Working Platforms

Concerns and the requirement for an industry-wide effort to implement meaningful change when it comes to higher standards of safety By Jill Harris, Lester Communications Inc. Every year in North America, dedicated pile driving rigs, drilling rigs and cranes tip over or experience near misses due to issues involving inadequate working platforms. These preventable incidents often involve serious injuries or fatalities to operators and ground crews, and extensive damage to equipment.

ROC Equipment Digs for History

Bringing equipment and know-how to a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia in the hopes of solving a 200-year-old mystery and to be part of the reality television series, The Curse of Oak Island By Paul Adair The mystery surrounding Nova Scotia's Oak Island has captivated the imagination for more than 200 years. Since 1861, a number of unsuccessful, and sometimes tragic, attempts have been made to solve the puzzle, and the search for truth more often than not has led to more questions.

Reaching Milestones

Postech Screw Piles marks its millionth pile with a donation to Habitat for Humanity Manitoba By Lindsay Risto Milestones are wonderful markers for businesses to note how far they've come and to set the pace for future achievements. Whether it be years in service, a notable duration with no time-loss incidents or all team members completing a training initiative, there are many reasons to celebrate in the Canadian deep foundations industry.

Ahead of the Curve

The Wilco Group of Companies has maintained its point spot thanks to its evolution in skills and its tool innovation By Kelly Gray From good beginnings, great things often grow. This is certainly the case with the Wilco Group of Companies, a Thunder Bay, Ontario-based leader in civil and landscape construction that has made a name for itself from the Lakehead to Vancouver Island.

Operational Excellence, Innovation and Technology

DFI Corporation celebrates 50 years of success By Deb Draper This year marks the 50th anniversary of DFI Corporation (DFI), a multi-national company headquartered in Edmonton, Alta., that has become a leader in the design, manufacturing, supply and installation of steel piling products.

ECA Canada taps Ray Kemppainen for vice president

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DFI forms new technical committee

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DFI executive director receives Outstanding Association Executive Award

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Berminghammer’s EML30 awarded ORBA Innovation of the Year

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Budget 2019: short on restoring investor confidence, strong on workforce development

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Construction skilled trades have high job satisfaction levels

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ShearForce and Work Truck West open new sales and service centre in Alberta

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The 3rd Annual Great Canadian Projects Issue

Enter your project now Piling Canada is officially accepting submissions for this year's “Great Canadian Projects” issue. If your firm completed an interesting project in 2018 or 2019, Piling Canada encourages you to complete an entry and submit it to Piling Canada no later than Jan. 24, 2020.

Piling Canada Demographic Survey Results

Last fall, in an effort to continue bringing the most relevant Canadian deep foundations information for our readers, we created a short demographic survey. Here re some of the results.

Got Them Sandy Soil Blues?

The Densipact® system may be just what your project needs By Mark Tigchelaar, P.Eng. Sandy soil can be found throughout all regions of Canada and oftentimes in areas of planned development for large, load-bearing structures.

Providence Vista Condominiums

Restoration project to permanently solve long-term foundation settlement By Kim Biggar The Society of Hope, a Kelowna, B.C.-based non-profit organization that provides affordable housing, owns and operates 700 housing units in the interior of the province.

SuperPile ’19

Deep foundations professionals gathered in Seattle, Wash., from May 1-3 for the Deep Foundations Institute's - in partnership with The International Association of Foundation Drilling - annual SuperPile event. It was a great three days full of networking, technical sessions and a lively tradeshow.

The Importance of Proper Machine Washing

When equipment goes for servicing, mechanics and technicians will have an easier time diagnosing and fixing the problem when the equipment has been washed frequently By Lisa Kopochinski It's no secret that construction is a dirty business. Perhaps none more so than deep foundation construction. After digging and drilling deep into the earth, how do contractors ensure their equipment returns to mint condition, ready for the next job? The answer lies with heavy equipment washing.