DEPARTMENTS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Big Things Really Do Come in Little Packages
Berminghammer’s new EML30 excavator-mounted
pile driving unit offers portability, costs savings and
could change the way some foundations are built
A Better Dig
Junttan’s newly redesigned PMx26 enhances
capability when piling jobs face tough conditions
COMPANY PROFILES
Company Digs Deep into Canadian Market
The Canadian division of Australian-based
Hard Metals is starting to make its mark
thanks to its innovative technology
The Science – and Art – of
Geostructural Engineering
Working as a team to identify and solve complex
challenges requires both discipline and creativity
Drill Down, Rise Up
How do you build something from nothing?
Fail. Fail again. Then keep right on going.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS
A Challenging and Rewarding Project
Bermingham Foundation Solutions
works alongside Rankin Construction on
Amherst Island ferry docks project
Building the New Champlain Bridge
How BAUER Foundations Canada played a key
role in the deep foundation work required for
Montreal’s multi-billion infrastructure project
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
The Pacific Lifter
PPM introduces the biggest crane
in Seattle since Frasier
PERSONNEL –IN THE RIG
Breaking the Mould
As president and CEO of B.C.’s Fraser River Pile
& Dredge, Sarah Clark is one of the few women
at the top of the piling profession in Canada
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ON THE COVER
In this issue’s cover story read
how Keller Foundations Ltd. is
using its experience to deliver
its part of the $5.3-billion
Eglinton Crosstown light rail
transit line in Toronto, Ont.
Despite previous experience
working on other LRT
projects across Canada, the
Eglinton Crosstown is the
largest and most logistically
challenging project to date.
That story starts on page 26.
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INSIDE: HOW AN EYE-SCANNING TECHNOLOGY WILL REVOLUTIONIZE TESTING FOR IMPAIRMENT
WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THE NEW
BREACH NOTIFICATION
RULES UNDER PIPEDA
GETTING THERE
Keller Foundations Ltd. is using its experience
with challenging projects to help deliver the
largest transit expansion in Toronto’s history
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SAFETY
It’s in the Eyes
How an eye-scanning technology will revolutionize
testing for impairment in the workplace
TECHNICAL
Overcoming Poor Soil
A solution for extremely high loads in very poor soils
LEGAL
Information Protection
What you need to know about the new
Breach Notivation Rules under PIPEDA
INDUSTRY NEWS
News Pile
FEATURES
Getting There
Keller Foundations Ltd. is using its
experience with challenging projects
to help deliver the largest transit
expansion in Toronto’s history
Trade Troubles
With the new USMCA signed, but not yet ratified,
attention is returning to steel and aluminum –
the two biggest casualties in an escalating trade
war where the stakes get higher every day
Opportunity in Canada
Liebherr’s annual press tour highlighted Canada’s
importance for the construction industry
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