Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/08/2017 -- In early 2015, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) launched a Mobile Home Park Utility Upgrade Program. This program seeks to replace mobile home park (MHP)-owned distribution systems with new SDG&E-owned gas and electrical lines to provide individual meters for every mobile home. Currently, most MHPs have access to electricity and gas from one source and one meter and many are still using aged and potentially hazardous utility lines. The upgrade program will improve the safety of the utility lines and will provide accurate consumption per resident. SDG&E states that "About 305 mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities with a total of 33,073 residence spaces are eligible for new energy systems to replace old master-metered and sub-metered systems." MHPs across California may be eligible for upgrade assistance.

In November 2016, a team of four analysts from Penhall Technologies began mapping out the location of the old, MHP-owned utility lines using ground penetrating radar (GPR) at four of San Diego's MHPs including The Cliffs, Vista Royal Lodge, Vista Grove, and Rancho San Marcos. In addition to identifying the existing water, gas, and electric lines, the GPR Analysts also identified and marked all other subsurface hazards to ensure a clear path for trenching prior to installing the new utility lines. Penhall Technologies' utility locating services are a reliable resource for MHPs or contractors planning to participate in the utility upgrading efforts to keep the projects safe, on time, and on budget. "These MHPs have hired us to perform full service utility locating for upgraded gas and electric in care of SDG&E's Mobile Home Park Upgrade pilot program. I have worked countless hours on these projects, providing thorough and accurate mark-outs." stated San Diego based Analyst, Curtis Burris.

Penhall Technologies can locate gas, sewer, water and drainage lines, underground storage tanks, PVC pipes and telecommunications lines on private residential, commercial, and industrial properties

To find out more about scheduling your project with Penhall Technologies, visit: https://www.penhall.com/utility-locating/

To read more about SDG&E's Mobile Home Park Utility Upgrade Program, click here: http://www.sdge.com/key-initiatives/mobilehome-park-utility-upgrade-program

To discover more about GSSI and other GPR facts: http://www.geophysical.com/

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Casinos are a great place to take risks at the tables, but you should never gamble about what is in the concrete before you cut!

Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/16/2017 -- In 2014 Pechanga California's largest Indian casino, announced its plan to implement a $285 million expansion to satisfy guest's desire for more recreational options other than gambling. This expansion includes a new hotel wing, a spa and salon, a fitness center, two restaurants and additional indoor and outdoor event space. Nightlife destinations such as Pechanga use a lot of power. Where there is power there is conduit! In order for these night life destinations, including Pechanga to continue to operate during renovations, it becomes vitally important to understand where subsurface hazards like conduit, rebar, and post tension cable exist before tackling any project that involves cutting or coring through concrete.

With nationwide coverage Penhall,is a go-to resource for casinos needing scanning across the US. In addition to Pechanga, Penhall has previously used GPR at the Graton Casino in Sonoma County, CA and Thunder Valley Casino near Sacramento, CA to locate rebar and post-tension cables in concrete slabs.

Southern California based Analyst, Chanda Drennen, used GPR to scan concrete in the existing hotel, the parking structure, and the new spa and salon building structure. She was able to locate conduit, rebar, and post tension cables in preparation for core drilling, the building of a kitchen, installation of anchor bolts in the ceiling, and cut outs for ducts.

About Penhall
Penhall has been in the concrete industry for nearly 60 years and has been performing GPR Scanning since 2001. Penhall is a safety leader in the industry and strives to maintain that record every day.

Penhall's GPR Analysts go through extensive training to ensure quality and performance. Many of the analysts have previous backgrounds in construction and related fields giving them valuable experience that allows them to more accurately analyze the data. Casinos must continuously make improvements to their facilities to keep up with competitors in the Casino and Resort industry. When they do, they can count on Penhall for their concrete scanning and cutting needs. Casinos are a great place to take risks at the tables, but you should never gamble about what is in the concrete before you cut!

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A technical skill-set can be taught and learned, the aptitude for success, drive, dedication, and disciple on the other hand is something one must possess.

Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/04/2016 -- What do the US Air Force, Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps all have in common? In addition to being branches of the United States Military, they all have veterans who are now employed by Penhall Technologies. Over 20% of the Penhall Technologies workforce has served in one branch of the United States Military. Our veterans' military years of service make them outstanding members of the Penhall Technologies team because of their dedication, discipline, and technical and analytical skills.

