industry. Just send me an email and I’ll be thrilled to put
you on our mailing list. My email address is at the bottom
of this page.
I hope that our cover story for this issue piqued your
interest (and thank you to Bruce Patterson with Canadian
Pile Driving Equipment for sending me such a great photo
for our cover!). In our cover feature, writer Lisa Kopochinski
spoke to a number of Canadian contractors to determine
what their most common problems are, and how they typically
solve those issues. Read about site conditions, soil
conditions and staffing (as well as a bonus sidebar on tight
access) starting on page 18.
Our secondary feature ties into one of those indicated
recurrent problems for contractors: staffing. In this feature,
explore how you can tap into under-recruited construction
talent in Canada – women. BuildForce Canada and Women
Building Futures recently partnered to help more women
enter the construction workforce, as well as to offer tips
to employers on how to attract and retain women. With
hoards of baby boomers expected to retire in the coming
decade, having a talent pipeline is more critical than ever.
Read that article on page 28.
As always, you’ll find articles about companies working
in Canada, including Jeffrey Machine, a long-time Piling
Canada supporter out of Alabama that’s celebrating 40 years
in 2017. Read their article on page 35. We’ve also featured
two newer companies, MasTec Canada – formed through
a merger of six Western Canadian construction companies
including Pacer Foundations Inc. – and Pacifica Piling. You
can find those articles on pages 41 and 49, respectively.
If you want to see some amazing project photography
and read about a really cool job by AGRA Foundations
Limited, turn to page 52. I won’t even summarize it for you
here, because you need to see and read for yourself.
As always, I hope that you enjoy this issue of Piling Canada,
as it’s such a pleasure to put together for you each quarter.
Remember to visit the website, www.pilingcanada.ca,
and follow us on social media. See you in Las Vegas!
Happy reading,
Jill Harris
866-953-2182
jharris@lesterpublications.com
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
TIMBER PILE
UPLIFT ANCHORS
TP-807
TIMBER PILE POINTS
Hard cutting timber pile
points help make any job
run more smoothly and
dependably.
Timber pile points protect
pile tips from failure. Points
will help drive through rubble
and other tough conditions
without undermining the
strength of the pile. Points
are made in one piece of
1/4" low-alloy cast steel.
Advanced Uplift
Resistance Anchors
Our TP-807 timber
anchors are made from
TUFLOY cast steel
(90 ksi tensile, 60 ksi
yield) and are galvanized.
Quick assembly in the
field with just holes
drilled through the pile.
DFP casts integral teeth
into each uplift anchor
to provide extra “bite”
into the timber pile.
A full set is needed for
30 ton uplift and 1/2 set
for 15 ton uplift.
TP-337
PO Box 688 • Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-0688
201-337-5748 • fax: 201-337-9022 • www.pileline.com
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