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Evaluates concrete quality inside and outside
of the reinforcing cage.
Accelerates construction with tests conducted
during concrete curing.
Reveals necking, inclusions, bulges in concrete
cover, shaft shape and cage alignment.
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ASCE 2015
Charles Pankow
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“There are a lot of competitors who are primarily oilfocused
firms that have moved into the commercial space
against us,” said Johnson. “There were firms that 90 per cent
of their portfolio were oil sands or oil and gas, and we were
more focused on other sectors, like commercial, power,
bridges – infrastructure. And we’ve seen them all move in
and compete against us, so it’s far more competitive that way.
That’s been a huge challenge, the drop off in the oil sands and
the oil and gas piling sector itself has affected us but it wasn’t
a huge part of our portfolio.”
“I’ve lived in Calgary all my life and I’ve seen boom and
bust so many times. It’s incredible,” said Williamson.
And, despite this boom-and-bust cycle in the Alberta
economy and all the instability that entails, Williamson does
have goals for the next 10 years.
“We’re looking to grow,” said Williamson. “We’re right
now considering what our next rigs are going to be. We’re in
a downturn now. But we’ll start to climb out of that and we
want to be ready to go.”
“During one job,
I decided to buy
a rig myself and
get going.”
– Gord Williamson, Ki International
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