by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Jul 23, 2026 | Electricity
Proud to share the successful completion of a not-so-straightforward HDD canal crossing. Carried out with SYSTRA, on behalf of project owner RTE, the crossing will now enable the connection of Khulmann’s site in northern France. The environment for installing the 225...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Jul 2, 2026 | Water
When you’ve got 350 metres of gravity flow pipeline to install under road and rail… … and the ground is too rocky for HDD…… and the distance is beyond the limits of auger boring…… all the site is in the middle of a business park… You sometimes need to rethink your...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Jun 11, 2026 | Corporate
We’re proud to share that François Gandard has been nominated as the FSTT’s workshop lead for new trenchless construction (“Atelier travaux neufs”), an exciting step forward for the French trenchless market.François has a clear vision: get the right people around the...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | May 28, 2026 | Oil & Gas
What began in 2020 as a truly ambitious project — replacing 70 km of Teréga’s gas transmission network — has now reached a defining moment: every trenchless crossing is complete.Over time, OPTIMUM moved from site analysis, feasibility studies and design engineering...
by Rachael Bower-Yekpe | Apr 30, 2026 | Electricity
Supporting RTE’s network renewal programme in northern France, constructing almost 2km of trenchless crossings to connect key substations. As always, the challenge is how to build the crossings in dense urban environments without disrupting daily life.While OPTIMUM...
