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AKIS is featured in Internation Concrete Repair Institute’s Concrete Repair Bulletin – Hydrodemolition on Deteriorating Gunite

The International Concrete Repair Institute featured AK Industrial Services as a project profile in the May-June issue of the Concrete Repair Bulletin. Read the article text below or view a printer-friendly 4-page PDF of it as it appeared in the magazine.

Hydrodemolition on Deteriorating Gunite
Rehabilitation of the East Side Tunnel, Providence, Rhode Island
By Sarah McLellan

AKIS is featured in Technology & Innovation Article in NH Highways Magazine – Hydrodemolition: Practical Advantages & Applications

NH Highways Magazine featured AK Industrial Services in the Technology & Innovation section in their Spring 2025 edition. Read the article text below or view a printer-friendly 2-page PDF of it as it appeared in the magazine.

Hydrodemolition: Practical Advantages & Applications
New Hampshire Good Roads Members Collaborate to Achieve Project Goals

MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference 2025

In May 2025, AK Industrial Services attended the MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference in Worcester, MA, as an exhibitor. AK was able to share the benefits of hydrodemolition, its applications, and its potential for future projects with other attendees.

AK Industrial Services ICRI Spring 2024 Convention Exhibitor

AK Industrial Services had the opportunity to be an exhibitor at the International Concrete Repair Institute‘s (ICRI) Spring 2024 convention in Boston, MA.

The theme of the Spring 2024 Convention was “Transportation: Roadways, Bridges, and Tunnels.” Since its founding in 1992, AKIS has performed hydrodemolition on numerous bridges and tunnels, so this convention’s theme was especially relevant to AKIS.

AKIS is featured in Technology & Innovation Article in NH Highways Magazine – Hydrodemo Advantages & Advancements

NH Highways Magazine featured AK Industrial Services in the Technology & Innovation section in their Spring 2023 edition. Read the article text below, or view a printer-friendly 2-page PDF of it as it appeared in the magazine.

Hydrodemolition Advantages & Advancements
NH Good Roads Members Collaborate to Solve Project Challenges

Interview with Mark McLellan, President of AK Industrial Services

Hear from Mark McLellan, President of AK Industrial Services, in an interview with Aquajet, as he explains why hydrodemolition is becoming a more attractive concrete removal option for general contractors. He shares how his team used the Aqua Cutter and EcoClear to support a bridge deck repair job by helping a contractor complete the project using hydrodemolition with a small crew under a tight deadline. View the video

AK Services Faces Nation’s Toughest Water Jet Challenges Head On

If one word could describe the amazing water jet feats accomplished by water jet contractor AK Services, it would be “MONUMENTAL,” and the all caps are no exaggeration. Known coast-to-coast for its can-do reputation, this Boston-area contractor has completed some of the nation’s toughest and most historically and environmentally significant water jet surface preparation and mobile cutting projects. (more…)

AK Services Uses Remote-Controlled Water Jet Cutting System to Cut Largest Access-Hole Ever in an Active Department of Energy Radioactive Storage Tank

Water jet contractor AK Services made history by cutting the largest-ever access hole in an active U.S. Department of Energy radioactive waste storage tank at the DOE’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington. The Boston-area water jet contractor cut a 55-inch diameter hole in the top of the underground tank to allow for the installation of a robotic system that will remove 247,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in the tank during the Manhattan Project and Cold War so it can be vitrified for safer storage. (more…)