Whether your needs are for thickening, dewatering, or composting, BDP Industries has you covered. The family-owned company was founded in Greenwich, NY in 1978, and initially supplied belt dewatering presses (this, “BDP”). Today the company supplies solid / liquid separation and composting, to most industries and municipalities.  BDP Industries’ main products include belt presses, screw…

QSM’s TJ Truxillo first started work on the Valhi Drainage project in October, 2017 It was then when he encountered project plans for an important drainage project in Terrebonne parish. Project design specs called for design and manufacturing of custom-made flap gates, and TJ began coordinating efforts with Waterman Valve, LLC.  Waterman is a leading…

SPIRAC® USA Inc. produces high quality products, and at QSM — quality is in our name. That’s why QSM approached SPIRAC®, and asked to serve as a manufacturer’s rep, and … that’s how we’re kicking off calendar year 2020.  QSM built its reputation as a dependable and knowledgeable manufacturer’s representative. We serve the US Gulf…

QSM has been supplying high-quality precast concrete products since its inception — among these is a full line of reinforced concrete pipe in varying sizes, and no size order is too large, or too small.  Case in point: Durr Heavy Construction worked closely with QSM on a project on the West Bank of Jefferson parish. The…

When Wes LeBlanc was growing up, he had a natural curiosity about how things worked. “I always wanted to explore things from the perspective of how they were built, and see if I could take things apart and put them back together again,” says LeBlanc.  Raised in Thibodaux, LeBlanc attended Nicholls State University for one…

There’s been no lull in drainage infrastructure projects this summer in metro New Orleans. Drive across the area, and you’ll see drainage infrastructure projects in-the-works from Lafitte to Lake Pontchartrain. QSM provides civil site prep solutions to engineering projects across the state, the list below highlights some of those projects underway this summer. Hurricane Isaac…

QSM, a well-known Louisiana based sales company, is a process equipment manufacturers sales rep. QSM recently added four original equipment manufacturers to its process equipment / environmental sales division. New products include engineered solutions from AdEdge Technologies, EIM: Electric Actuators, Excelsior Blower Systems, and Tank Connection. QSM will represent each of these companies in an…

The University of New Orleans, Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, each made announcements this past week regarding infrastructure and civil engineering.  Green Infrastructure, Stormwater Management, Coastal Erosion and Sustainability Initiatives are All on Tap. First, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Dr. Jay Clune, president of Nicholls State University…

QSM provided Barriere Construction with a large order of HUESKER’s HaTelit® asphalt reinforcement geogrid. The interlayer material will be used to improve nearly 5 miles of roads.  Watch a video of the installation process using QSM’s roller apparatus. QSM supplied more than 30,000 square yards of HaTelit® 40/17 to Barriere, as part of this mill and overlay project. …

APC Construction recently installed ACO’s MiniKlassik trench drain system on a one-of-a-kind bridge design at the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Sydney and Walda Bestoff Sculpture Garden. QSM supplied this solution to APC because design plans called for a high-profile, aesthetic trench drain where a barrier is required to separate wet and dry areas on…

The new year is off to a great start at QSM, with many projects already underway, upcoming, and ongoing. Many thanks to contractors, engineers, architects, and municipalities who are working with us across the region.  First mention goes to the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans. QSM is a proud participant in WCGNO’s events, and…

Quality Sitework (QSM) is providing drainage and site prep materials to many construction projects across the metro area. Current projects in metro New Orleans include: the Convention Center pedestrian parkway, a new building at Lamarque Ford in Kenner, subdivision drainage for a residential development in Marrero, and drainage for the ongoing improvements at Bourbon Street….

Independence-based Brunt Construction Co. is almost done with an impressive project in St. Tammany Parish. Brunt installed TrueGrid paving across a large area at the new Parish Communications call dispatch center. The 16,000 sq. ft. building has been under construction for about one year. Brunt won the bid process in 2017. The building is located…

Huesker’s HaTelit® is playing an important role on a mill and overlay project in Abita Springs. St. Tammany is addressing resurfacing projects across the parish, and it’s doing so with a keen interest in reducing cracks on asphalt roadways. Huesker’ HaTelit® — a self-adhesive, flexible, high-tensile reinforcement grid made from high-modulus polyester yarn laminated with…

QSM supplied mission critical items to Bollinger Shipyards and SeaLevel Construction on two civil engineering projects aimed at providing enhanced protection to communities along the Louisiana coast. QSM worked with Bollinger on the Morganza to the Gulf – Hurricane Protection Interim Flood Risk Reduction – Falgout Canal Flood Control project, and, … with SeaLevel on the Morganza…

Permeable paving is an uncommon sight in Baton Rouge, but anyone who visits Square 46 in Mid City will take notice. The 26,000-square-foot development features TrueGrid permeable paving as the parking surface. The new, mixed-use development, was built on site of the old Giamanco’s restaurant on Government Street. The project is the brainchild of architect…