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Switching Gears
Before becoming a piling rig operator, Rory Brown worked in the car repair industry for many years. He's happy he made the move. By Mark Halsall Rory Brown fixed cars for almost three decades before he decided to change careers and get into the pile driving business. “I was an autobody technician. We lived back in Nova Scotia which was where I had done the automotive thing for quite some time, probably close to 30 years,” said Brown, who moved from the Halifax area to Calgary, Alta., with his wife, Christina, seven years ago.
Is Non-Compliance an Option?
Canadian businesses and the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation By Ranish Raveendrabose, Fillmore Riley LLP Beginning in May 2018, users of social media may have noticed they were inundated with updated Terms and Conditions to which they had to agree before they were permitted to continue using the platform. Those who live and die by their smartphone were subjected to a deluge of these prompts. What instigated this? Four letters: GDPR.
Digging into Construction Extras
Extras can cause major headaches when there's a lack of clear communication By Mark Tigchelaar Google the words “construction extras” and the results are framed in a legal situation or case law summaries. There must be a reason why only legal firms are talking about this in public. It's probably because like death, taxes and divorce, there is money to be made in extras.
Port of Trois-Rivières
Nucor Skyline assisted in bringing the almost 200-year-old port into the 21st century By Janet Himstead, Nucor Skyline The Port of Trois-Rivières is on the St-Lawrence River, between Québec City and Montréal, at the confluence of the St-Maurice River. A large multi-modal facility, it combines sea, rail and road, and serves both domestic and international markets.
The Monarch Building
Situated in bustling downtown Saskatoon, this two-storey infill development project presented numerous logistical challenges for Innovative Piling Solutions, including a confined workspace and significant geotechnical constraints By Lisa Gordon Saskatoon's City Park neighbourhood is a vibrant downtown mixed-use area bordered by the South Saskatchewan River to the east, railway tracks to the west, 33rd Street to the north, and 25th Street to the south. Along with all types of residential homes, the area offers a host of desirable amenities including schools, parks, Saskatoon City Hospital, shopping, restaurants and leisure programs.
Contamination Clean-up
At a historic airbase in Newfoundland and Labrador, a unique environmental containment system called the Waterloo Barrier® is being used to entomb decades of domestic and industrial waste By Mark Halsall The Goose Bay Remediation Project is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar environmental program for the Department of National Defence. It is centred around a storied Second World War airbase in Newfoundland and Labrador known as 5 Wing Goose Bay.
BiPole III Transmission Line
A remote site meant extra co-ordination for Doublestar Drilling Submitted by Doublestar Drilling Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the BiPole III Transmission Line project in early 2017, making it their first venture with Rokstad Power and Manitoba Hydro. They were accountable for supplying and installing micropiles and overburden ground anchors related to the construction of Section N1 of the BiPole III Transmission Line.
Augustana Residential Tower
To date, Doublestar Drilling's deepest lagging system Submitted by Doublestar Drilling Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the Augustana Residential Tower project during the fall of 2017. This anchored soldier pile and lagging shoring system was located in Edmonton, Alta. With a total excavation depth of 19 metres, this became DSD's deepest lagging system to date.
Spray Lakes Slide Repair
Doublestar Drilling had to mitigate some unique risks Submitted by Doublestar Drilling Doublestar Drilling (DSD) was awarded the Spray Lakes Slide Repair Project by Alberta Transportation in late May 2018 as prime contractor. Pre-project planning was critical to ensure all safety risk factors were discovered, and to allow for a proper and timely execution of the design.
Slope Stabilization and Pathway Work
Doublestar Drilling considered all options to reduce the environmental impact on this Calgary project
Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project
Northstar Sharp's installed close to 12,000 piles to complete this Northern Alberta project over four months early Submitted by Northstar Sharp's Foundation Specialists One of the first of its kind in Alberta, the Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project (WFMAC) is owned by Alberta PowerLine, a partnership between ATCO and Quanta Services, Inc. This is the first project awarded under the newly instituted Competitive Process by the Alberta Electric System Operator.
Driving Small Diameter Piles?
Vibe Drive Technologies: small in stature, but sure packs a punch By Pat Rediger Since Neil Montgomery purchased Vibe Drive Technologies three years ago, he has improved the quality of his vibratory pile drivers from the ground-up. He has streamlined the manufacturing processes while remaining intensely focused on turning out fine quality products at a fair price and backed by excellent service.
Black Diamond Shines for Ontario’s Ring of Fire
Black Diamond Drilling Tools Canada is now setting up shop in Ontario, bringing to Canada its high-quality hammer and bit products, as well as a well-deserved reputation for exemplary service known around the world By Paul Adair Black Diamond Drilling Tools Canada is the Canadian arm of China-based Changsha Heijingang Industrial Co., Ltd. Founded in 1999 by owner Riping Yang, Changsha Heijingang Industrial is a well-known, privately operated enterprise located in Lei Feng, Wangcheng that employs more than 800 people at its massive 1.5 million square foot production plant.
Mobile Payment Technology for the Construction Industry
Accepting on-site payment is now a simple tap on a cell phone By Samuel Mulligan, Mobeewave The construction industry in North America is facing considerable pressure to decrease costs, improve productivity and improve its competitive edge with respect to quality of service and customer satisfaction. Recent advancements in mobile technology provide new ways of addressing all of these issues.