DEPARTMENTS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
See you at IFCEE 2018!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
EDUCATION
Building Professional Responsibility
Foundation drill rig operator program
begins in North America
INDUSTRY PROFILE
WEDA Provides Dredging Forum
After 40 years, the Western Dredging Association
is continuing its mission of providing technical
papers, exchanging of ideas and meeting places
for the dredging industry in the Americas
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
CONGRESS & EQUIPMENT EXPO 2018
Full conference brochure
COMPANY PROFILES
Match Made in Heaven
Two family businesses come together to
create one powerhouse, PRECO-MSE
Amphibex Responds to Market
Norm Grant and his family manufacture portable
dredges named Amphibex that have many functions
and are sold all over the world. The company,
Normrock Industries, is based on innovation and
constant response to what the market needs.
Ocean Building
Island Marine Construction Services Ltd. is B.C.’s
Gulf Island’s premier custom dock builder
Challenges Accepted
Heavy Metal Marine is a Vancouver Island company
with a lot of local experience and a wealth of
resources to bring to projects on the West Coast
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ON THE COVER
For more than 150 years, Hamilton Harbour, the largest
harbour on the western side of Lake Ontario, has played
an important role in the course of Canadian history. Heavy
industry flourished along
its shoreline long before the
concept of environmental
protection. As a result,
Hamilton Harbour now
contains the largest toxic
sediment site on the
Canadian side of the Great
Lakes. Read about how
Bermingham Foundation
Solutions is helping to
clean up Randle Reef in
the harbour’s southwest
corner, starting on page 12.
COVER PHOTO: COURTESY OF BERMINGHAM FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS
TOP: COURTESY OF PRECO-MSE
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Western Equipment Solutions
Headquartered in Utah, this equipment supplier’s
presence in Canada is vast with clients ranging
from Vancouver to Fort McMurray to Saskatoon
Chinese Steel Pipe Company Benefits
from Canadian Connection
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe’s presence in Canada allows
for more direct interaction with customers
LEGAL
Dispute Resolution Clauses Can’t Be Ignored
Proceed with caution!
INDUSTRY NEWS
News Pile
FEATURES
Cleaning Up the Past for the Future
Bermingham Foundation Solutions
helps clean up Randle Reef
Success Under Water
If it’s under water, Midco Diving & Marine
Services Inc. wants to look at it
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