The Centre's three-year program is geared to making its graduates knowledgeable about the many different aspects of the pile driving industry By Lisa Kopochinski Although the Western Canada Piledrivers Training Centre is relatively new - it opened in 2009 - the program boasts an impressive success rate with 95 per cent of its students graduating.
The evolution of Northstar Sharp's Foundation Specialists
Alva Construction Ltd. streamlines pile driving with new visualization and control system
Darrell Hawk, Pile Drivers, Divers, Bridge, Dock and Wharf Builders Local 2404 Describe your current job. I'm the financial secretary/business manager for Pile Drivers, Divers Local 2404. My other duties include training the director and chair of our Pension/Health and Welfare Committee.
The duty of good faith in contractual performance
Filling Canada's need for piling products By Jennifer Paterson American Muscle Docks & Fabrication has its roots in the fabrication business - it was born from an amalgamation between Valley Manufacturing, a metal fabricating and stamping company, and Follansbee Dock Systems, which it purchased in 2012.
TEI Rock Drills in committed to quality and performance By Kelly Gray Drilling rock is hard work. Harder still can be making the equipment that has to pass the test in the field. Since 1980, TEI Rock Drills has been passing this test thanks to winning technology, a custom approach and a “get-'er-done” attitude born from founder Bill Patterson's desire to do things better. Today, Patterson's family business is a world-leading manufacturer of drilling attachments, limited access drills and drill rig components.
Cyntech Canada uses a specialized technique in Banff National Park
Upgrading Saskatoon's transit.
Allowing the port to handle more cargo, create new business opportunities and jobs By Lisa Kopochinski After several years of extensive revitalization, the Port of Oshawa is maintaining its spot as the city's shining star. Work has completed on the east wharf consolidation and rail spur projects - both which will provide an additional berth for ships and allow the port to handle more cargo, create new business opportunities and jobs.
The Impact of environmentally acceptable lubricants in pile driving applications By Matt Houston. RSC Bio Solutions The pile driving industry is at a crossroads. As regulations become more stringent and performance is increasingly paramount, organizations are feeling the pinch to be both compliant and perform at their peak. Equipment failures, spills and leaks are followed by costly fines, cleanup fees and increased downtime - further emphasizing compliance concerns and public scrutiny over environmental impact.
Overcoming environmental challenges
Liebherr's new piling and drilling rig's size, stability and high performance specifications open a new dimension for deep foundation jobs By Barb Feldman Liebherr's new LRB 355 piling and drilling rig, first introduced this spring in Nenzing, Austria, will be available in Canada later this year through Liebherr-Canada Ltd. The latest model in Liebherr's LRB series (for “Liebherr Ramm- und Bohrgerät,” or, in English, “Liebherr piling and drilling rig”), the LRB 355 has the series' highest performance specifications so far, says Tobias Froehlich, marketing and communication manager at Liebherr Nenzing, and is unique in terms of performance.
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Louis Frits, P. Eng., Bermingham Foundation Solutions
Avoiding Pitfalls and new challenges of overcoming labour shortages By Sofia Mirza, Fillmore Riley LLP As an immigration laywer. I can't tell you how many times I've heard new clients say. "I wish I had known that before." Or, "If I had just consulted you before I files the application. this mess could have been avoided. Some examples of complications that may occur when a step is missed in the work authorization process include lengthy delays in the hiring process, officers rejecting appli-cations and interruptions in the work term of a valuable foreign national employee.
People are holding your business up By Barbara J. Bowes, Legacy Bowes Group I can just imagine the "buzz" in the exhibition hall and in every presentation room during the recent International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo (IFCEE) 2015 in March. That's what happens when 3,500 enthusiastic attendees get together to discuss common issues, opportuni-ties and new ways of doing things. So many sessions, so many innovations and so many people to meet!
