Ellingson Companies working on Oronoco, MN Water Distribution System Project

Ellingson Companies, based in West Concord, Minnesota, is proud to be working with the City of Oronoco on their new Water Distribution System. As of today Ellingson Companies has completed installation of almost 70% of the planned directionally drilled water main. Ellingson is currently installing fire hydrants, valves and intersection connections on the portion of the water main that has been installed.

Ellingson Companies has also completed the 12" water main river crossing and the Geopier foundation system has been installed at the water tank site.

Ellingson Companies will continue directional drilling work when the weather warms above freezing and we anticipate open-cut installation of the water main and construction of the water tank and water service work will be started in the spring of 2010.

Thank you again to the City of Oronoco for partnering with Ellingson Companies on this great project.

Ellingson Companies Trenchless Demo Day - June 23rd 2009

Ellingson Companies is Expanding!

On May 20th Ellingson Companies announced a $2.5 million dollar expansion project for the creation of a new 20,000 square foot facility in West Concord. “In a time when many businesses are struggling to stay open, Ellingson Companies is proud to be expanding,” said Roger Ellingson, President and CEO of Ellingson Companies. Representatives from the USDA, Steele Waseca Cooperative Electric, the City of West Concord and a variety of State and National Elected officials or their representatives were on hand for the announcement.

The new facility will house Ellingson Companies new E/One service center. This new service center will be one of two in the State of Minnesota, will allow Ellingson Companies to expand their community sewer work and provide a needed service for E/One owners across the region. The project is expected to create or save 21 jobs in the area and is slated for completion by the end of August 2009.

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric was awarded $740,000 through the Rural Economic Development Loan (REDL) program and is re-lending the funds at zero interest to Ellingson Companies to help assist in the construction of the new 20,000 square foot building.

Roger Ellingson concluded, “I want to thank everyone at the USDA, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric and everyone who helped make this project possible. I also want to thank all of our employees at Ellingson Companies for their hard work and dedication. Without your hard work none of this would be possible.”

Slip Lining - Lakeside Foods - Owatonna, MN

In a three year, three phase project, Ellingson Companies, partnered with Lakeside Foods in Owatonna, MN, to trenchlessly replace approximately 16,000’ of 18” Ductile Iron Pipe that was failing and leaking due to corrosion. Ellingson Companies replaced the failing 18” pipe with a durable, high quality 12” HDPE pipe using the slip lining process*.

The final phase of the project, completed in April 2009, consisted of 10,600’ of 12” HDPE and was was swiftly installed. A quick, accurate installation was crucial for Lakeside Foods as they needed a fully functioning system to continue their daily operations and discharge their spray field. Time was not the only vital aspect of this project; the project required Ellingson Companies to install HDPE under two roads, including US Highway 14 and also ran parallel to rail lines serving the area. Ellingson Companies also reconnected air release manholes, installed isolation valves and rebuilt the existing lagoon discharge at the spray field during the final phase of this three year project.

Ellingson Companies recommended using the Slip-Lining process for this important project because of the time, money and restoration it would save Lakeside Foods. Ellingson Companies is proud to offer state-of-the-art services custom designed to meet the specific needs of each of our clients.

Call Ellingson Companies today at 888.527.2294 or visit us at www.ellingsoncompanies.com, to learn more about how we can help you with your next trenchless project.

* The Slip Lining process creates a new carrier pipe by pulling, or pushing, the new pipe through the existing infrastructure with little or no disturbance.