DEPARTMENTS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
IFCEE 2018
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
CONGRESS AND EQUIPMENT EXPO 2018
Full conference brochure
Visit Piling Canada at booth 905!
INDUSTRY PROFILE
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers
AEM expands Canadian advocacy efforts
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Changing the Game
IFS Equipment Ltd.’s introduction
of “The Game Changer” is set to
revolutionize the future of piling rigs
COMPANY PROFILE
Foundation Deal
Equipment Sales & Service expands its
product depth and market coverage with
the purchase of Selix Equipment
TECHNICAL
Non-destructive Testing for Integrity
Testing of Concrete Piles
Shedding light on the hidden part of concrete piles
LEGAL
Weed in the Workplace
What employers need to know to prevent
their workplaces from going to pot
INDUSTRY NEWS
News Pile
FEATURES
Equipment Corporation of America
Celebrates 100 Years in Business
The evolution of a global foundation
equipment distributor
Choosing Safer Fluids for Marine Projects
A comprehensive look at how to select the safest
products for the environment, employees and
your wallet when dealing with marine projects
THE GREAT CANADIAN
PROJECTS ISSUE
High Productivity Pile Driving
New equipment helps Alva Construction drastically
cut time to complete project component
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ON THE COVER
Equipment Corporation of
America (ECA) will celebrate
its 100th anniversary this
March as a third-generation
family-owned business. With
humble beginnings as a small
purveyor of World War I
surplus equipment, ECA has
grown into its own, becoming
a prominent distributor of the
most advanced foundation
equipment in the world. The
cover story starts on page 42.
COVER PHOTO AND ABOVE: EQUIPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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Drilling Deep: Leaside Station
Deep Foundations Contractors recently
drilled one of the deepest large-diameter
caissons ever installed in Ontario for the
Crosstown Light Rail Transit Project
Stone Columns
Doublestar Drilling helps PCL Construction
reduce high-volume traffic in Saskatoon
Tangent Pile Wall and DCP Ground Anchors
Permanently stabilizing a failing slope
Temporary Secant Shoring Wall
Special precautions for specific
ground conditions in Calgary
On the Ice
Building a water intake structure on a remote
Alberta river during winter provided some
interesting challenges for construction
crews from Formula Contractors Ltd.
The University of Saskatchewan’s
Collaborative Science Research Building
Innovative Piling Solutions tackled a project that was
tight on both time and space, devising a customized
piling solution that met construction deadlines
despite the intervention of Old Man Winter
Windermere Condo Remediation
As the only Saskatchewan company capable of
extensive high capacity structural remediation,
Innovative Piling Solutions used its expertise to
salvage a condo building that was sinking fast
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