6th of June 2024, Bucharest

The 8^th Edition of Trenchless Romania Conference & Exhibition took place on the 6^th of June in Bucharest. For the eight year in a row Trenchless Romania Conference & Exhibition brought us all together!

This year the event had outstanding participation and created an unique atmosphere where everyone enjoyed the show while making quality networking with professionals within the trenchless industry!

Trenchless Romania Conference & Exhibition is the most important event in the region showcasing horizontal directional drilling technologies for the installation of public utilities. This event annually brings together the most significant companies in the trenchless sector, from drilling equipment manufacturers to contractors and network operators. Trenchless Romania aims to raise awareness in the region about the benefits of trenchless technologies, which are both more economical and faster, with minimal environmental intrusion.

This year we had distinguished guests such aș Klaus Beyer – International Director ISTT (International Society for Trenchless Technology), Florian Burnar – President of the Association for European Projects and Funds and EBRD Specialists (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) who presented investment plans for Romania.

Since 2022, Trenchless Romania Club has been the only entity affiliated with the International Society for Trenchless Technology (ISTT) and proudly represented Romania at the EUROPEAN NO-DIG event in Berlin, where professionals from across Europe gathered to discuss and find solutions to infrastructure challenges.

Conference Program

The conference day was structured in two technical pannels with relevant presentations about the latest equipments for the no-dig industry and related activities for water, sewage, gas and optic fiber. Each year we look to have high quality programme that can provide a rich source of information bringing added value for all our participants. Also the show presented the exhibition area where participants in the event had the opportunity to get informed about the products and services presented directly from the companies representatives.

The first panel was opened by Dymitr Ganew Petrow – Senior Sales Manager HERRENKNECHT AG with the presentation on the „Mega Infrastructure Project: Brenner Base Tunnel”: A 55 km long straight and horizontal railway tunnel under the Brenner Pass in the Eastern Alps, connecting Innsbruck (Austria) with Fortezza (Italy), part of the Berlin-Palermo axis of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).

The reduction of social and economic impact through the use of trenchless technologies in the rehabilitation projects of drinking water, sewage, gas, heating, and industrial pipelines was the central topic of the presentation by Daniel Turza, Deputy Manager at Blejkan Construct. Blejkan Construct SRL, part of the BLEJKAN Group, a leader in the trenchless rehabilitation market in Poland, specializes in trenchless rehabilitation of sewage, water, technological, and gas pipelines.

Trenchless Romania is the official event for the trenchless industry in Romania and it’s supported by GSTT (German Association for Trenchless Technologies), ISTT (International Association for Trenchless Technologies), Trenchless Romania Club (Romanian Association for Trenchless Technologies), ARA (Romanian Water Association), OGL (Austrian Association for Trenchless Technologies), APPFE (Association Partnership for European Projects and Funds), FPSC (Federation of Construction Societies) and ARACO (Romanian Association of Construction Contractors).

We thank all our partners that joined us in this edition:

• INITIATOR: TRACTO
• PLATINUM: HERRENKNCHT
• GOLD: Blejkan Construct
• SILVER: ImoCon, Steinzeug-Keramo, Inoveco Expert
• BRONZE SPONSORS: Bam Construcții, CTE Solution Utilaje Specializate
• COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR: ABIKORP
• CONFERENCE SPONSOR: DRILL ROCK TOOLS
• Mobility Partner: PIAGGIO

Our day was sweetened by the Sweet Partner: Kandia Romania – ROM.