Stone Columns

Doublestar Drilling helps PCL Construction reduce high-volume traffic in Saskatoon

On the Ice

Building a water intake structure on a remote Alberta river during winter provided some interesting challenges for construction crews from Formula Contractors Ltd.

Projects

The University of Saskatchewan’s Collaborative Science Research Building

Innovative Piling Solutions tackled a project that was tight on both time and space, devising a customized piling solution that met construction deadlines despite the intervention of Old Man Winter

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Windermere Condo Remediation

As the only Saskatchewan company capable of extensive high capacity structural remediation, Innovative Piling Solutions used its expertise to salvage a condo building that was sinking fast

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Non-destructive Testing for Integrity Testing of Concrete Piles

Shedding light on the hidden parts of concrete piles By Farid Moradi and Hamed Layssi, FPrimeC Solutions Inc. The inspection and evaluation of concrete piles and deep foundations are often challenging, mainly because these elements are not easily accessible for visual inspection. The process of quality control and quality assurance for this group of elements is very much through indirect measurement of other parameters, such as resistance of a pile to driving or drilling.

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Weed in the Workplace

What employers need to know to prevent their workplaces from going to pot By Jenna R. Seavers, Fillmore Riley LLP With the imminent legalization of marijuana, some employers in the construction industry worry their workplace cultures - and safety in particular - will go to pot, so to speak. Before the legalization takes effect, it is important employers get all the facts about the law and learn how they can create policies that will help maintain a safe workplace.

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Dispute Resolution Clauses Can’t Be Ignored

Proceed with caution! By Steven Z. Raber It is not uncommon to find dispute resolution clauses in contracts of all kinds. They often lurk towards the end of commercial contracts, or in the “fine print” of consumer agreements. Many folks do not give them much, if any, notice until it's too late.

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Challenges accepted

Heavy Metal Marine is a Vancouver Island company with a lot of local experience and a wealth of resources to bring to projects on the West coast By Kelly Gray Brian Freethy and his business partner, Ashley Williams, enjoy a good challenge. The pair own and operate Victoria-based Heavy Metal Marine, a company they started right after finishing high school. The company, named after a small tug that Williams and his father had built, has grown its marine construction capabilities since starting in 2004 with the construction of a private pier near Sydney, B.C. Today, Heavy Metal Marine has become a Vancouver Island “go to” company for a full range of marine services and solutions, from wharfs and breakwaters to boardwalks and ferry terminals.

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Ocean Building

Island Marine Construction Services Ltd. is B.C.'s Gulf Island's premier custom dock builder

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Amphibex Responds to Market

Normrock Industries is based on innovation and constant response to what the market needs

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Match Made in Heaven

Two family businesses come together to create one powerhouse, PRECO-MSE By Heather Hudson Two leading family businesses have merged - and expect to become a powerhouse in deep foundation and drilling across Canada. In October 2017, PRECO Foundations, a division of Roxboro, and the companies of MSE Group, including ICANDA Corporation, Forage MSE and the Toronto subsidiary MSE Drilling & Grouting, merged to create PRECO-MSE.

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WEDA Provides Dredging Forum

After 40 years, the Western Dredging Association is continuing its mission of providing technical papers, exchanging of ideas and meeting places for the dredging industry in the Americas

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Success Under Water

If it's under water, Midco Diving & Marine Services Inc. wants to look at it By Jess Campbell When you're facing unknown territory or a significant challenge - in life, in your career or in your industry - there's usually a right way and a wrong way to approach it. Robert Greenspan, owner and president of Midco Diving & Marine Services Incorporated in Rapid City, S.D., has made it his mission to service his clients and build his business the right way - and it appears to be working for him.