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Read the latest industry insights and practical advice from Bermex experts on utility metering news, damage prevention updates, leak detection information, operational challenges, and emerging technologies shaping the utility services landscape.

Damage Prevention
Common Ground Alliance report cover, “Between the Lines: The True Cost of Damage to America’s Buried Utilities,” featuring excavation work.

What Your Utility Damage Data Is Trying to Tell You

Utility damage data is often used to answer a straightforward question: How many damages occurred? That number matters. But on its own, it doesn't tell utility leaders much about what needs to change. The real value comes from looking beneath … Read Blog
Damage Prevention
Bermex utility locator technician using a virtual reality headset during training

How Virtual Reality Is Strengthening Utility Locator Training

In damage prevention, strong training is about more than teaching someone how to operate a piece of equipment. It is about helping technicians understand what is happening beneath their feet, recognize challenging situations, and make the right decisions before those …

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Damage Prevention
Large reels of orange conduit staged for a broadband project highlight the importance of fiber installation damage prevention and safe excavation practices.

The Fiber Buildout Is Here. Is Damage Prevention Keeping Pace?

By Tommy Combs, President, Bermex Across the country, communities are investing in high-speed broadband to meet growing demands for connectivity. Federal funding initiatives and private investment have accelerated fiber deployment at an unprecedented pace, bringing faster internet access to neighborhoods, …

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Damage Prevention
Utility workers oversee excavation activity at a construction site to help prevent underground utility damage and ensure safe digging practices.

The Cost of Utility Damage

By Melvin “Johnny” Henson, Damage Prevention Specialist, Bermex  When utility damage occurs, the immediate focus is often on the visible impact: a damaged line, a repair crew dispatched, or a construction project brought to a halt.  But anyone involved in …

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Damage Prevention
Attendees networking and exploring technology exhibits at the 2026 CGA Conference & Expo focused on damage prevention and utility infrastructure safety.

Key Takeaways from the 2026 CGA Conference and Expo

The 2026 Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Conference & Expo reflected an industry in transition, not from uncertainty, but from acceleration. Conversations have moved beyond identifying challenges or exploring possibilities. Instead, this year’s education sessions centered on execution: applying technology, operationalizing …

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Damage Prevention
Close-up of a shovel digging into soil beside a grassy lawn, representing safe digging practices before starting outdoor projects.

Survey: More Than 60 Million American Homeowners Plan to Dig This Spring — Here’s How to Stay Safe Before Breaking Ground

Bermex Urges Homeowners to Contact 811 Before Every Digging Project to Protect Communities and Prevent Costly Damages Spring digging season is here, and it’s a busy one. In observance of April as National Safe Digging Month, Bermex is reminding everyone … Read Blog

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