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Executive Leadership

Meet our Team

At National Underground Group, our management team includes distinguished leaders with extensive experience and expertise who prioritize organization-wide safety. They lead our mission to keep our nation’s communities safe and healthy by providing cutting-edge services and technologies for the assessment, maintenance and protection of underground infrastructure. With an unwavering commitment to safety, integrity, ownership, teamwork and excellence, our management team directs our efforts to make a positive impact while safeguarding our customers’ assets, the community and the environment. Through their guidance, we aim to be the premier provider of underground infrastructure solutions, setting industry standards and delivering exceptional results for our valued partners.

Jeff Kappler

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jim Salita

Chief Financial Officer

Daran Hinnant

Vice President of Risk and Procurement

Jonathan Thomas

Vice President/General Manager
of Tri-State Utilities

Ryan Martin

Vice President/General Manager
Locating Services

Service Lines

Operators running vacuum pipeline to subsurface utilities

Accumark

Accumark provides locating services for a complete Subsurface Utility Engineering field services solution. Also offering subsurface utility designation, mapping and locating services, Accumark is recognized for its safety-first focus and outstanding customer service as well as accuracy and timeliness that lead to cost savings and damage prevention.

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Benchmark operator working in location of underground utilities

Benchmark

Benchmark delivers damage prevention solutions, provides underground locating services through established 811 on-call contracts and also offers private utility-locating services. Its differentiated Single Source Damage Prevention Program delivers industry-leading accuracy ratios, on-time ticket responses and exceptional customer service. Its Single Source locating model means the company locates for one customer within a given group of locators and supervisors. By not layering multiple utilities and customers on top of each other, Benchmark is able to offer customers a professional service with quality locating, on time.

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Mainline and Sewer lateral locating and inspection

Pro-Pipe

Pro-Pipe provides cross bore inspection and pre- and post-construction inspections for trenchless installations. Utilizing advanced technology and sophisticated equipment, Pro-Pipe digitally maps (GIS) underground infrastructure, provides condition scoring for prioritization and assessment, and offers comprehensive maintenance and rehabilitation.

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manhole inspection

Tri-State Utilities

Tri-State Utilities provides turnkey pipeline rehabilitation solutions and utilizes industry-leading trenchless pipe lining technologies, including the cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining method, on sanitary sewers and storm drains. Customers trust Tri-State Utilities for its in-depth expertise, local knowledge, faster response time, quality assurance and cost-efficiency.

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Operators running vacuum pipeline to subsurface utilities

Accumark

Accumark provides locating services for a complete Subsurface Utility Engineering field services solution. Also offering subsurface utility designation, mapping and locating services, Accumark is recognized for its safety-first focus and outstanding customer service as well as accuracy and timeliness that lead to cost savings and damage prevention.

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Benchmark operator working in location of underground utilities

Benchmark

Benchmark delivers damage prevention solutions, provides underground locating services through established 811 on-call contracts and also offers private utility-locating services. Its differentiated Single Source Damage Prevention Program delivers industry-leading accuracy ratios, on-time ticket responses and exceptional customer service. Its Single Source locating model means the company locates for one customer within a given group of locators and supervisors. By not layering multiple utilities and customers on top of each other, Benchmark is able to offer customers a professional service with quality locating, on time.

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Mainline and Sewer lateral locating and inspection

Pro-Pipe

Pro-Pipe provides cross bore inspection and pre- and post-construction inspections for trenchless installations. Utilizing advanced technology and sophisticated equipment, Pro-Pipe digitally maps (GIS) underground infrastructure, provides condition scoring for prioritization and assessment, and offers comprehensive maintenance and rehabilitation.

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manhole inspection

Tri-State Utilities

Tri-State Utilities provides turnkey pipeline rehabilitation solutions and utilizes industry-leading trenchless pipe lining technologies, including the cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining method, on sanitary sewers and storm drains. Customers trust Tri-State Utilities for its in-depth expertise, local knowledge, faster response time, quality assurance and cost-efficiency.

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Tailored Solutions