West Shore at Neptune Terminal
West Shore Constructors have been using Boscaro products purchased from Bigfoot for some of the biggest challenges they’ve faced at Neptune Terminal, a billion-dollar project in North Vancouver. “We work in some pretty challenging environments,” said Brian Casper, Construction Superintendent with West Shore Constructors. “So we need equipment that we can rely on to be […]
Custom Material Bucket
Like most projects, there are always a lot of moving pieces specifically when working in a delicate environment like a hospital. In this specific job, construction would take place right on top of a cardiac unit that had several labs- all required to keep functioning during the construction. “You’re working in an existing operating hospital. The […]
A Cut Above: Bigfoot Supplies Unique Man Basket to Diamond Mine
When the Dominion Diamond Corporation needed a newer, safer, and more efficient solution for an ongoing challenge in their mining operations, they called Bigfoot Crane Company. Dominion Diamond Corporation is a Canadian mining company that has become a major supplier of rough diamonds to the world market. Their operation at the Ekati Diamond Mine near […]
Towering Above the Competition
Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors needed to cut a 100-foot water tank, add a 40-foot extension, then put the suspended piece back on. For a company with more than 30 years of experience in constructing, installing, renovating and rebuilding large above-ground water tanks across the US, the project should have been routine. It was anything but. […]
Boscaro Self-Dumping Bins Assist with Clean-up of Mine
Built back in 1889, during Washington State’s short-lived mining boom, the Pride of the Woods mine was abandoned by the 1920s, leaving behind mine tailings laden with toxic metals like arsenic and lead. These tailings had been leaching into the soil and nearby groundwater, posing serious health and environmental threats to both man and nature. […]
Lights, Camera, NAVIS!
Safety is paramount on any production set and in an industry where getting just the right shot can make all the difference, that safety is even more critical when people and equipment are being lifted high in the air. To read the full case study, click here. For more information about the NAVIS Anemometer systems, click here.
Hitting the Mark with Navis Wind Meters
Shooting Range Wind Sensor: Check & Mate California’s Jim Ramsay entered the Extreme Benchrest competition as an amateur marksman but he finished it by besting the pros. His not-so-secret weapon? A shooting range wind sensor or more importantly, a Navis Wireless Wind Speed Sensor. Even more impressive was that it was his first time in […]
Paradox Hotel in Downtown Vancouver
Raising the Roof Without Lowering Productivity The Situation: The Paradox Hotel in downtown Vancouver needed a way to hoist all the pieces of the steel canopy at its podium up as high as seventy feet above street level. The crane had to stay in place for several months and operate within a narrow space between […]
Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course
Within a week of being hired, we had installed a 45 metre Koenig K70 with an 8,800 lb. maximum lift up close and a 2,000 lb capacity at a 148 foot radius. All at about a quarter of the cost to hire a mobile crane. To read the full case study, click here.
Boscaro Products at Connecticut’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Why are Bigfoot’s Boscaro products appearing on some of North America’s highest profile projects? Just ask Ed Hawthorne. He was a Safety Manager for Walsh and PCL, a joint venture that was teaming up on some of the largest construction projects in North America. One such project for Walsh/PCL JV II was […]
