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winter 2015 VOLUME THIRTEEN — ISSUE ONE
EQUIPPED
FOR THE JOB
Our expansive fleet of heavy equipment
gives Ledcor clients the edge.
constructing encana’s
new compressor station
During my time as Chairman & CEO of Ledcor, it’s been
truly incredible to watch our equipment fleet grow from
one used bulldozer to thousands of pieces of state-ofthe-art machinery. By any measure, Ledcor’s fleet is
more diverse than it has ever been in our history.
The sheer power and size of some of our biggest
excavators and rock trucks is attention-getting. But the
scope of our owned fleet is what’s truly impressive.
Every time our fleet grows, our ability to serve our
clients grows along with it. Each investment that we
make is a strategic move to be the best partner possible.
Every new truck, every bulldozer, every pipelayer,
every barge, and every helicopter. They all make us
more efficient. More responsive. Higher quality. More
sustainable. And always safer.
In this issue of The Globe, we’ve set out to give you a
high level view of the Ledcor fleet as a whole — where
it is today, where it’s headed tomorrow, and what it all
means for our clients in every industry.
Sincerely,
Dave Lede
Chairman & CEO
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16 Terminal Connection Project
Building
17 Pan Project
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Mining
Metrotower III
Caterpillar Dealership
Oshawa Centre
The Quad, Phase III
Winery and Tasting Room
California Steel Pipe Mill #2
Vaughan Mills Expansion
INFRASTRUCTURE
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20 Monopole Foundation Installation
transportation
21 Welcoming 200 New CNG Vehicles
22 Safe Summer for Fire-Fighting Heli Fleet
communications
awards & community
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Communications System
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Dave Lede Inducted into BC Business Hall of Fame
Award for Ledcor’s Winter Safety
$200,000 in Support of Junior Achievement
Investing in Safety Skills
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We own hundreds of machines, deployed across 40
US states and 12 Canadian provinces and territories.
Some of our heavy machines are truly remarkable — ​
from super-sized excavators to equally huge haul
trucks — designed to serve the massive needs of our
mining, pipeline, oil and gas, and infrastructure clients.
But behind these big machines is an even bigger idea:
investing millions in our own equipment is critical to
getting the job done right.
Our fleet means many things to us. It means being able to scale up or
down easily. It means deploying faster and responding more effectively
to changing project demands. And it means being able to have operators
that are tried-and-true experts in the equipment they operate.
In other words, our fleet helps us deliver quality and safety, on time
and on budget.
Keeping it all moving
If you’re going to run an industry-leading fleet, you’d better also do
industry-leading maintenance and training. That’s what keeps our fleet
moving reliably.
Our workflow systems account for everything from inspections,
to preventive maintenance, to upcoming availability, to current
utilization — for every single piece of equipment. This not only keeps our
fleet in top shape, it also gives us the power to forecast and address
fleet requirements well in advance.
But when it comes to safety, the fleet itself is only half of the
equation. The other half is our operators. We’ve taken a hands-on
approach to training expert operators, with our own rigorous
Operator Competency program founded on frameworks established
by safety regulators.
It’s all a part of our “Think Safety, Work Safely” philosophy.
Thanks to training and maintenance standards that are second
to none, we’re moving even closer to our ultimate goal of zero
equipment-related incidents.
Improvement is part of the job
Our fleet is always growing and changing.
Here’s just a quick snapshot of our fleet as it is today — a selection of
the heavy equipment that serves some of our biggest projects in mining,
oil and gas, pipeline, highways, and infrastructure.
But remember that it won’t stay this way for very long. Because we’re
always making investments that will help us work more safely, more
efficiently, and more sustainably than ever before.
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MINING
Training meets technology
As part of our rigorous Operator Competency program,
we run a $1 million CAT heavy equipment simulator.
That gives our crews maximal experience working
with some of our heaviest machines.
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heavy-duty
rock trucks
from 25 ton articulating trucks
to 260 ton rigid frame trucks.
Together, our rock trucks can haul
10,129 metric tons
at the same time. That’s almost
1,860 African elephants.
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PIPELAYERS
Sideboom safety
We’ve made a major financial commitment to
optimize the safety of our sideboom fleet. That
includes retrofitting the entire fleet with roll-over
protection, as well as converting or replacing all
live draw-works with hydraulic operations.
PIPELINE
More pipeline capacity
We’re committed to leading the pipeline industry. That
commitment is driving our recent $30.5 million investment
in heavy-duty mainline equipment. Our acquisitions include
10 CAT 336EL Excavators, 25 CAT 349EL Excavators,
nine CAT D6T Dozers, five CAT D8T Dozers, one CAT 14M
Motor Grader, and 10 CAT pipelayers.
