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How To Choose The Right Tooling For Your Crossing

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How To Choose The Right Tooling For Your Crossing Tooling choice is a key decision when planning an upcoming auger boring crossing. With a plethora of varying ground conditions, and multiple different styles of cutting heads; how does…

2023 Christmas Party

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First Annual Chili Cook-Off at Barbco!

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Barbco's First Annual Chili Cook-Off! Last week several Barbco employees participated in our first annual Chili cook off The results were close, but there were definitely some stand outs! Rhonda Hylton took first place, Mike Leonatti took…

Barbco HDD World Record offshore crossing

Barbco HDD shatters previous offshore crossing world record!

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Barbco HDD shatters previous offshore crossing world record! Barbco's B500 Maxi rig is the best in its class, proven by its recent use on an offshore world record crossing! We worked with World Pipelines to tell the story. Read it below! See…

2023 NUCA National Fall Convention

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Last week Barbco attended the NUCA: National Utility Contractors Association Fall Convention 2023 in Naples, Florida. 🌴 Also in attendance were our domestic dealers Trenchless Rental Solutions & US Shoring and Equipment Co. ! We want…

This week Barbco’s HR manager Rhonda Hylton took a trip to Las Vegas to attend the annual 2023 SHRM23 Human Resources conference. This conference offers access to premier education through industry leading professionals, as well as opportunities…

Trenchless Tunneling using Guided Boring

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There are various ways that trenchless tunneling is completed today. However, one of the most effective, and accurate is through the use of a guided boring machine (GBM). Guided boring is a highly accurate method for the installation of pipes,…

Custom Firewood Holder for Raffle!

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Late last year Barbco Inc., U.S. Shoring & Equipment Co. sponsored the 7th annual Clay Shoot and PorkaPULLuza, held by NUCA Texas. This one day event is a great opportunity for contractors, manufacturers, renters, etc. in the trenchless…

2023 NUCA Annual Meeting

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The 2023 annual NUCA meeting is an important meet up for professionals in the trenchless arena. This year the meeting was held in conjunction with the March 14-18 CONEXPO-CON/AGG event. The meeting is a one day event held prior to the start…

2023 Underground Construction Awards by Underground Construction Technology

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From February 7th to the 9th Barbco attended and exhibited at the 28th annual Underground Construction Technology International Conference and Exhibition (UCT), in Orlando Florida. This three day event helps connect our industry's most influential…

Barbco Pathfinder Redesign

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Barbco Inc. is in the process of redesigning its pilot tube machine named Pathfinder. Pathfinder has been under Barbco’s many trenchless products for over 10 years and the new design will allow for a smaller footprint when in operation. …

Barbco Blood Drive

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Recently, Barbco sponsored it’s first ever blood drive with Vitalant, a national company that is in the business of taking blood donations and dispersing it locally to people in need. Vitalant set up the site inside the office area of Barbco.…

Industry Publications

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Industry Publications Whether you are a vendor, manufacturer, contractor, or consultant, keeping up with the news in your industry is essential to staying on top of your game and making sure you don't fall behind. In the trenchless…

Barbco Inc., U.S. Shoring & Equipment Co. and NUCA Texas PorkaPULLuza

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Get your tastebuds ready! Barbco Inc. and U.S. Shoring & Equipment Co. will be sponsoring the 7th annual Clay Shoot and PorkaPULLuza, being held by Nuca Texas. This one day event is a great opportunity for contractors, manufacturers, renters,…

5th Annual Auger Boring School with Barbco Inc.

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Calling all professionals in, and related to the trenchless industry! This November Barbco Inc. along with other auger boring experts, will be hosting The 5th Annual Trenchless Technology Center Auger Boring School! This informative course is…

James Barbera to speak at Canton Chamber of Commerce Panel on Family Business Legacy

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This October 18th, Barbco General Manager, James Barbera, will be speaking at the second annual Financial Legacy Symposium, held by the local Canton City Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Beese Fulmer Private Wealth Management. The…

Modern Machine Shop at Barbco Inc.

