Watson Drill Rigs charts a new path for the future with the introduction of CAT-based hydraulic rotary machines By Mark Halsall In 2009, one of the best-known names in North America's drilled shaft industry, Watson Drill Rigs, became part of the Trevi Group of companies.
A new leader in the Canadian surveying and geomatics industry By Deb Draper Combining the geomatics expertise of two leading professional services firms, GeoVerra is now providing solutions in land surveying, mapping, forestry and geospatial technology to diverse industries across Western Canada and Ontario.
Poseidon Barge keeps marine projects afloat with innovative solutions By Olive Taylor Poseidon Barge takes pride in offering some of the most versatile and innovative portable sectional marine barges in the industry. Since 1995, the U.S.-based company has been renting or selling sectional barges, hydraulic winches and hydraulic propulsion units to heavy highway construction contractors, bridge contractors, dredging contractors, marine contractors and diving contractors.
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No one could have imagined the challenges COVID-19 would bring to Canadians
Construction claims and COVID-19 By Krista Chaytor, Michael Swartz and Brian Kuchar, WeirFoulds LLP As the economy sputters back to life following the interruption caused by COVID-19, members of the construction industry are surveying the economic havoc wrought by the pandemic and considering how to recoup their losses and move forward. This article explores some of the issues surrounding delay claims and offers guidance to contractors.
Benefits of telemedicine for the construction industry By Mary-Lou MacDonald In 2017, 4.7 million Canadians 12 and over didn't have a family doctor to see regularly.1 Today, many are wondering how important that family doctor really is. After all, you can always pop into a walk-in clinic or an urgent care centre if you get sick, or you can ignore that sore throat and nagging cough and hope it goes away on its own.
Working for Soilmec has given Marco Chiarabelli a unique opportunity to see much of the world – and he believes he’s a better businessman because of it
As the third generation of Sagers join Jeffrey Machine, Jeffrey Sager looks back on a career that started with his father Frank
A new method for non-destructive integrity testing of drilled shafts and micropiles using hallow rebars
How non-destructive testing can enhance the art and engineering of bridge inspection By Hamed Layssi, P.Eng., PhD, FPrimeC Solutions Inc. The collapse of Nanfang'ao Bridge in Taiwan, China (October 2019),1 and Ponte Morandi in Genoa, Italy (August 2018),2 have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of existing bridge structures around the globe. An extensive number of bridge structures in North America are in poor structural condition. According to the National Research Council Canada, one-third of Canada's highway bridges have some structural or functional deficiencies and a short remaining service life.
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Pile testing in marine environments
