Churchill Downs Inc. recently made wide sweeping improvements to the New Orleans Fair Grounds’ physical facilities, especially infield drainage, and Quality Sitework played a role in the project. In 2014, leading up to this year’s racing season, Churchill Downs, Inc. spent more than $1 million on the improvements, and outlined exactly how it benefits the track’s…

When Courtney Dickerson, PE, a project manager at Principal Engineering, Inc. first saw the project summary for slope stabilization at Mariner’s Village in Mandeville, she knew the steep embankment at the ditch running behind the property was going to be a challenge. She also knew just the solution, and that’s when she specified Landlok 450.

Propex, a global leader in synthetic fabric, is a U.S. based company with a proven performance in transportation, environmental, construction and site development for critical infrastructure needs. Its high quality, engineered products are suitable for storm water and erosion control needs in a wide variety of applications. QSM is proud to supply Propex in Louisiana. Whether it’s…

In July, as Nicholls State University was celebrating its 10th year of playing host to some of the nation’s top football talent during the Manning Passing Academy, engineers and contractors were working feverishly behind the scenes to prepare for an important drainage project. The University received $1.2 million in capital outlay dollars from the State…

Aaron Adolph, ASLA, and founder of Nola + Design is a big fan of trench drain. He uses it on many projects across the New Orleans area — in residential backyards, around pools and decks, and in commercial projects such as leafy campuses, and corporate headquarters. Says Adolph, “In all our projects, and in everything we…

Construction is underway in Luling, LA on a $6.5 million building for the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. The building will consolidate multiple divisions into one location, and provide a state-certified training facility for law enforcement. The building is located on 2.5 acres on Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway. Above ground, there are many innovations, and…

When the Catholic High Bears open football for the 2014 season, they’ll do so on a newly redesigned and resurfaced field. Catholic High, of Baton Rouge, contracted Clear River Construction of Flowood, MS, to install the new facility. The project is in the final stages now, with completion expected on Sept. 1st. When completed, Catholic…

Steven Gros and TJ Truxillo, both of QSM, were invited to attend Waterman USA’s Waterman University in Exeter California. Waterman Industries designs and manufactures water control and irrigation equipment. The company presents Waterman University to provide education resources to people working in the industry. Gross and Truxillo attend the multi-day event, and came away with greater…

Swampland Dirt Services, LLC has been in business for 32 years. The company prides itself on providing reliable and efficient sitework and drainage contracting throughout Louisiana. “We’ve built a loyal clientele,” says Swampland’s owner and founder Randy Roberie. “I couldn’t have done it if I didn’t live by my word, which is to provide good…

Beverly Consruction, Inc. of Bridge City, LA, is currently on the job site at Parc des Familles on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish. It’s a massive job, to be completed in several phases, that will result in an expansive green space where New Orleans area residents can enjoy the outdoors. Beverly is serving as…

Jefferson Parish’s sporadic growth spurts in the 1950s and ‘60s created the drainage problems residents in some areas now face on a daily basis. Neighborhoods sprung up quickly, with new developments and thousands of home sites had to tie into an existing system that wasn’t designed for such rapid growth. Pipes installed prior to 1981…

Emerson Process Management started construction on its $17 million service center and regional headquarters in Gonzales, LA in January, 2014, but Integrated Pro Services was on the job site months before that. IPS, a building construction, heavy construction and environmental services company won the job to perform site prep and drainage installation at Emerson Process…

The LSU University Medical Center (UMC) construction project in New Orleans is a job site that almost everyone who lives and works in New Orleans can say they’ve seen. It’s a massive job, calling for thousands of personnel, working in all aspects of the construction industry, to build a new complex in Mid City, New…

CKY, Inc., a civil and environmental construction company based in San Pedro, CA, won a contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers to make improvements at Southern University’s Campus Road. The project calls for improvements to be made at Southern University Campus Road, Cap Section 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish. The scope of…

W.G.S. Contractors, of Thibodaux, LA, was selected to perform utilities installation on the expansion project for British Petroleum’s (BP) Houma Operations Learning Center (HOLC). Brian Perk, owner of W.G.S., said his company was brought on board to make improvements to existing drainage, retention and detention ponds at the BP facility. “We’re familiar with BP, and…

QSM is strengthening its position in municipal and industrial markets by acquiring Escher Equipment Company. The purchase makes Escher Environmental Sales a fully owned subsidiary of QSM. Escher Environmental Sales will operate — for a time — as a separate entity to QSM, but the plan is to make Escher Environmental Sales a division within QSM. The…