The unique to the European scale prize TYTAN, granted by two-monthly magazine "Inżynieria Bezwykopowa" [Trenchless Engineering] as well as by votes of the Jury, goes each year to specially distinguishing companies within the trenchless technology discipline, not only from Poland but from the whole Europe.
Domestic companies win the prize since 2003, in the following categories: design of the year – new installation; design of the year – renovation; product of the year; company of the year and companies from Europe can be the winners since 2004 in the category "European project within the trenchless technologies". This especially important category for the European companies has been created in order to appreciate achievements of the companies, thus popularize the operations and development within the trenchless technology.
Up to now, the statue was handed in 38 times within the scope of trenchless technologies TYTAN award. 24 companies won the prize from among about 80 nominees.
It is an honour for us that this prize is also recognized outside Poland. This is manifested by the presence at the annual prize awards of the representatives of nominated companies from abroad.
It is worth to mention that the nominated projects are evaluated by the Jury consisting of independent, remarkable professionals representing technical universities as well as trade associations, which fact also speaks for uniqueness of this trophy.
The prizes are awarded at the Gala during the annual International Conference, Exhibition and Technology Shows "INŻYNIERIA Bezwykopowa" [Trenchless ENGINEERING]. The next prizes award, the ninth, shall take place on June 16th, 2011, during the mentioned event taking part within 15-17 June in Tomaszowice near Kraków (Poland).

 

Principles of the prize awarding
Each year, winners in individual categories are selected among the companies nominated to the prize by the two-monthly magazine “Inżynieria Bezwykopowa” [Trenchless Engineering]. They are emerged by voting of the Jury consisting of specialists from the best Polish universities and trade associations as well as of representation of the two-monthly magazine. The Jury has a point pool at the disposal: 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 that is distributed among five nominated companies in each category. Companies having the most points win.

 

 

LMR DRILLING    

2004   

Setubal, Portugal. Construction of high pressure gas pipeline under the bottom of sea bay applying the horizontal directional drilling HDD of total length 8800 m, diameter of the steel pipeline 810 mm, the longest drilled section 1600 m.

 

LMR DRILLING    

2005    

Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy. Construction of high pressure gas pipeline in mountain area applying the horizontal directional drilling HDD of total length 860 m, diameter of steel pipeline DN 400. Drilling with coring motor in rock of compression strength 125 MPa with differences of levels between the entry and exit point 145 m.

 

LMR DRILLING    

2006    

St. Margharetten, Germany. Crossing Elbe River at the record distance 2626 m for installation of DN300 pipeline in HDD technology.

 

 

PER AARSLEFF    

2007    

The restoration of pipeline under the Moscow River in Moscow with CIPP method in difficult winter conditions. Diameter 1400 mm, the distance: 300 m.

 

 

HERRENKNECHT    

2008    

Using the Direct Pipe technology developed by HERRENKNECHT AG in construction of steel covering pipeline DN1200, distance  464 m under the Ren River near the village of Worms in Germany.

 

ANESE    

2009    

Performing two HDD crossings under the sea bay in Venice on distance 1350 – 1400 m.

 

 

 

HORIZONTAL DRILLING INTERNATIONAL     

2010    

Crossing the port in Havre for the installation of oil pipeline. Method combining HDD and microtunneling was used. The length of the installation was 1500 m, the pipe diameter
860 mm.