Las Vegas Analyst, Jason Edwards, served in the United States Air Force (USAF) for 13 years. He can directly connect his experiences in the military to his current career as a GPR Analyst with Penhall Technologies. "My experience troubleshooting navigation and communication systems in the Air Force was challenging and rewarding. GPR technology is similar and it has been a smooth transition." Being a GPR analyst takes patience and a discipline. Joe Davis, GPR analyst serving the Islands of Hawaii, also credits many benefits of military experience to his professional career. Joe served four years in US Air Force and he says, "The biggest thing I took away from it was a reinforcement of my sense of integrity, especially in regards to quality of work. It was critical that my work be accurate and thorough as the consequences of poor workmanship could be devastating."

During the Herriman Wildfire in 2012, Utah Army National Guard veteran and GPR Field Supervisor, Kevin Nelson was able to serve his local community. "I assisted with the evacuation of homeowners and helped direct traffic during that time of emergency. I was part of an incredible team, who instilled a sense of urgency, accuracy, and overall professionalism. It has benefitted me in the civilian side, as I handle stress with ease, am able to keep a cool demeanor and communicate effectively." In addition to dedication and discipline, military veterans also learn valuable technical skills that can directly translate to their civilian roles as GPR analysts. Nelson continues, "On the technical side of things, I operated guidance systems that allowed my field artillery unit to effectively and accurately engage and destroy its intended targets during field training exercises. Understanding and analyzing data from these systems precisely and accurately is imperative in my current role as a GPR analyst."

Brett Caldwell, Penhall Technologies' GPR analyst located in Dallas, Texas, served 5 years in the US Army, achieving the rank of Sergeant. Brett was also deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. When asked what his military experience contributes to his current career Caldwell replied, "The time I spent in the Army working with a multitude of complex systems has helped me learn new technologies. The ability to present technical data to my commanders directly translates to presenting technical data that is easy to understand to our customers."

The dedication, discipline, and technical & analytical skills obtained from time served in the United States Armed Forces has played a critical role for these veterans in their now civilian roles as Penhall Technologies team members. A technical skill-set can be taught and learned, the aptitude for success, drive, dedication, and disciple on the other hand is something one must possess.

Penhall Technologies is proud of their team of military veterans who work alongside their comrades with backgrounds ranging from Professional Educators, construction, mechanical, Biology & Chemistry, and Geologist. We humbly thank all those that serve and have served.

Penhall Technologies currently employs veterans:

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Recipient Mark Hobson, San Diego

Las Vegas Analyst, Jason Edwards 13- years Air Force

Phoenix, Arizona's Bryant Harmon- 25 year veteran and Graduate of U.S. Air Force Nondestructive Testing School trained in Visual (VT), Ultrasonic (UT), Eddy Current (ET), Magnetic Particle (MT), Liquid Penatrant (PT), and Radiography (RT)

Dallas Texas US Army SGT. Brett Caldwell

Joe Davis, Hawaii- 4 year Air Force

Sacramento, California US Air Force Veteran David Nolan

Kevin Nelson, Salt Lake City, Utah- Utah National Guard

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According to the Common Ground Alliance, there are more than 20 million miles of buried utilities in the United States- Penhall Technologies can locate them.

Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/01/2016 -- Penhall Technologies adds Private Utility Locating to its service line nationwide, helping customers avoid possible monetary costs and loss of life.

Since 1957, Penhall Company has been the most trusted company in concrete cutting, coring, and demolition work. In 2001, the concrete experts introduced concrete scanning using ground penetrating radar (GPR) as a service throughout its branches. In January 2016, Penhall Technologies, a division of Penhall Company, was launched dedicated to expanding GPR services to increase value to all Penhall customers.

In March of this year, Penhall Technologies further expanded its GPR scanning service line and introduced private utility locating nationwide. Penhall Technologies can scan, locate, and mark utilities on private properties for commercial, industrial, and residential customers. According to the Common Ground Alliance, there are more than 20 million miles of buried utilities in the United States. The most common underground utilities are electrical, water, gas, communication, sewer and storm drain lines/utilities.

When conducting a single utility survey, multiple types of utility lines made of various materials may exist in the concrete or ground. Because of this, different techniques and tools must be used to correctly locate and identify lines. Penhall Technologies' GPR Analysts work with both Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Radio Detection (RD) locating equipment.

GPR is an ideal technology to locate in-ground utilities of all kinds of materials since GPR has the ability to respond to both metallic and non-metallic objects. Penhall Technologies' analysts use the GSSI 400 MHz GPR antenna and Utility cart to detect plastic, concrete, and metal pipes, like gas, sewer, and sprinkler lines, or electrical conduits.

