Martin G. Taube Joins DGI-Menard as Director of Business Development

Pittsburgh, PA (February 24, 2005): Martin Taube, P.E, P.G., has joined DGI-Menard, a specialized ground improvement contractor, as Director of Business Development. In this position, he is responsible for business development and managing corporate sales and marketing.

Before joining DGI-Menard, Taube was with Nicholson Construction Company; most recently as a business development manager. He has held positions at Michael Baker Corporation, Orbital Engineering, Inc. and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District). Taube is registered as a professional engineer and professional geologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He received a BS in geophysics from Virginia Tech and an MS in civil (geotechnical) engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

DGI-Menard is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. The company offers a full range of ground improvement services including:

• Vertical wick drains
• Menard vacuum™ consolidation
• Dynamic compaction™
• Dynamic replacement™
• Vibrocompaction
• Vibro stone columns
• Vibro concrete columns
• Controlled modulus columns™

DGI-Menard is the US branch of Menard Soltraitement, an international ground improvement specialty contractor. DGI-Menard is affiliated with The Reinforced Earth Company, the inventor and market leader of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth retaining wall industry, and Freyssinet, specialists in prestressing, cable stayed structures and structural repair. The three companies form the Freyssinet Group, a division of VINCI Construction, one of the world's largest construction companies.

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