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COMPACTORS
Our road crews lay an average of
500,000 metric tons
of asphalt concrete each and
every year.
HIGHWAYS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
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7000+ km / 4,300+ miles
Length of the highways we maintain in
western Canada. That’s about the distance
from New York to Rome.
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GRADERS
3MOBILE
ASPHALT
PLANTs
New asphalt technologies
We’re in the process of acquiring a new,
more sustainable asphalt plant that
will deliver higher quality product with
fewer emissions. Built for flexibility, the
plant will put us at the leading edge of
the market in western North America
and allow us to continue adopting and
refining new asphalt technologies.
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BUILDING
METROTOWER III
IVANHOÉ CAMBRIDGE
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Construction is
complete on the newest addition to the Metrotower
Office Complex in the city of Burnaby’s central
commercial district.
Metrotower III is a 29-story “AAA” Class office
building that is pre-certified by the U.S. Green Building
Council as LEED for core and shell development.
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The 29-story building includes a five-story underground
parkade, over 37,000 m2 (400,000 ft2) of office space,
and features an iconic curved glass structure.
The building also includes an ‘end of trip’ facility,
with a large bike storage area and shower amenities.
The exterior landscaping is highlighted by three pools
interconnected by two cascading waterfalls.
BUILDING
Oshawa
Centre
IVANHOÉ CAMBRIDGE
OSHAWA, ONTARIO. Work is continuing on a
BUILDING
major expansion and renovation of Oshawa
Centre in southern Ontario.
With about 24,000 m2 (260,000 ft2) of new
construction, the project will revitalize existing
common areas and add new retail space, a
food court, and underground parking. Once
complete, the shopping center will be able
to offer over 116,000 m2 (1.25 million ft 2) of
leasable space.
Early site work began in May 2013, and
by February 2014 we entered into the main
expansion phase. One of our biggest challenges
has been the need to maintain public access
and shopping comfort. To address this, our
crews work on many interior renovations
through the night, and then affected areas are
cleaned and turned over before shoppers arrive
the next day.
We’re currently targeting a LEED
certification on this project, with several
major conservation measures including a new
roofing membrane, high-efficiency mechanical
units, water-reducing washroom fixtures, and
improved waste diversion.
The official opening date is set for April 2016.
CATERPILLAR
DEALERSHIP
KRAMER Ltd.
BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN. We have recently
wrapped up work on a new 4,500 m2 (48,000 ft 2)
sales and service facility for our long-time client
Kramer Ltd., the official Caterpillar dealer for the
province of Saskatchewan. We designed and built the
facility from the ground up, including office space and
a shop and parts area.
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BUILDING
THE QUAD, PHASE III
SEABREEZE PROPERTIES
SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA. This student housing unit for
California State University San Marcos houses over 300
people in 64 units.
At over 10,000 m2 (110,000 ft2), the five-story woodframe building includes commercial space within its
ground-floor concrete podium.
BUILDING
WINERY AND
TASTING ROOM
T-VINE CELLARS
CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA. This Napa
Valley winery project includes
two separate facilities. The
administration building features
a beautiful, large tasting room,
flanked by offices and meeting
rooms on two levels. The winery
building includes a tank room and
a barrel room holding six tanks and
120 aging barrels.
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BUILDING
CALIFONIA STEEL
PIPE MILL #2
CALIFORNIA STEEL
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA. Ledcor has finished work on the
turn-key installation of a new equipment process line for
California Steel. The fully automated steel pipe process
line is almost ½ mile long and will produce 26-inch
diameter, 0.75-inch thickness steel pipe.
To meet the spring deadline, we adopted an
aggressive schedule with multiple crews working to take
care of demolition, concrete work, equipment rigging,
and mechanical piping.
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BUILDING
VAUGHAN MILLS
EXPANSION
IVANHOÉ CAMBRIDGE
VAUGHAN, ONTARIO. Ledcor is moving onto phase two of
the massive expansion of the Vaughan Mills Shopping
Centre in the Greater Toronto Area.
We are adding 18,580 m2 (200,000 ft2) to the mall,
with a new entrance and space for 48 additional retail
tenants. To accommodate the increased traffic, nearly
375 parking spaces are also under construction.
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In addition to the new wing, the project includes
renovations to over 5,500 m2 (60,000 ft2) of the existing
mall, including upgrades to the food court, an interactive
digital lounge, and a space dedicated to live events.
The project is expected to be completed in
Summer 2015.
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CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
at LEDCOR NISKU
Communications
ALBERTA FIRST
RESPONDERS RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
HARRIS CANADA SYSTEMS INC.
ALBERTA. In 2011, Ledcor began building a new
two-way radio network for Alberta’s police, fire,
and emergency medical services. Of the planned
225 sites, we have now completed work on 123, and
the project as a whole is on track for completion by
the end of 2015.
