DFI magazine. Jan/Feb 2012. Click HERE to read full article.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has a unique transportation project with a concessionaire group, the Miami Access Tunnel, to alleviate commercial traffic congestion in downtown Miami. The Port of Miami Tunnel project is a public-private partnership responsible for the design-build-finance-operate-andmaintenance of the tunnels.

New Zealand Geomechanics. December 2011. Issue 82. Click HERE to read full article.

A new method of ground modification, cutter soil mixing (CSM), is being evaluated by NZTA for foundation enhancement of the SH16 Causeway Trial Embankment in Auckland. In the USA, CSM has been utilized for another application: support of deep excavations such as shafts, providing a more econimical alternative to secant pile and diaphragm slurry walls.

Geo Strata "World's Largest Cutter Soil Mixing Tool." Click HERE to read full article.

Malcolm Drilling Company installed the new deep foundation systems for Seattle's current Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project.... Malcolm furnished and installed, at depths up to 106 feet below grade.

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Click HERE to read September 6, 2011 issue.

This summer crews installed deep foundation systems to ensure the elevated highway that replaces the southern mile of the Alaskan Way Viaduct won't suffer the same sinking problem as the old one.

The soil-cement panel foundations were designed by Shannon & Wilson and built by Malcolm Drilling Co.

2-page spread in Foundation Drilling. Click HERE to read June/July 2011 issue.

Malcolm Drilling Company Inc. has a 2-page ad in ADSC's Foundation Drilling magazine. ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC-IAFD) is a professional, international, not-for-profit [501(c)(6)] trade association representing the anchored earth retention, drilled shaft, micropile, and other heavy civil construction/design industries.

"Port of Miami Tunnel Jobsite Story." Click HERE for full story.
Source: BAUER-Pileco
Watch video here.

Malcolm Drilling Company Inc. is the specialty foundation contractor for the port of Miami Tunnel. We are utilizing a BAUER BG 50, two BAUER BG 40s and a Klemm drill rig to create support of excavation, break in and break out plugs for the tunnel boring machine.

"For Mitchell tunnels, a new drill"
Source: JSOnline: Milwaukee - Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
Title: Shafts filled with concrete form walls of interchange's underground ramps

Instead of boring tunnels to carry traffic in a redesigned Mitchell Interchange, crews are building them in a construction method that uses powerful drilling rigs to install concrete shafts up to 65 feet into the ground. The cylindrical shafts, 4 feet in diameter, overlap to form a sealed barrier to stop groundwater from leaking through walls....Malcolm Drilling Co., based in San Francisco, was hired as the subcontractor to install the concrete shafts. It is one of the largest drilling companies in the country.

Upcoming ADSC West Coast Chapter Seminar
Source: ADSC WCC ad
Title: Invitation to 2011 Conference

You are invited to the ADSC West Coast Chapter's 2011 Conference. Join us for an informative discussion on recent FHWA drilled shaft developments and initiatives, FHWA hollow bar research study, drill drain permeable grout and case studies. Industry product booths. Guest speakers to be announced.
All attendees will receive a free lunch. Date: Friday, May 20, 2011.
For Registration forms and to reserve your spot email us at adscwest@sbcglobal.net

New Ground Improvement project reports added to Projects section.

We have added new project reports to our Projects section of our web site. We will continue to provide you with detailed information about our projects and our company to assist you in learning about Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc.

Upcoming ADSC West Coast Chapter Seminar
Source: ADSC WCC ad
Title: Invitation to Education

You are invited to a day of education. Join us for an informative discussion on Department of Transportation drilled shafts, micropiles, earth retention and other projects. Take this opportunity to ask questions from our panel industry experts. Date: Friday, May 21, 2010. Cost: varies. All attendees will receive a free lunch.

Featured Story December 2009
Source: Construction Magazine
Title: Drilling For Growth: Malcolm Drilling is one of the Premier Specialty Contractors in the industry.
By Luke Gillespie

Alan Rasband, vice president and district manager for the Northwest district, credits John Malcolm's continued involvement for the growth of the company. Mr. Malcolm has been on the leading-edge of technology and adopting new technology throughout his career," Rasband says. "Consider how in 1962, he had only a small truck drill and has now grown to more than $100 million worth of foundation equipment. It's quite a story."

Read the 2 page story: page 1 | page 2

You can visit Construction-Today to view their virtual edition here.

Featured Story October 2009
Source: Mountain States Construction
Title: Sending Up Good Vibrations on UDOT Region 2 Projects
By Catherine Higgins

The not-so-common oscillation method of drilling holes for enormous underground pillars of concrete proved to be an excellent solution in a construction area that called for careful mitigation...How it’s done: The drilling operation on the EXPRESSLink project was conducted by Malcolm Drilling of Seattle, Washington. Malcolm uses an oscillator to push casing into the ground, and then excavates soil from within the casing.

Featured Article July 16, 2009
Source: Daily Journal of Commerce
Title: Salem firm digs into work with soil nails
By Dan Carter

“I can’t say enough about Malcolm Drilling Company, our subcontractor who is installing the nails,” Stoffer said. “They are a nationally known drilling company and know the process."

Featured Story February 17, 2009
Source: San Francisco Business Times
Title: San Francisco based John Malcolm rises high by digging deep
By J.K. Dineen

The condo tower Malcolm Properties built with Lennar at 631 Folsom St. rises 22 stories in the air, but CEO John Malcolm made his fortune going the other direction: deep into the earth.

With rigs capable of drilling holes that are 18 feet in diameter and 300 feet deep, the low-profile, San Francisco-based Malcolm has become a national leader in deep excavation drilling.