(Barry’s oldest son and right hand man) – Barry purchased a
Spiradrill 3330 track mounted drill for the project. Don operated
the drilling rig for the project and then started finding
other projects to work on and created Henry Drilling under
the D&B Auger Services Inc. umbrella.
Vancouver was not a prototypical drilled pile market, with
pile driving being the big game in town due to the extremely
tough local conditions. This left a void in the market for drilling,
and Don quickly identified this and started pushing hard
to become the first company in Vancouver solely focused on
large diameter drilling. In 2008, Don and Barry purchased a
Soilmec SR30, followed by a Soilmec SR80 in 2009.
With his new company off to a strong start, Don was overwhelmed
with work, so in 2006, his brother Ken joined the
fold, allowing Don to focus all of his efforts on Henry Drilling
by spreading word about the company to prospective clients,
purchasing more drills and bidding projects throughout
Western Canada.
As president, Don is very much the heart of the company.
His 18 years of experience in the piling foundation industry
has brought him a unique level of hands-on experience combined
with real-world project and office management skills.
COMPANY PROFILE
SAFETY
INITIATIVES
A CORE
COMPONENT
Henry Foundation Drilling Inc. holds a British
Columbia Certificate of Recognition (COR)
and has a safety program in place that is
held as one of the core components during
the bidding, planning and execution of any
of the many projects performed in a year.
The base components of the health and
safety system are the involvement of the
staff. Every crew is expected to perform a
daily toolbox with all its personnel. During
this meeting the operational components
of the day are discussed, all safety and
environmental challenges are dealt with
and the crew is given the opportunity
to voice any concerns or suggestions.
The Ambleside Phase 1 project consisted of approximately 340
piles, 1,000 mm in diameter and up to 21 metres in length
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