COMPANY PROFILE
“Dave has the vision and desire to not just provide
the service, but to also push the boundaries and
set the standards for the rest of the industry.”
– Wade Thompson
has recently achieved the Gold Shovel Standard Certification
for Ground Disturbance activities.
Dave Freeland is still the sole owner of DFI, remaining
an active and integral part of the business. “He is on the
shop floor every day, looking to continuously improve,” said
Whitford. “We have a lot of support to take on new endeavours
or to upgrade our equipment, make something a little
bit faster, a little bit stronger, a little bit safer. I don’t have to
talk to a board of directors, I don’t have to keep shareholders
happy, I have to keep one guy happy who truly understands
the business.”
The business has come a long way from the one-truck
operation 50 years ago, now with seven Western Canadian
branches in addition to its head office. As an entity of DFI,
Montana Resource Services is based out of Missoula, Mont.,
servicing the west and midwest regions of the U.S., while
DFI Energy Services has been operating successfully out of
Brisbane, Australia, since 2016.
“As we continue to grow, and as opportunities present themselves,
DFI will strategically expand its reach into new markets
and geographical areas,” said Dyck. “With a continued focus on
our core business – piling – we will invest in people, equipment
and products to better serve our current and future customers.”
Thompson believes, as does the founder of DFI, that people
are DFI’s greatest strength, and collectively they are always
looking for ways to improve the final product. “The recipe for
success is operational excellence, innovation and technology,
and we try to employ all three elements in everything we do.”
From day one, DFI’s focus and vision have been on delivering
responsive, innovative and reliable service wherever customers
need them. This remains as true today, 50 years later, as it was
in 1969.
DFI’s pipe mill produces
ASTM A252 custom
length piling material
from 4 1/2-inch
to 16-inch OD
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