Don’t Cry Over Spilled Lubricants

The Impact of environmentally acceptable lubricants in pile driving applications By Matt Houston. RSC Bio Solutions The pile driving industry is at a crossroads. As regulations become more stringent and performance is increasingly paramount, organizations are feeling the pinch to be both compliant and perform at their peak. Equipment failures, spills and leaks are followed by costly fines, cleanup fees and increased downtime - further emphasizing compliance concerns and public scrutiny over environmental impact.

Leaner, Meaner, Greener

Overcoming environmental challenges

Packing a Powerful Punch

Liebherr's new piling and drilling rig's size, stability and high performance specifications open a new dimension for deep foundation jobs By Barb Feldman Liebherr's new LRB 355 piling and drilling rig, first introduced this spring in Nenzing, Austria, will be available in Canada later this year through Liebherr-Canada Ltd. The latest model in Liebherr's LRB series (for “Liebherr Ramm- und Bohrgerät,” or, in English, “Liebherr piling and drilling rig”), the LRB 355 has the series' highest performance specifications so far, says Tobias Froehlich, marketing and communication manager at Liebherr Nenzing, and is unique in terms of performance.

Harper Government expands training and skills development opportunities for women

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Kelly Tractor Co. introduces IMT AF300E hydraulic drilling rig to North America

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Trade contractors perform more than 80 per cent of construction work in Canada

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Meet a Piling Professional

Louis Frits, P. Eng., Bermingham Foundation Solutions

The Ins and Outs of Hiring Foreign Workers in a New Era of Immigration Law and Policy

Avoiding Pitfalls and new challenges of overcoming labour shortages By Sofia Mirza, Fillmore Riley LLP As an immigration laywer. I can't tell you how many times I've heard new clients say. "I wish I had known that before." Or, "If I had just consulted you before I files the application. this mess could have been avoided. Some examples of complications that may occur when a step is missed in the work authorization process include lengthy delays in the hiring process, officers rejecting appli-cations and interruptions in the work term of a valuable foreign national employee.

Building a Solid Foundation

People are holding your business up By Barbara J. Bowes, Legacy Bowes Group I can just imagine the "buzz" in the exhibition hall and in every presentation room during the recent International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo (IFCEE) 2015 in March. That's what happens when 3,500 enthusiastic attendees get together to discuss common issues, opportuni-ties and new ways of doing things. So many sessions, so many innovations and so many people to meet!

Total Package Performance

From below ground to roof cap, Graham is a company that does it all

A Passion for Piling

When it comes to complicated projects, Doublestar Drilling rises to the challenge

Into the Arctic

Battling Arctic temperatures, 24-hour darkness and shipping delays, the Ruskin team constructed an iron ore loading dock with great precision

Cold Front

Ground freezing technology builds in unshakeable stability By Heather Hudson Question: What ingenious consgruction technique has been around since the 1800s but is reserved for only the deepest, darkest jobs? Answer: Ground Freezing Primarily used to provide ground support, groundwater control or structural underpinning during construction, the technology is mainly used for mine shafts. But its simple, virtually fail-proof design has made it a more popular option for civil projects in recent years. “Ground freezing is still used a lot in mining, but we're seeing it used for civil work like water tunnels,” said Joe Sopko, director of ground freezing at Moretrench, a nationally renowned geo-technical contractor based in Rockaway, N.J.

Tougher Than Bedrock

GeoRocFor celebrates 30 years of drilling and new success in its XS overburden systems By Sarah B. Hood If you ask the folks at GeoRocFor Inc. how business is do-ing, they like to say they're “getting through the toughest conditions.” That's not because business is bad - quite the contrary: the Sherbrooke, Que.-based company is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2015 as a leading manufac-turer of drilling tools and an industry leader in overburden casing systems.ebrating its 30th anniversary in 2015 as a leading manufac-turer of drilling tools and an industry leader in overburden casing systems.

Eliminating the Blind Spots

Operators can now put "eye" wherever they need them

Company Announcements, Key Events and Other News Important to Canada’s Deep Foundation Construction Industry

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New research is first to link CEO behaviours to workplace safety culture and injuries

The Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) recently announced publication of research it funded in the Journal of Applied Psychology, entitled “Safety in the C-Suite: How CEOs Influence Organizational Safety Climate and Employee Injuries.” The study's authors are Dr. Sean Tucker (University of Regina), Dr. Babatunde Ogunfowora (University of Calgary) and Dayle Ehr (University of Regina).

GRL Engineers author Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 – Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations

The recently released Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 - Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations is the US Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) primary guidance and reference document on driven pile foundations.

DFI’s Testing and Evaluation Committee announces a new video

Static Load Testing of Deep Foundations Elements The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the Testing and Evaluation Committee recently announced the release of a video on Static Load Testing of Deep Foundations Elements: Top-Down and Bi-Directional Static Load Testing.