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June 2011 World Port Development " Concrete Pier Repair - A Case Study"

"How do you repair a 1,300 foot long concrete pier that has been struck by a large tanker causing severe damage and major disruption? William J Castle, President. The Castle Group, USA, explains how to tackle
the problem."

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May 2011 - Ocean News & Technology/ "CASTLE selects MS1000 sonar"

"As technology advances, so do our expectations, and this holds true in the field of sonar advancements. W.J. Castle, P.E. & Associates, P.C. (CASTLE) recently acquired the Kongsberg-Mesotech MS 1000 scanning sonar to stay on the cutting edge of sonar technology."

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April 2011 - Building & Construction Northeast / "An Underwater Niche"

"Bill Castle with his wife, Janet, have parlayed an underwater engineering and inspection firm into a one-stop shop for bridge solutations."

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April 2011 - Philadelphia Business Journal / "Do to others what you would have them do to you"

Philadelphia Business Journal's CEO File featuring Janet Castle

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January 2011 - Constructioneer / "The Castle Group Joins Mayor Nutter for Race Street Pier Groundbreaking"

Philadelphia mayor, Michael Nutter, along with city and state officials, visited the construction site at Race Street Pier for a groundbreacking ceremony. Race Street Pier, formerly known as Pier 11, is being reconstructed into a one-acre public park for Philadelphia residents and tourists.

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January 2011 – CE News / “Officials Break Ground on Pier-to-Park Rehab”

On Nov. 9, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, along with city and state officials, visited the construction site at Race Street Pier for a groundbreaking ceremony. Race Street Pier, formerly known as Pier 11, is being reconstructed into a 1-acre public park for Philadelphia residents and tourists.

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December 2010 – Inland Port Magazine / "Castle Engineers Philadelphia Pier Rehab Project"

W.J Castle & Associates began engineering and design work on the Race Street Pier rehabilitation in 2009. A veteran port, pier, and harbor engineering firm, this project was much different from previous Castle projects.

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December 2010 – Public Works Online / “Philly Builds Park on Top of Pier”

Philadelphia's broken ground on the latest project to make the city's riverfront more accessible: transforming a vacant concrete pier into a 1-acre park.

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November 2010 – Inland Port Magazine / "Castle's Hydro-Brace Offers Ports More Efficient H-Pile Repairs"

The Castle Group’s newest solution to H-Pile deterioration is the Hydro-Brace H-Pile Repair System. Traditionally, repairing corroded H-Piles has been a labor intensive, time consuming, and costly repair.

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November 2010 - Underwater Magazine / "Diving Companies Help Utilities Find Damaged Cables"

Company founder William Castle has been providing marine and structural engineering services for almost 30 years, and has served on a number of industry boards including the Association of Diving Contractors (ADC). Hydro-Marine was called on to assist Atlantic City Electric in locating and repairing a damaged submarine power line off the New Jersey coast.

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September 2010 - Hopatcong Patch / "Riverstyx Bridge to Get $1 Million Makeover from County"

There's good news when it comes to Riverstyx Bridge. Then, there's bad news.

"The bridge is not dangerous, but it needs rehabilitation," said Rich Parisi, civil engineer with W.J. Castle & Associates, an engineering company that has prepared plans for the repair of Sussex County Bridge K-03 that crosses Lake Hopatcong.

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August 2010 - Ocean News & Technology / "Diving Companies Help Utilities Find Damaged Cables"

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July 2010 - Philadelphia Business Journal / "Learn something from everyone you meet"

Philadelphia Business Journal's CEO File featuring William Castle

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June 2010 - Iron & Steel Technology Magazine / "Castle Group announces new product to solve H-pile deterioration"

The Castle Group released its newest solution to H-pile deterioration, the Hydro-Brace H-Pile Repair System.

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May 2010 - Camden County Advantage Magazine

Overseeing major bulkhead repairs, removing underwater debris from channel beds and installing steel and concrete pile
jacking underneath bridges? These may not seem like typical contracts for a women-owned company.

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May 2010 - Underwater Magazine / "Navigational Hazard Removal"

In 2009 The Castle Group was awarded the contract by the United State Army Corp. of Engineers (USACE) to perform the inspection, analysis and removal of an existing timber jetty.

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February 2010 - Inland Port Magazine / "Castle Group Honored for Pier Repair on Penn's Landing"

The Castle Group (Hainesport, NJ) recently earned the COPRI 2009 Project Excellence Award for its repair and restoration of Philadelphia's Quay Pier, located on the Delaware River, at Penn's Landing.

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January 2010 – Sea Technology Magazine / "Castle Group Restores Philadelphia Quay Pier"

Recently, The Castle Group (Hainesport, New Jersey) completed a restoration of The Quay Pier, located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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January 2010 – Underwater Magazine / “Diving Companies Add Side Scan to Mix ”

More commercial diving companies are adding side sonar surverys to the mix of services they offer... One of these new sonar operators is Hydro-Marine Construction.

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