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▼▼ELLIS & ASSOCIATES, INC. PROMOTES
DAVID W. SPANGLER, P.E.
Ellis & Associates, Inc. (E&A),
an ECS Group of Companies,
is pleased to announce that
David W. Spangler, P.E. has
been promoted to manager of
the geotechnical engineering
department. Spangler has 19
years of geotechnical engineering
experience and is a licensed
professional engineer in
Florida and Georgia. He has
managed hundreds of geotechnical
investigations throughout
the Southeast on a wide
variety of private and public
sector projects, including buildings, industrial and healthcare
facilities, schools, parks, bridges, roadways, airports and seaports.
He has extensive experience with all aspects of land development
including large subdivisions, retail centers and other large-scale
projects. Additionally, Spangler has also managed and performed
Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments and several
construction materials testing projects.
▼▼GILBERT ADDS THREE NEW DEALERS TO
NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK FOR THE GRIZZLY
MULTIGRIP™ VIBRATORY PILE DRIVER
Gilbert Products Inc. is proud to announce the expansion of its dealer
network to Western Canada with three new dealers: Canadian
Pile Driving Equipment (CPDE), ShearForce Equipment and
Accudraulics.
CPDE becomes the Grizzly MultiGrip™ dealer in Alberta and
Saskatchewan while ShearForce Equipment and Accudraulics are
respectively appointed dealers in British Colombia and Manitoba.
“We are very proud of these partnerships and look forward to
long-term and successful collaboration,” said Alex Gravel, director of
sales and marketing at Gilbert.
Founded in 2009 and located in Lacombe, Alta., CPDE provides
a full line of service and parts that complement the best purpose
built pile driving equipment made. CPDE offers excellent service and
training to their customers.
ShearForce Equipment, located in Abbotsford, B.C., is a leading
provider of attachments for excavators, tractors, backhoes and skid
steers, and is a division of West Coast Machinery Ltd. A family-run
business for three generations, ShearForce stands behind its products
with comprehensive customization, maintenance and repair services.
Accudraulics Inc., based in Winnipeg, Man., is a dedicated
source for heavy-duty hydraulic equipment and servicing in
Manitoba.
Gilbert is a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing
of forestry, sawmilling and construction equipment and snow groomers
since 1986. The company is located in Roberval, Canada and
employs more than 100 employees.
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