Working as a team to identify and solve complex challenges requires both discipline and creativity By Barb Feldman Since 1972, when Brian Isherwood founded his one-man shoring and foundations design firm, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers (IGE) has continually evolved, refining and expanding its specialized services to include analysis, review, field inspection and monitoring of foundations and excavation support.
The Canadian division of Australian-based Hard Metals is starting to make its mark thanks to its innovative technology By Jim Timlick Ervin Bata hoped when he left Canada for Australia four years ago he would return home one day. In fact, he and his wife had already spoke about returning when the time was right to begin raising a family.
Liebherr's annual press tour highlighted Canada's importance for the construction industry By Lindsay Risto At the end of May I received an invitation from Liebherr-International to attend their annual Information Tour for the International Construction Trade Press. Long time readers of Piling Canada may remember Piling Canada last attended this event in 2013 in Germany and France.
With the new USMCA signed, but not yet ratified, attention is returning to steel and aluminum - the two biggest casualties in an escalating trade war where the stakes get higher every day By Lisa Gordon It's been more than a year in the making, but the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was finally signed on Nov. 30, 2018, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Keller Foundations Ltd. is using its experience with challenging projects to help deliver the largest transit expansion in Toronto's history
Junttan's newly redesigned PMx26 enhances capability when piling jobs face tough conditions By Kelly Gray When the piling sector has challenges, this Finnish company delivers solutions. Based in Kuopio, Finland, with dealers around the globe, Junttan Oy offers a product range consisting of world-leading pile driving rigs, multipurpose piling and drilling rigs, deep stabilization rigs, as well as hydraulic impact hammers, rotary heads and power packs.
Berminghammer's new EML30 excavator-mounted pile driving unit offers portability, costs savings and could change the way some foundations are built By Jim Timlick The equipment manufacturing division of one of the country's oldest foundation contractors recently introduced a new pile driving system that could revolutionize the way some foundations are built.
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Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of proactive reporting By Anthony R. Foderaro The Supreme Court of Canada has recently held that an obligee under a labour and material
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The Geopier SRT system for slope stabilization is a cost-efficient, environmentally friendly option By Mark Tigchelaar, P. Eng. Construction projects often get a bad rap in terms of environmental and social impact in the vicinity of where they are happning.
Calgary's Matthew Paswisty, who joined the piling industry fresh out of high school, says his 13 years of deep foundation work has been quite the education By Mark Halsall Matthew Paswisty knows it pays to be versatile. He's only in his early 30s,