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Barbco’s founder, James S. Barbera, his family, and a growing number of employees have developed and supplied their domestic and international clients with some of the field’s earliest technology since 1989. Trenchless drilling refers to…

Second Annual St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Fundraiser at Barbco, Inc.

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Barbco, Inc, a world class manufacturer of capital equipment for the trenchless excavation, horizontal directional drilling, and underground manufacturing industries is pleased to announce that their Second Annual St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving…

James S. Barbera- NASTT HOF Induction Ceremony

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Barbco's Founder James S. Barbera - NASTT H.O.F

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We are pleased to announce our beloved founder and H.O.F inductee James S. Barbera to NASTT's Hall of Fame! Read this excerpt from NASTT's website about our leader James Barbera, or click here to read it from their website. We…

Faces of Barbco - Bob Haysmer’s Retirement

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Today we celebrated Bob Haysmer’s retirement AND birthday! To be Covid friendly, we ordered individually wrapped subs and bought individually wrapped chips and cookies. We’d like to thank Bob for his many years of service and dedication…

New Auger Boring Machine Ad

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Check out our new Auger Boring Machine advertisement! This ad features our best selling auger boring machine, the Barbco 48-950! With nearly one million pounds of thrust, this ABM outperforms any machine in its class.

June Trench Safety Month with AccuLine Underground

June 2020, Trench Safety Month

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Preaching safety and actually demonstrating it are two different things! GM of Barbco and NUCA board of director, David Barbera held a #TrenchSafetyStandDown at local contractor AccuLine Underground's facilities. This little seminar went over…

Jim Barbera, Co-Owner of Barbco Inc. is featured on Utility Contractors Podcast

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Just recently, Barbco's Chief Operating Officer Jim Barbera was featured on Utility Contractors online podcast. Utility Contractor is an industry leading magazine that is published by Benjamin Media, an internationally recognized publisher…

“After climbing the mountain, you can finally enjoy the view”.

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Today we said see ya later to our very own Allen Westover! He climbed the mountain here at Barbco for FOURTEEN years! We want to show our appreciation and gratefulness to Allen for his years of dedication to our company. Your work ethic never…

Barbco Receives Business Excellence Award

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We are so very honored and humbled to be a recipient of the 2020 Business Excellence Award from the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Business Excellence Awards salute companies that have distinguished themselves with longevity, growth,…

GM of Barbco is the newest member of the Board of Directors for NUCA

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Welcome the newest member of the Board of Directors for the NUCA: National Utility Contractors Association, David Barbera! Co-Owner and GM of Barbco, Incorporated in East Canton, Ohio! Working in every facet of his family business Barbco, Dave…

New Barbco Recycling Program... For a Good Cause!

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Barbco has recently begun a new recycling program that not only helps our environment, but also gives back to the community! Joined with the organization, Aluminum Cans for Burned Children (ACBC), Barbco hopes to encourage other local businesses…

Barbco Food Drive for Stark County Hunger Task Force

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Starting 2020 off right by donating to our local Stark County Hunger Task Force! “By alleviating hunger in Stark County, we are building a stronger community.” 🤝 We’re so excited to say that our employees have collected a total…

Saint Baldricks Head Shaving Event at Barbco

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This past 2019, Barbco reached a milestone of 30 years in Business in the trenchless community. In the month of October Barbco held a Saint Baldricks Head Shaving Event where employees raised money to have their head shaved! Barbco…

Louisiana Tech University TTC Honors Barbera Family with Lifetime Achievement Award

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The Louisiana Tech University Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) honored Leo Barbera and James Barbera with lifetime achievement awards for their contributions to the trenchless industry. TTC presented the awards to the Barbera brothers at…

Barbco Demo Days

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Early August 2018, Barbco Inc. of East Canton Ohio had their second product showcasing event titled, Barbco Demo Days. This two-day event surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game featured Barbco’s top of the line, innovative equipment.…

Faces of Barbco

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Each month, Barbco will highlight an employee who has contributed to our success. We will share their role and how long they have been with us. As a company, we are very proud of our employees and have a strong belief that it’s people who…