AK Industrial Services was featured in the Technology & Innovation section of NH Highways Magazine. Read the article text below, or view a printer-friendly 2-page PDF of it as it appeared in the magazine.
Hydrodemolition Advantages & Advancements
NH Good Roads Members Collaborate to Solve Project Challenges
Hear from Mark McLellan, President of AK Industrial Services, as he explains why Hydrodemolition is becoming a more attractive concrete removal option for general contractors. He shares how his team used the Aqua Cutter and EcoClear to support a bridge deck repair job by helping a contractor complete the project using Hydrodemolition with a small crew under a tight deadline. View the video
If one word could describe the amazing water jet feats accomplished by water jet contractor AK Services, it would be “MONUMENTAL,” and the all caps are no exaggeration. Known coast-to-coast for its can-do reputation, this Boston-area contractor has completed some of the nation’s toughest and most historically and environmentally significant water jet surface preparation and mobile cutting projects. (more…)
Water jet contractor AK Services made history by cutting the largest-ever access hole in an active U.S. Department of Energy radioactive waste storage tank at the DOE’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington. The Boston-area water jet contractor cut a 55-inch diameter hole in the top of the underground tank to allow for the installation of a robotic system that will remove 247,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in the tank during the Manhattan Project and Cold War so it can be vitrified for safer storage. (more…)