Some contractors might feel a bit squeamish about spending $22,000 on a new piece of equipment. Paul Williams is not one of them, and his willingness to give new technology a try — in this case, an RX-30 pipe bursting system made by RODDIE — provides an example of how making such investments can increase productivity, profitability and customer service.
Williams, who owns Williams Excavation and Directional Boring in Ackley, Iowa, bought the RX-30 in summer 2018 after seeing RODDIE pipe bursting equipment a few years ago at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show. “I already owned