Funded by the Government of Alberta, the project
will greatly improve collaboration by allowing different
jurisdictions and agencies to communicate on a single
network. It will also substantially increase coverage to
95 percent of primary and secondary highways.
At each site, Ledcor’s work can range from adding
antennas to existing towers, to erecting new selfsupporting towers. For this reason, work on any one
site can take anywhere from a single day up to a
couple of weeks.
NISKU, ALBERTA. At Ledcor’s pipe fabrication and
module assembly facility in Nisku, we’ve been
making significant investments and taking
bold steps in a Lean Continuous Improvement
Journey first launched in Spring 2013.
At its core, Lean is a framework for business
improvement that looks at value-creating
processes and removes barriers for our teams
to safely deliver their work. Often this means
improving information flow, providing the right
tools and materials to people at the right time
and place, and removing excess stress from
everyday tasks. The result is a streamlined
workflow with minimal waste.
At the same time, Ledcor Nisku has been
bringing in new equipment and automated
systems to expand production capacity. That
includes high-amperage TIG machines for
specialty alloy welding, and a new pipe-cutting
table that is twice as fast and able to handle
higher diameters (up to 48 inches) and heavier
stock (up to SCH 140 at 24 inches).
Although the journey is not yet over, we’re
already enjoying a more efficient and highercapacity facility that preserves our high
safety standards.
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Oil & Gas
SATURN SISTER
COMPRESSOR PROJECT
ENCANA
DAWSON CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. In northeastern
British Columbia we are working with Encana to
construct a new compressor station at the Saturn Sister
gas compression facility. When completed, the station
will provide 5.6 million m3 (200 million ft 3) of sweet
raw gas per day to a processing facility run by
Spectra Energy.
Ledcor’s current scope of work includes the
fabrication and assembly of piperack modules at our
facility in Nisku, Alberta. Our work onsite includes
foundations, earthworks, mechanical, electrical, and
the erection of pre-fabricated equipment modules from
third-party suppliers. Mechanical completion is planned
for Spring 2015.
In addition to this facility, we are also preparing for
work on the first of four new gas plants in the Montney
Basin in northern BC. Construction on the first plant
starts in 2015.
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Oil & Gas
Terminal Connection
Project
ENBRIDGE Pipelines
EDMONTON, ALBERTA. We are installing 8,000 m
(26,000 ft) of 36-inch pipe on behalf of Enbridge,
linking their Edmonton Terminal with a new oil storage
development lying on the opposite side of a major
highway, and connecting two of their newest pipeline
systems into the expanding facility.
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Over 5,200 m (17,000 ft) of pipe will be installed using
horizontal directional drilling. This will allow our crews
to install the pipelines under existing buried utilities and
the highway without disrupting traffic. Multiple drilling
crews will work simultaneously to complete the project
in about six months.
Mining
pan project
midway gold
EUREKA, NEVADA. Ledcor is ramping-up operations as
the mining contractor for Midway’s open-pit Pan Project,
now under construction at the northern end of the
Pancake Mountain Range in central Nevada.
We will provide all of the workforce and equipment
necessary for drilling, blasting, loading, and hauling
ore from two open pits to be processed on a central
leach pad.
After construction delays caused by weeks of record
rainfall, we are now increasing our staffing levels to
prepare for operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Once in full production, we will be moving approximately
1.8 million metric tons of ore and waste per month.
The mine is expected to produce one million
ounces of gold at low cost due to the shallowness of
the deposits.
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Mining
GIBRALTAR MINE
TASEKO
MCLEESE LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Ledcor has been
contracted to further develop the Gibraltar Mine and
relocate 27 million metric tons of waste material. This
copper-molybdenum mine is the second largest open-pit
copper mine in Canada, and the largest employer in BC’s
massive Cariboo region.
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Ledcor mobilized to the Gibraltar mine in late 2013
in preparation for the 20 month contract.
In May of 2014, Ledcor was further awarded a scope
of work to expand a subsequent phase of the Gibraltar
mine. This includes mine development and pioneering
activities to move an additional 11 million tons of waste
rock over a six-month period.
Infrastructure
HIGHWAY 63
ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA. We are continuing work on
the twinning of Highway 63 from Highway 36 to Fort
McMurray in northern Alberta.
We are grading 26 km (16 mi) of highway, doing 37 km
(22 mi) of base and paving, and constructing a steel
girder bridge.
Since our work began, we have negotiated two
significant contract extensions: one for borrow-pit
clearing and stripping on an adjacent Highway 63 project,
and a second for the construction of a 265 m (1,200 ft)
concrete box culvert.
We expect to complete 6 km (4 mi) of the highway
by the end of 2014 and the remainder in 2015.
