HENRY FOUNDATION DRILLING INC.
Three decades of impressive projects
By Lisa Kopochinski
Those in the deep foundation construction industry
across the country – and particularly Western Canada
– have undoubtedly heard of Henry Foundation
Drilling Inc. (HFDI).
Based in Vancouver, B.C., HFDI has earned its reputation
as one of the most sought-after private drilling companies,
largely due to its impressive portfolio of projects spanning
three decades.
Specializing in deep foundation services – including castin
drilled hole piles, continuous flight auger piles, soldier
piles and lagging, secant pile walls, tangent walls, rock drilling
and gas extraction wells at landfills – HFDI president Don
Henry said, “We have the largest, most modern drilling fleet
in British Columbia, including a Bauer BG36, Bauer BG28,
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Bauer BG18, Soilmec SR-80, Soilmec SR-75, Soilmec SR-50
and Soilmec SR-30s. Our specialty is tackling jobs that few
other companies can do.”
History
Henry Drilling was formed in 2007 as an offshoot company of
D&B Auger Services Inc., which was formed in 1976 by Barry
Henry. Barry started out with a single Hugh’s Williams ADH
truck-mounted drill and built up a fleet of drills in the 1980s
to include Hugh’s Williams BDH and LDH rigs.
In the early 1990s, Barry sold off the larger drills and
pursued other parts of his business. In 2006, an old client
contacted Barry and asked for some drilling help on a project
and – with some strong motivation from Don Henry
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