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New VP at ECA Canada

Ray Kemppainen has been with ECA Canada for close to 30 years and was recently promoted to vice president By Paul Adair In January, Ray Kemppainen was promoted to vice president at ECA Canada Company, a leading distributor of specialty foundation equipment in Eastern Canada. He had previously served as a branch manager since September 2009.

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Big Move Forward

Matcom hosts Lift & Move career fair to show off trade industry opportunities By Kelly Gray Moving heavy machinery takes skill, experience and enthusiasm. A successful move requires a staff of diligent tradespeople who are committed to efficiency, safety and quality. Though many are unaware of the variety of careers that exist in the field of machinery moving,

Safety

What is Risk?

Underground Investigation and Risk Management Part 1 By Masoud Manzari, P.Eng. and Mark Tigchelaar, P.Eng., GeoSolv Design/Build When embarking on a project in any capacity (owner, contractor or designer) what are the most important issues that keep you up at night? The answer is cost, scheduling, performance and safety. These items, directly or indirectly, are tied to money.

Projects

The West Block Rehabilitation Project

Tomlinson Group was involved in bringing Parliament Hill to the 21st century By Pat Rediger Kyler Hammel can truly say he saw history in the making while working on a project that restored and modernized the West Block on Parliament Hill. “This was pretty memorable for me because I was heavily involved in the project. I was actually pulled out of my project co-ordinator and estimator role and

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Iqaluit International Airport

Thermosyphon system creates a barrier between a building's heat and permafrost, like “a big mattress floating on ice” By Barb Feldman About 7,000 people live in Iqaluit and fewer than 36,000 in Nunavut, one of the world's most remote and sparsely settled regions. With more than two million square kilometres of land and water spread across three time zones, Nunavut is the largest of Canada's provinces and territories.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.