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OH, CANADA!
Deep foundation construction in our great nation
By Lisa Kopochinski
Quarter 1 2014, page 28
Why I chose this article:
This was an article that I spent a lot of time coordinating, and
writer Lisa Kopochinski did a great job executing my plan.
I wanted an article that talked to Canadian piling contractors
who worked all across Canada to get their opinion on
the state of the industry and what they thought was in store
for the future. The people we spoke to gave us some great
insights, and it’s a concept I’d like to replicate again with
Canadian equipment and materials suppliers as well as engineers.
I love learning what different people think about the
industry they work in.
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CROSSING THE “FINNISH” LINE
Junttan Oy making a push for more
North American market share
By Jill Harris and Kristy Rydz
Quarter 3 2013, page 28
Why I chose this article:
When you look at the authors of this article, it could be
argued that there might be extreme personal bias reflected in
this particular selection. However, I’m choosing this article
not so much for the article itself,
but for the experience that went
into writing it. In preparation
for a 2013 issue of the magazine,
I contacted Bruce Patterson
with Canadian Pile Driving
Equipment about doing a company
profile. I didn’t hear back
from Bruce right away, but when
I did, it was with Olli Inkinen at
Junttan copied on an email inviting
me to Helsinki and Kuopio,
Finland to tour the Junttan factory
and some jobsites. What followed was flying halfway
across the world for a couple of days for an extreme crashcourse
on pile driving. It’s something that I’m so glad I was
able to do, and the knowledge I gained in Finland over those
few days has proven invaluable.
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INTO THE ARCTIC
Battling Arctic temperatures,
24-hour darkness and shipping
delays, the Ruskin team
constructed an iron ore loading
dock with great precision
By Lisa Kopochinski
Quarter 2 2015, page 46
Why I chose this article:
I really like reading about northern
construction projects, and this project
spotlight is no exception. Arctic temperatures,
24-hour darkness and shipping
delays threw major challenges for the
construction of an iron ore dock on the
northern end of Baffin Island. Ruskin
Construction needed to plan meticulously
and work with their numerous
project partners to get the project finished
on time and on budget. They also
worked on some unique solutions with
PND Engineers, such as steaming holes
prior to pile driving to get through permafrost
layers. Trust me – this is a very
cool project that you need to go back
and read. The pictures that Ruskin sent
us to include are also worth a second (or
third!) look.
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