Building renovations are currently underway with an
anticipated opening date of July 2. Visit www.shearforce.ca for
updates and be sure to stop by the new branch this summer if
you are in the Airdrie area.
ECA Canada taps Ray Kemppainen for vice president
Ray Kemppainen, vice president, ECA Canada
Ray Kemppainen has been promoted to vice president
at ECA Canada Company, a leading distributor of specialty
foundation equipment in Eastern Canada. He had previously
served as branch manager since September 2009.
Kemppainen’s history predates ECA Canada, which was
formed on Dec. 31, 1999, when Equipment Corporation of
America acquired Specialty Construction Machines (SCM).
He found work as an apprentice mechanic at SCM in August
1990 and was promoted to service and parts manager after
demonstrating competency working on diesel pile hammers,
vibratory hammers and compaction equipment.
ECA Canada diversified SCM’s product line to include
large and small diameter drilling equipment. After a brief
departure from ECA Canada from 2007-09, Kemppainen
returned to take on the role of drilling product support manager.
He was promoted to branch manager for ECA Canada in
September 2009.
“Ray has been an asset to ECA Canada and this promotion will
position him to provide even greater value to our Canadian
customers,” said Jeff Harmston, ECA’s vice president – sales
and marketing. “We have the utmost confidence that he will
strengthen and expand our foundation in this critical market.”
Born and raised in Toronto, Ont., Kemppainen completed
the Heavy Duty Mechanic course at Centennial College in
1990. Outside of work his interests include travelling, drag
racing, photography and motorcycles.
DFI forms new technical committee
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has announced the
formation of its 26th technical committee – the DFI Risk and
Contracts Committee.
The goal of the committee is to raise awareness of risk
management through programs and promotion. Key objectives
for the committee are to:
• Establish the fundamental requirements for geotechnical
risk management for all entities involved in the geotechnical
project’s life cycle.
• Co-operate with all DFI technical committees in
establishing risk management standards and providing
suggested guidance for all types of geotechnical products
and techniques.
• Harmonize the risk management knowledge of DFI with
the knowledge of other deep foundation organizations.
The committee’s first project is to research and produce
The Book of Risks for Geotechnical Projects. The book will be
organized to reflect the four major categories of risks of
geotechnical projects: internal risks, legal risks, external
risks and geotechnical-exploration risks. Risk identification
will cover all geotechnical products of interest to DFI members,
all types of project delivery (design-bid-build, PPP, etc.) and
all types of owners.
Industry professionals involved in risk management are
encouraged to join this committee chaired by Alexander Filotti,
MBA, P.Eng., risk controller of Underpinning and Foundation
Skanska, Inc., and vice-chaired by Richard D. Kalson, Esq., a
partner in the Construction Law Group of Benesch.
DFI executive director receives
Outstanding Association Executive Award
Theresa Engler, executive director of Deep Foundations
Institute (DFI), has been named Outstanding Association
Executive by the New York Society of Association Executives
(NYSAE). The award was presented at the NYSAE Synergy
Awards luncheon on April 17 in New York City, N.Y.
The Outstanding Association Executive Award recognizes
a current executive who has contributed significantly to the
advancement of the association management profession as a
key leader in a philanthropic, professional or trade organization,
and has demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing
the mission of that organization.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ECA CANADA
The Deep Foundations Institute has
announced the formation of its 26th
technical committee – the DFI Risk
and Contracts Committee.
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