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Infrastructure
Monopole Foundation
installation
ALTALINK
INNISFAIL, ALBERTA. Ledcor has received substantial
completion certificates after an aggressive six-month
schedule constructing monopole foundations for the
new 500kV Western Alberta Transmission Line.
Despite the wide variety of configurations — from
one-pole to three-pole, including rock anchors, castin-place piles, steel-driven piles, and poured concrete
foundations — we are able to carry out the project entirely
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with Ledcor-owned equipment. Notably, the three-pole
foundations rank among the largest in North America.
With the work spread out over 12 km (7.5 mi) of farms
and wetlands, our strict adherence to environmental
requirements is critical on this project. Our
environmental performance on the project has been
matched by our safety performance, with zero safety
incidents recorded to date.
transportation
WELCOMING 200
NEW CNG VEHICLES
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. We recently added
200 new compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to our
fleet, creating one of the largest fleets of CNG vehicles
in Canada.
We’re estimating that annual fuel costs will be
30 percent lower than conventional fuels, and that
the greenhouse-gas emissions will be reduced by
23 percent. The conversion also extends the life and
improves the reliability of the vehicles by reducing wear
on engine parts.
The Ford Transit Connect cargo vans were converted
by G.W. Anglin Manufacturing to CNG fuel systems
from Altech-Eco, making them the first vehicles of their
kind. Pioneering an entirely new vehicle type presented
several challenges, including crash testing to meet
Transport Canada requirements.
The CNG vehicles are joining our existing fleet of
15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks. To date, Ledcor
has invested over $10 million in natural gas vehicles.
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transportation
SAFE SUMMER
FOR FIRE-FIGHTING
HELI FLEET
kamloops, british columbia. Ledcor’s Summit
Helicopters had a busy summer suppressing forest fires.
Our crews and 13 of our helicopters spent the summer
slinging equipment, moving personnel, and fighting fire
directly from the skies with helicopter buckets.
Despite the challenging conditions, we flew over 1,100
hours incident-free. Our safety strategy includes a robust
maintenance program and a monitoring system that
guarantees continuous evaluation and improvement.
The hard work and diligence of our pilots and engineers
also plays a major role in our safety culture.
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DAVE LEDE
INDUCTED INTO
BC BUSINESS
HALL OF FAME
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Ledcor Group
of Companies Chairman and CEO, Dave Lede, has been
inducted into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of
Fame, an initiative created by Junior Achievement of
British Columbia to honor business leaders who have
made outstanding contributions to the province and
to Canada.
Each year, laureates are nominated by their peers
and chosen by an independent selection committee
representing BC’s foremost business, academic,
and media institutions.
Early in Lede’s executive career, he coined and
instituted Ledcor’s safety hallmark — Think Safety, Work
Safely — creating an industry-leading safety culture that
has won numerous national awards. During his tenure,
he has continued to broaden Ledcor’s business base
and expand its operations, making Ledcor one of the
largest and most diversified construction and industrial
operating companies in North America.
AWARD FOR LEDCOR’S
WINTER SAFETY
EDMONTON, ALBERTA. We are proud to be honored with
the 2014 Construction Owners Association of Alberta
(COAA) Best Practices Award for large organizations.
The award recognizes our efforts to prevent winterrelated accidents with the Winter Works campaign.
These awards celebrate companies and organizations
that provide outstanding leadership in improving
industry practices.
Winter Works was designed to ensure that all
sites are ready for cold weather and snow. It includes
a standard site preparation plan, an action checklist
to guard against potential hazards, and an all-project
leadership review that kicks off the campaign each year.
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$200,000 IN
SUPPORT OF JUNIOR
ACHIEVEMENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA & northern alberta. We are
pleased to announce a $200,000 commitment over five
years to support Junior Achievement (JA) youth business
education programs in Northern Alberta and British
Columbia.
With over 120 charters world-wide, JA is the world’s
largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to
educating young people about business. Participants
in the JA Company Program learn every facet of small
business start-ups, from identifying a business need and
generating starting capital to production and marketing.
Ledcor’s contribution will help the program reach
outside of the major metropolitan areas, bringing
entrepreneurial training to larger numbers of young
people in northern Alberta and British Columbia.
INVESTING IN
SAFETY SKILLS
EDMONTON, ALBERTA. For the second year in a row,
Ledcor has dedicated funds to the Job Safety Skills
Society, an Alberta-based not-for-profit society.
Ledcor’s $20,000 contribution will go a long way
to helping the society run JobSafe, an extensive school
program that promotes workplace health and safety.
For Ledcor, this contribution helps to safeguard
young people in the workplace while demonstrating
our commitment to safety whether at work, on the road,
or at home.
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