For metal objects such as pipes and cables, Penhall Technologies' analysts also use the SPX RD 7100 radio detection equipment (RD) to ensure maximum accuracy. Radio detection equipment consists of a receiver and transmitter that can sense passive signals and radio frequencies. The RD equipment can be used to locate utility lines like electricity, fiber optics, natural gas, telephones, and cable television. Additionally, RD technology can often locate storm drains and water main lines. Penhall Technologies' analysts use both RD and GPR technology for optimum accuracy in the field while locating private utilities.

Striking an underground utility can be absolutely disastrous. The cost of hitting an underground utility can range in the thousands of dollars and, more importantly, can cause injury or even death. Unlike the publicly funded 811 Call Before You Dig, which locates publically owned utility lines such as gas, fiber optics, and water, Penhall Technologies can take on projects of larger scale, locate privately owned utilities at residences, commercial and industrial buildings, and privately funded roads or bridges. Utility locating is absolutely vital prior to any large or small in-ground digging, cutting or coring event. Penhall Technologies utility locating services will keep your project safe, on time and on budget.

Penhall Technologies is already taking their customers by storm with utility locating projects. Recently, at one of the largest U.S. aluminum and titanium forging suppliers, a site manager had to share, "Just a quick note to say thank you for another job well done! Mark was a pleasure to work with, was very thorough, detailed and comprehensive in his work and I am (100%) confident in his findings."

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Penhall Technologies uses Ground Penetrating Radar technology to identify vacant land at Auburn Cemetery for future burials of loved ones.

Anaheim, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/18/2016 -- Penhall Technologies GPR technology gets put to use at 156 year old Auburn Cemetery

In one of the wettest states in the US, Penhall Technologies (https://www.penhall.com/utility-locating/) Ground Penetrating Radar Analyst, Mariah Ottersen anxiously checked the 7-day forecast looking for a 3-day window of clear skies in Auburn, Washington for a new project. Penhall Technologies typically specializes in concrete scanning and utility locating using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to locate rebar, post tension cables, conduit, and utility lines in both concrete and soils. Recently, the team got to put their GPR equipment and analyst expertise to the test on a new project - cemetery mapping and exploration services.

Patricia Cosgrove of the White River Valley Museum (http://www.wrvmuseum.org) contacted Penhall Technologies in hopes we could perform a survey to help locate existing gravesites at the 156 year old Japanese-American/Buddhist Cemetery. The museum's goal was to both accurately record the number of existing interments without corresponding headstones and to identify vacant areas of the cemetery to allow for future burials of families.

Weather and soil conditions can dictate the success of a GPR survey. Dry sandy soils with little salt content yield excellent results with GPR. Heavy, wet soils make it more difficult to get clear GPR readings when collecting the data. In a state like Washington, where rainfall is high, much of the soil is heavy and wet. Eight days after the originally scheduled start date, the clouds cleared and there was sunshine in the Northwest. Ottersen arrived at the cemetery to execute phase 1 of 2 of the cemetery mapping project. 4Culture (http://www.4culture.org/), the cultural services agency for King County, funded the 3 day project through a grant from King County Appropriation. What was originally expected to be a 3-day project only took two.

Day one was spent at the Auburn Cemetery collecting data. Data for these types of projects must be collected in a carefully planned manner. Each pass with the GPR equipment must be linear and equal length. "The hope was to be able to determine the difference between the 130 year old burials and soil disturbances, and the buried glacial/river erratic and root systems from the large vegetation onsite." explained Ottersen. According to GSSI (http://www.geophysical.com/gssifaqs.htm), while GPR can sometimes detect the presence of a body, it more often identifies disturbances in the soil such as those created when a grave is dug and refilled. It was the identification of soil disturbances that led Ottersen to map where there were bodies and where there were none.

Day two was spent analyzing each file of collected data using GSSI Radan software and creating the final maps and reports for the museum.

Upon completion of the data processing, Ottersen shared her results. She was able to successfully map locations of existing graves and identified potential areas for future burials, even though decomposition and shifting during flooding events can skew data that is collected. "Understanding that this cemetery was also part of the flood plain for many years can raise the question of the likelihood of any of the remains being left behind in their original state due to decomposition of the wooden caskets." Ottersen concluded.

The Auburn Cemetery can now confidently share with members of buried loved ones where vacant land is available for future generations. Penhall Technologies is thrilled to have had the opportunity to be a part of such a historical landmark and the plans for future use.

To find out more about scheduling your project with Penhall Technologies, visit: https://www.penhall.com/utility-locating/

To read more about the White River Valley Museum's work at Auburn Pioneer Cemetery, click here: http://www.wrvmuseum.org

To learn more about 4Culture and the cause they stand for: http://www.4culture.org/

To discover more about GSSI and other GPR facts: http://www.geophysical.com/

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