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Great Locator Giveaway Winner #2

Posted on May 30 , 2013

Congratulations to Todd Chapman, PLS, Senior Surveyor for Caputo and Wick, Ltd in Rumford, RI, the winner of Round #2 of the 2013 Great Locator Giveaway. Todd was given his choice of any new Schonstedt magnetic locator and he selected the GA-72Cd. Writes Todd, “I have always had great results with the Schonstedt Metal Locators I have used over the years.” Todd joins Round #1 Winner, Steve Brdaric of MetroTEST Energy Services in Kunkletown, PA, who also chose the GA-72Cd magnetic locator. If you haven’t yet entered Round #3 of the Great Locator Giveaway, enter now and also qualify for…

Great Locator Giveaway Winner #1 !

Posted on Mar 01 , 2013

Congratulations Steve Brdaric! Steve Brdaric of MetroTEST Energy Services in Kunkletown, PA is the winner of Round #1 of the 2013 Great Locator Giveaway. Steve was given his choice of any new Schonstedt magnetic locator and he selected the GA-72Cd. The 60 Winners of the $60 Gift Certificates will be posted early next week! Click here to enter GLG Round #2.

Humanitarian Demining Article, Center for a Better Life

Posted on Oct 24 , 2012

Humanitarian Demining One Company’s Program of Social Responsibility By Bob Ebberson, Corporate Responsibility Officer and Director of Business Development, Schonstedt Instrument Company Landmines, unexploded submunitions and explosive remnants of war (ERW) all pose a serious and ongoing threat to civilians. During and after conflicts, these weapons can be found on roads, footpaths, farmers’ fields, forests, deserts, along borders, in and surrounding houses and schools, and in other places where people carry out their daily activities. They can deny access to food, water and other basic needs, and inhibit freedom of movement, thus limiting people’s ability to participate in education or…

WV Export Council Honors Schonstedt

Posted on Oct 17 , 2012

October 17, 2012 By Michelle Horst – Journal Staff Writer KEARNEYSVILLE – Two Jefferson County businesses have expanded from West Virginia into the international market. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the West Virginia Export Council and the West Virginia Development Office are recognizing this accomplishment. Debra Martin, international trade manager of the West Virginia Development Office, presented Schonstedt Instrument Company of Kearneysville and STaSIS Engineering of Summit Point with the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry on Monday afternoon. “I think it’s great when you think about a little company in West Virginia, we just have 26 employees here in Kearneysville,…

Croatian Demining Group Welcomes Schonstedt as Member

Posted on Oct 12 , 2012

The Cluster for Humanitarian Demining, Ltd. (CHD) is based in Zagreb, Croatia, “founded with the aim to promote, lead and co-ordinate developmental activities in humanitarian demining abroad.” At their August 22 meeting in Sisak the members unanimously voted to admit Schonstedt as an associate member, by virtue of their ongoing work in the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI).

Schonstedt Plays a Key Role in Underground Asset Management

Posted on Sep 24 , 2012

As more emphasis is placed on locating, documenting and managing underground utility assets, a combination of survey magnets and Schonstedt magnetic locators are playing an important role in the identification and marking out of the utility infrastructure. Along with As-Builts, GPS and other data, information is integrated using sophisticated software designed to map and display underground utilities and site assets. Download one state-of-the-art example of how it all comes together: Sigma R2 Systems Brochure on this topic (PDF)

GA-52Cx featured in successful Bulgaria cleanup

Posted on Jul 27 , 2012

News article courtesy of Sofia News Agency: US Announces End of Blasted Bulgarian Ammo Depot Clean-up Bulgaria US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick has announced the successful clean-up completed with US funding of the Chelopechene munitions depot near Bulgaria’s Sofia which exploded in July 2008. Warlick, alongside Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Defense Valentin Radev, announced the successful conclusion of a massive .18 million effort funded by the United States to clean up unexploded ordnance (UXO) that infested the grounds and nearby water areas for several kilometers around the Chelopechene munitions depot following a 2008 explosion, the US Embassy in Sofia…

Schonstedt Debuts on Mars!

Posted on May 11 , 2012

The American Museum of Natural History, New York, (www.amnh.org) has honored Schonstedt Instrument Company by including a GA-92XT magnetic locator in “Beyond Planet Earth – The Future of Space Exploration”. The special Exhibition, which runs from November 2011 to August 2012, “transports visitors to the Moon, Mars, and beyond as it boldly explores humanity’s next steps in space.” In this scene, an astronaut studies the Martian geology, using tools that can detect minerals beneath the surface. Tools like the Schonstedt let scientists see through solid rock and identify underground minerals. The Exhibition will travel next to Israel and then, who…

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