COMPANY PROFILE
terminal at the L.F. Wade International
Airport in Bermuda, where it will
install close to 800 driven H-piles for
the building’s foundation.
According to Richter, just getting
the equipment on site is something
of a challenge. Aecon Foundations is
bringing its own pile driving rig to the
remote island nation, which is situated
about 1,600 kilometres east of Florida
in the Atlantic Ocean.
Because there are no docking facilities
in the area, a Junttan PM25 pile
driving rig has to be transported by
boat directly to the site. The equipment
arrives by ship and then is transferred to
barges, which travel to shore to offload
their cargo onto a temporary ramp that’s
been constructed next to the airport.
“From the logistics standpoint, it’s
very interesting but also very timeconsuming,”
said Richter. “This whole
process takes a week just to offload
the ship and bring the materials to
the airport.”
Safety first
Richter stresses that safety is Aecon’s
number one core value.
“Everybody is very dedicated to
deliver safety first,” he said, and that’s
reflected in the company’s proven
safety record and “zero injury” culture.
“We like to manage safety proactively,”
said Richter. “It’s more than just
lip service. This is really driven down
from the top management to the crews
so they understand how important it is
to us.”
Aecon Foundations has a mobile,
experienced workforce that will travel to
different parts of the country to take on
projects. The company currently employs
about 80 people, 60 of whom are working
on the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT project.
Aecon, which has been recognized
as one of the Best Employers in Canada
(as voted by its staff) for the past
eight years, strives to offer its people a
challenging and engaging work environment
every day. An example of this
commitment is Aecon University, the
company’s professional development
program that Richter says is popular
among employees.
“Aecon takes great pride in executive
education but also project
management education,” he said.
“That’s extremely important. People
like to see that there is some advancement
in their career.”
Richter says these are exciting
times for infrastructure development
in Canada, and he feels Aecon
Foundations is very well positioned
to benefit from the growing number
of deep foundation opportunities
this presents.
“There are unbelievable opportunities
being offered by the infrastructure
market right now,” he said, citing the
ongoing and planned LRT developments
not just in Toronto but also in
other Canadian cities like Montreal,
Ottawa and Calgary as an example. “It
really is quite unprecedented.”
• Double travelling speed
• Automatic Feed pressure setting
• On board computer
with multifuntional and
diagnostic display
• Hoist limit switch on main
and auxiliary winch
• Depth measuring
• Air conditioned high
confort cabin
• Electric fuel pump
• Visual mast inclination
measurement
• Kelly bar for 26 meter depth.
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