COVER STORY
The evolution of Northstar
Sharp’s Foundation Specialists
By Deb Smith
Two of Alberta’s most respected names in deep foundations
have amalgamated to form one comprehensive
solution to Western Canada’s foundation construction
industry: Northstar Sharp’s Foundation Specialists.
For more than 30 years, Sharp’s Construction Services Ltd.
operated as a specialized sub-contractor out of Leduc, Alta.
They provided foundation solutions across Canada specializing
in large-diameter drilling and concrete piles. Meanwhile,
established in 2005 in Clairmont, Alta., Northstar Energy
Services Inc. focused on driven and helical piling, serving
oil and gas, civil/industrial, commercial and the transmission
and distribution industries. Looking at a total of more
than 80 years of management and senior operator experience
between them, it made sense for the two companies to join
forces, and in February 2017, that is what they officially did.
“From the standpoint of synergy and oversight, it made
sense for the two companies to join forces,” said Tony
Evangelista, director of projects for Northstar Sharp’s.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NORTHSTAR SHARP’S FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS
“We can now operate as one
company with expertise in all types
of foundation piles.”
– Tony Evangelista, Northstar Sharp’s
Foundation Specialists
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