COMPANY PROFILE
New Home, Same Philosophy
Le Monde International is a new player on the Canadian piling scene
By Jim Timlick
New company, new country, same philosophy. Those
six simple words tell you a great deal about Le
Monde International Drilling Equipment, a Gatineau,
Que.-based drilling, piling and geothermal engineering
equipment distributor.
Le Monde was formed by owner Goran Zivkovic and his
father Branislav as a family-owned venture in 2012. In 2014, the
company became a serious player on the national piling and
drilling scene when it became the official Canadian distributor
for IHC IQIP of The Netherlands and MORI SRL of Italy.
While the company is still relatively new, the principles
behind it have a long history when it comes to heavy equipment
sales and distributorship. Branislav Zivkovic was the
founder of Le Monde Underground, which has distributed
several big-name brands of horizontal drilling and excavation
equipment in Eastern Europe for more than 30 years.
Following the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, the
Zivkovics moved to Canada in the late 1990s to start life
anew. Several years later, Zivkovic decided to form his
own company, this time with a focus on distributing vertical
drilling and pile driving equipment to the Canadian
foundation industry.
A wealth of experience
One of Zivkovic’s first orders of business was enlisting the aid
of his father, a move he calls a no-brainer. He says adding his
father’s business acumen and experience was critical in getting
the new endeavour off the ground.
“He’s the most experienced guy in the company,” said
Zivkovic. “We work together and his advice is most valuable.
His experience was crucial and really helped us to
move forward.”
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LE MONDE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING EQUIPMENT
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