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New TEI HCC-10 pipe handling excavator
attachment improves jobsite safety
TEI Rock Drills, Inc. introduced the advanced HCC-10
hydraulic casing safety handler in Las Vegas at CONEXPO
in March. The Montrose, Colo. drilling equipment manufacturer
designed the HCC-10 excavator attachment to exceed
new safety requirements regarding the handling of drill pipes
and casings in field applications. This innovative pipe handler
attaches easily and quickly to the arm and auxiliary
hydraulics on most eight-ton excavators.
The TEI HCC-10 hydraulic casing safety handler can grasp
a length of drill pipe and casing together from a rack and fully
position them vertically or horizontally over the drill rig. The
drill operator can rely on this unique TEI equipment to accurately
position the pipe and casing as the tubular material
threads into the drill string. The HCC-10 eliminates the possibility
of serious jobsite injury caused by hand-turning the
drill string when adding pipe and casing.
About TEI Rock Drills, Inc.
The TEI headquarters and manufacturing facility are located
in Montrose, Colo. TEI rock drills are hard at work in solid
and hollow bar soil nailing, micropile, mining and tunneling
jobsites worldwide. Our TEI team members take great pride
in building real American-made quality into every TEI rock
drill and rock drill component.
Ledcor donates $250,000 to innovative
safety program at University of Alberta
The Ledcor Group of Companies is proud to donate $250,000
to the University of Alberta’s new David and Joan Lynch
School of Engineering Safety and Risk Management (ESRM).
As the first of its kind in Canada, the university’s new program
integrates safety and risk management into the curriculum
of all its engineering students.
Tom Lassu, president of Ledcor Industries Inc. and
University of Alberta Civil Engineering alumni (‘92 B.Sc.),
has been passionate and influential in setting new safety
standards for the entire industry and applauds this type of
innovation.
“Engineering students are the future leaders of our industry,
and I am proud to see the University of Alberta take the
initiative to raise the bar on safety and risk education,” said
Lassu. “For Ledcor, our safety commitments are part of our
corporate culture, from our offices to our project sites. We are
continually seeking and supporting advancements in safety.”
The donation from Ledcor will help fund an endowment to
sustain and increase the impact of the Lynch School. Earnings
will help recruit more teachers, support research, develop
The TEI HCC-10 hydraulic casing safety handler
further ESRM courses and programs and fund student-led
projects. ESRM will be offered to all third- and fourth-year
engineering students, and by 2018, every University of Alberta
engineering graduate will have taken an ESRM course.
Ledcor places the health and safety of their employees
at the core of their corporate values. Their award-winning
safety programs aim to go above and beyond industry standards,
ensuring that all employees and contractors go home
safe at the end of every workday.
APE Drilling takes on the Big Apple
with its geo-exchange system
American Piledriving Equipment (APE) recently teamed
up with Lita Construction to install twenty-two 7.625-inch
diameter pile at a 40-foot depth to support a 19-foot by sixinch
cantilevered retaining wall. This wall was constructed in
efforts to expand the usable square footage of a residential lot
overlooking the East River.
APE, based in Kent, Wash., is a leader in research and
development, production and sales of foundation construction
equipment. APE produces the world’s largest pile drivers,
and has offices in every corner of the United States, Asia and
has distribution worldwide. APE has a unique way of doing
business in the deep foundation construction industry. They
devise, manufacture, load and ship their own products. APE
builds innovative foundations for buildings, bridges, utility
poles and structures of all sizes with a focus on modern and
green technology. They specialize in producing their own pile
material and installation tools, patented steel piles, grouted
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