Nov-2017

162 163 GENERAL TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 362 SECRETARY-TREASURER: Alan Porter n PRESIDENT: Wayne Garner n VICE PRESIDENT: Jordan Madarash RECORDING SECRETARY: Yvonne Bruyere n TRUSTEES: John MacDonnell / Troy Wright / Harbans Minhas Proud Partners with Waschuk Pipeline Construction WASCHUK PIPE LINE CONSTRUCTION LTD. checklists, formal inspections, and subcontractor company involve- ment in meetings and supervisory training, ensures that all subcon- tractors and vendors meet client requirements. Finally, Waschuk says that the ability to consistently develop good personal relationships with the leaders and members of the communities in which it works is a prime differentiator. “What’s important is dealing with smaller towns’ councils and mayors – de- veloping personal relationships with them; supporting and do- nating goods and services for local communities that we go through. You improve your community rela- ny run by the owners – myself, my brother, and my dad, who is pretty much retired. My brother and I are hands-on every day, out in the field, in project meetings, dealing with owners, directly. We have entire control over the finances and running of projects. So, that’s an advantage - we run very efficiently and we can react and make decisions very quickly.” The company also focuses on environmental protection. “Everybody thinks that we have a big impact on the environment,” Waschuk avers, “and we do have some impact. But, actually, when we leave a job, all the topsoil and tree planting and riverbank restoration is probably in better shape than when we started the job. These things impact operations, and ultimately, costs, but you can never spend enough money saving the environment.” “Also, we maintain and run a top-end fleet of equipment and trucks that we rotate out every couple of years, so we have good, current equip- ment,” Waschuk adds. In fact, Waschuk Pipe Line Construction owns and maintains 72 Sidebooms, 53 Excavators, 47 Dozers, plus 8 Graders, 6 Rock Trucks, 5 Tack Rigs, 7 Loaders, 3 Bending Ma- chines, 6 Boring Machines, 4 Farm Tractors, and 200 other trucks in its fleet. Another key to the company’s success has been its long-term, good working relationships with its subcontractors and vendors; it has years of experience outsourcing many specialized tasks involved with mainline pipeline construction to its network of partners, and its Subcontractor Management Program utilizing pre-qualification