Laying the Foundation
Powell Foundations' work on the Highway 427 expansion in Ontario
Building Peace of Mind
A five-kilometre sheet-pile dike wall was accomplished in three-and-a-half months By Barb Feldman By late April of 2019, a cold, snowy winter, a late spring melt and an unusually rainy spring led to extremely high water upstream of the St. Lawrence River system in areas of Quebec east of Ottawa and Cornwall, Ont. On the evening of April 27, 2019, in the region of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, an off-island suburban community of 18,000 about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal, a 20-metre breach in a natural earthen dike quickly became wider as the high, rushing water from Lac des Deux-Montagnes coursed through the weakened structure, which then completely broke down.
BELCO North Power Station Project: Hamilton, Bermuda
Brewster Drilling and Piling and Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors overcame logistical challenges brought on by a remote island location in the Atlantic Ocean By Lisa Kopochinski It was back in December 2017 that Brewster Drilling and Piling - a division of FTE Drilling, with locations in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario - was contacted by Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors (BWSC). The Danish global turnkey developer, contractor and operator of tailored engine-based and boiler-based power plants tapped the Canadian company to assist with a piling solution for the BELCO North Power Station in Bermuda.
A Hidden Danger
Suicide is killing construction workers. What can we do? By Jill Harris, Lester Communications Inc. Construction sites can be high-risk working environments; potentially hazardous conditions are often everyday job components. According to Canadian insurance firm Aviva, the top causes of construction injuries and fatalities in the country are slips, trips and falls; falls from heights; struck by moving vehicles or falling objects; and electrocution.
North America’s Tallest Building on Helical Piles
Revolutionary engineering technology proves to be the best, most efficient and most economical solution for a challenging site
DFI publishes new white paper on Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL)
Industry News
Steel Piling USA, a new competitive supplier of cold rolled steel piling
Industry News
Innovative QA solutions driven by Pile Dynamics, Inc.
Industry News
Pile Master air hammers hit the pile driving market
Industry News
Revolutionary new side gripper offers higher reliability
Industry News
Underground Investigation and Risk Management – Part 2
Risk and projects
The Art of Networking Inside Your Company
How to build camaraderie, co-operation and a cohesive team By Liz Goodgold When we hear the term “networking,” most of us think about meeting folks outside of our company. However, the true power of networking resides with making a connection inside of your company.
Is Your Bias Showing?
How to spot and change unconscious bias in the workplace
Let’s Get Political
Getting involved with local, provincial and federal government can help steer the change that impacts your business By Melissa Campeau When you consider a deep foundations contractor's long list of responsibilities, political activism doesn't usually spring to mind - but business owners who ignore government affairs do so at their own risk.
Safety First
Midwest Caissons helps spearhead much-needed drill rig operator certification program
Whale Tail Dike
Henry Foundation Drilling Inc. innovates to complete unique piling project in Nunavut
Application of Non-Destructive Testing Solutions
In Integrity Evaluation of New and Existing Foundations
State of the Industry
Experts on both sides of the Atlantic weigh in on some of the challenges facing the construction sectors in Canada and in Europe, and how they're being addressed By Mark Halsall There are numerous challenges facing the building industry these days, not just in Canada but in many other parts of the world. For one, there's generally a lack of skilled trades workers entering the construction business.
Operation Energy
Danish company re-introduces piles that harness geothermal energy