:50

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#8 - Peter Dyke sits down with Mike James (ISCO) about large diameter HDPE projects and the growth of HDPE for use in transmission and raw water projects.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 49:57

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#7 - Engaging conversation with leading engineer... The Alliance hosts PE expert Stephen Boros (Pipeline Plastics) to get his perspective on pipe, the PE market and his work with PPI.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 49:49

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#6 - Collins Orton, pipe bursting legend and dynamic speaker, talks development of the revolutionary installation method.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 40:21

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#5 - Industry icon Harvey Svetlik talks Europe use, history of HDPE, his many experiences and what the future holds.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 65:54

Harvey SvetlikHDPE ConsultantInventor of the "MJ Adapter"Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#4 - Engaging and super smart Tech Services Engineer Connor Bush (Performance Pipe) sits down with Peter Dyke to talk civil engineering and HDPE.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 40:35

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#3 - A Leader from McElroy: Jim Johnston

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 65:35

Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#2 - Join Host Peter Dyke as he interviews MIT trained chemical engineer Doug Keller who shares his perspective on the 4710 resin, evolution of the various markets and what the future holds for advancements in the product.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 52:57

Join Host Peter Dyke as he interviews MIT trained chemical engineer Doug Keller who shares his perspective on the 4710 resin, evolution of the various markets and what the future holds for advancements in the product. Thank you to our Poly Podcast sponsor Strongbridge.

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#1 - Peter Dyke interviews Richard Kolasa, an engineer with member WL Plastics. Richard is the Alliance's most prolific teacher of the Engineer's Talk and shares his unique and learned opinions about the direction of the North American water marke

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 80:55

Richard Kolasa (WL Plastics) talks with the PE Alliance's Peter Dyke about all things HDPE. Tune In!Thank you Strongbridge for sponsoring our first ever Poly Podcast.

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#37 Trenchless Tech Uncovered: A Conversation with David O'Sullivan of P.W. Trenchless

#36 Join Peter Dyke and Richard Kolasa (WL Plastics) as they explore the world of HDPE in austere, marine environments

#35 State of the Business from Showcase '24

#35 State of the Business from Showcase '24

#34 Dave Stewart, who is a legend in the HDPE world given his HDPE adoption and municipal use in the Austin TX suburb Lago Vista, talks to the Alliances Dan Landy and Peter Dyke about HDPE pipeline inspection.

#33 Brett Stone, Product Manager McElroy Manufacturing, talks evolution of tracked machines, the i series fusion machine debut in new machine sizes 412 and 618, DataLogger, Optimized Cooling, Guided Work Flow, i series cases and more.

#32 Dan Landy, Alan Ambler PE and Peter Dyke sit around a table and talk common HDPE questions. If you are in the industry and you want to develop your standard responses to common municipal questions, this HDPE podcast is perfect for you. #fuseitorloseit

#31 Our guest this month is the plastics expert Dr Chris DeArmitt who talks all things plastic. A highlight this month is Chris' research on all the haters out there who slam plastics as bad for everything and everybody.

#30 Join PEA Engineer Dan Landy and Executive Director Peter Dyke as they interview Murphy Pipline's CMO Todd Grafenauer. Todd is the educational leader of Murphy and responsible for their social media and educational program.

Episode #29 Industry Leaders talk what is upcoming for '24

Episode #28 Join Peter Dyke as he conducts brief interviews with industry leaders to obtain their perspective of what is going on in the various HDPE markets today.

#27 Join an expert panel and the Alliance in a discussion about cold weather fusion operations.

#26 Join Peter Dyke (PE Alliance) and Jimmy Dang (Oro Loma SD) as they discuss the rollout and adoption of HDPE in his medium sized wastewater system. Lots of details and performance related conversation.

#25 Dan Landy and Richard Kolasa interview PE Alliance Executive Director Peter Dyke

#24 AMA Alliance Panel

#23 PE Industry Leaders Talk Outlook 2022

#22 Peter Dyke and Dan Landy discuss the latest PE Alliance capability and what to look for at the much anticipated PE Showcase '21.

#21 Poly Podcast explores typical HDPE Questions and Issues with expert panelists: Richard Kolasa, Alan Ambler and Doug Keller.

#20 The PE Alliance announces the latest edition of the Poly Podcast sponsored by WL Plastics. Ron Abbott of CP Chem talks with our Peter Dyke about plastic recycling and breakthrough technology his team has been working on in the lab.

#19 Two of McElroy's leaders, Brett Stone and Vince King who share their insights of Innovation at McElroy Manufacturing and the future of butt fusion.

#18 Join Peter Dyke as he enjoys a lively conversation with trenchless HDPE legend, Andy Mayer. Andy has led the way for pipe bursting and HDD with HDPE for the last 20 years. After cutting his teeth with trenchless in the UK he brought his knowledge to t

#17 In a departure from the usual format, 3 marine related interview shorts combine to present how HDPE and marine applications come together to provide the same sort of benefits seen in pipelines. ISCO's marine products, a large diameter outfall i

#16 Chip McElroy, President of McElroy Manufacturing and Peter Dyke sit down to discuss the evolution of HDPE resin, butt fusion equipment and how McElroy manages through the wild market swings.

#15 - Two veterans of HDPE use, Josh VanDiver runs the wastewater utility for Redding CA and shares significant use insights. The second guest is Holly Link, recently retired from Colorado Springs Utilities where she was the resident HDPE expert.

#14 - The PE Alliance welcomes two veteran HDPE municipal users to the Podcast. Many lessons learned and interesting facts and stories from 2 engineers: Eric Shaffer (Duluth MN) and Richard Brand (East Windsor NJ).

#13 - From his base in central Illinois, Core & Main's David Mosier is making an impact and has a unique perspective into what resonates in the Heartland.

#12 - The role of the engineer in specifying HDPE is crucial. Alan Ambler is one of those engineers and offers unique insights into the process that we go through. Join us as we get to know Alan better and learn from him about HDPE and the engineer.

#11 - David Fink, PPI president, sits down with Podcast host Peter Dyke for a conversation on all things HDPE, David's career, issues in the PE world and more.

#10 - Jimmy Kirchdorfer, CEO of ISCO Industries talks conception of the PE Alliance, PE market dynamics and the importance of shared vision.

#9 - Join Peter Dyke and WL Plastic's Dusty Langston (VP Engineering) as the two men discuss HDPE markets, the material science behind the resin, historic PE failure mechanisms and other interesting PE topics.

#8 - Peter Dyke sits down with Mike James (ISCO) about large diameter HDPE projects and the growth of HDPE for use in transmission and raw water projects.

#7 - Engaging conversation with leading engineer... The Alliance hosts PE expert Stephen Boros (Pipeline Plastics) to get his perspective on pipe, the PE market and his work with PPI.

#6 - Collins Orton, pipe bursting legend and dynamic speaker, talks development of the revolutionary installation method.

#5 - Industry icon Harvey Svetlik talks Europe use, history of HDPE, his many experiences and what the future holds.

#4 - Engaging and super smart Tech Services Engineer Connor Bush (Performance Pipe) sits down with Peter Dyke to talk civil engineering and HDPE.

#3 - A Leader from McElroy: Jim Johnston

#2 - Join Host Peter Dyke as he interviews MIT trained chemical engineer Doug Keller who shares his perspective on the 4710 resin, evolution of the various markets and what the future holds for advancements in the product.

#1 - Peter Dyke interviews Richard Kolasa, an engineer with member WL Plastics. Richard is the Alliance's most prolific teacher of the Engineer's Talk and shares his unique and learned opinions about the direction of the North American water marke

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