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CONTENTS
3 Message from the President
4 60 Years and Counting
E CONSTRUCTION LTD.
DOUGLAS ELLETT
President
Plus, E Constructions
environmental initiatives
16 Black Friday
10 Family Matters
It says a lot about a company when
employees recommend it to their
friends and family
GABRIELLE RAHEEM
EPI Coordinator
RUTH KELLY
Publisher
18 Our Divisions
Meet the leaders of our five operational
areas and find out some little known facts
20 Great Job
Take a look into a notable project
MIFI PURVIS
Director of Custom Content
SHELLEY WILLIAMSON
Managing Editor
CHARLES BURKE
Art Director
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ANDREA DEBOER,
COLIN SPENCE
Associate Art Directors
12 Longstanding Employees
Meet a trio who grew with the job
and helped grow the company
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BRENT FELZIEN,
BRANDON HOOVER
Production Technicians
A Celebration of 60 Years
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Presidents Message
Congratulations and thanks for 60 years of setting
higher standards in road building
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Doug Ellett
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60 Years and
Counting
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1950s
1954
Manitoba engineer Ron Everall
starts Everall Construction,
paving the roads of mid-century
Western Canada, keeping pace
with the post-war boom in car
travel and trucking.
Late 1950s
Early Alberta projects include paving
main streets in Jasper, Edson, Leduc,
Cardston, Provost, Grande Prairie and
Peace River. Other early contracts include
streets in a number of Saskatchewan
towns and cities. The company adds
three plants and extensive equipment.
1958
The current office is built
on three acres of land in
the refinery area of
Strathcona County.
1960s
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Late 1968-70
Large gravel surfacing
projects happen on the
Alaska Highway, as does
street resurfacing in Fort St.
John and Fort Nelson, B.C.
Late 1970s
1970
Late 1960s
The first job in Canmore is
on Highway 1 in 1968, which
also marks the first base and
crushing operation for Everall.
Field supervisors of that era
include Keith Ellett, Ray Evans, Gordon Barrowman, Dick
Furneaux, George Skrypnick,
Phil Klein, George Clark,
John ONeil and Ervin
Underschultz.
Mid-1970s
The company adds one of the
provinces first drum plants,
which creates a need for other
equipment, such as larger
rollers and pavers. Everall
doubles its fleet between
1973 and 1979. Ron Everalls
sons Earl and Roy Everall join
the company.
1962
Murray Hunter takes the
second-in-command post,
a job he holds for eight
years. A Calgary office
opens, headed by general
manager Jim Watson, and
operates until 1965, used
mainly for city contracts
and commercial paving.
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1977
Edmonton head office grows
following the purchase of
adjacent land, enabling the
addition of 18,000 square
feet of shop and office space.
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The 1980s
The company makes it through
the recession, thanks to ongoing
activity in Fort McMurray. Doug
Ellett moves to Fort McMurray
and hires assistant Laura Chrapko,
opening a permanent office.
1983
2003
2000
Everall becomes E Construction when Colas International
purchases the local paving
specialist. Ellett and his
management team make
changes to the reporting
system, quality control and
accounting requirements.
Ownership transfers
to the younger Everalls
and Robin Alton.
1990s
Growth happens this decade
and the company builds on
its long history, expanding
operations in Fort McMurray
and Cold Lake.
1988
Ruel Bros. is purchased
by NPA Ltd., now part of
the company. Everall opens
a permanent office in Slave
Lake in response to post-flood
rebuilding.
2003-14
The staff at the Edmonton
head office more than
quadruples. The company
grows from a 100-employee,
$60-million-a-year operation
to a more than 500-employee,
$225,000-million-a-year
enterprise. The fleet holds
900 pieces of modern paving
equipment. E Construction
grows to become one of
Western Canadas largest
paving contractors.
2011
NWT Construction joins the
family, bringing 25 years of
subarctic paving experience
to the table.
2012
The company paves the Deh
Cho Bridge, linking Yellowknife to the south. An office
opens in Lloydminster.
2014
E Construction celebrates its 60th
anniversary. A number of exciting
contracts are signed, including the
Parsons Creek Interchange, leading
to a residential subdivision
that will house 24,600 people.
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Family Matters
Our employees recommend E Construction to their
friends and family as a great place to work. It says
a lot about us
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Longstanding
Employees
Laura Chrapko: At work in head office
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McBride has been the glue, guiding us along and contributing greatly to our success by having our asphalt plants
ready and able to work anywhere, any time.
McBride was promoted to equipment manager in 1978,
with eight plants under his watch at the time. By 1995,
McBride also took over troubled RSE as part of his responsibility now called SPAC and began running this division,
pulling its nine tankers out of debt.
McBride saw the potential that the takeover by Colas
would bring, and he was a strong proponent of the prospect.
When it happened, it gave him plenty more responsibility
and much more equipment to oversee. As current plants
manager, McBride is responsible for the mobilization
and maintenance of E Constructions 15 asphalt plants.
He remains a fixture at the company today.
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Retired Trucker
Plant Foreman
Plant Manager
Welding Shop Foreman
Paving Foreman
Trucker
Superintendent
Equipment Manager
Lead Mechanic
President
Paving Foreman
Executive Assistant
General Superintendent
52 years
48 years
42 years
39 years
38 years
38 years
38 years
34 years
34 years
33 years
32 years
30 years
29 years
Jules Champigny:
Since the beginning
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Thank You!
We couldnt have done it without you!
t E Construction we got our start doing small-scale paving jobs. Success didnt come overnight, and were
proud of our ability to scale up quickly from small to mid-size to large projects. Anywhere you step in Alberta, youll
find us. Weve paved in all four corners and beyond. But a company, whether its six years old or 60, is only as good as
its employees. And ours are the best. Thanks, and congratulations to all of you.
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A Great Mix
You cant talk about paving without talking
about the asphalt
here are 15 asphalt plants keeping the pavers in business at E Construction. One of the largest,
P36, is also one of the most technically advanced in the business. It helps keep the company competitive
in the road building landscape. And frankly, its also pretty cool. Superintendent Art Domke supplied
a few details about P36.
IN THE MIX:
The exact mix on every job is a little bit different,
Art Domke says. Heres what a typical aggregate
mix might look like:
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5%
10%
10%
75%
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Black Friday
A catastrophic days impact is felt throughout
the company, and across the decades
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One Everall employee was hit in the head with debris and suffered a spinal injury; another was struck by a massive door from
the welding shop and was buried, suffering a punctured lung.
There were people really badly hurt around us. We basically got
everybody out and made sure everybody was OK. There were
probably about 20 people. Then we started helping other people,
says deBeurs.
Though no Everall workers lives were lost, there were several
people killed around the immediate industrial area, and four
employees were injured, says deBeurs. There was a pickup truck
driving out near here and a two-by-four went through the driver.
People helped stabilize him until the ambulance came, but luck
was against him. That fellow passed away two days later,
deBeurs says.
Both deBeurs and Brian McBride drove company vehicles and
they were badly damaged. Brians was beyond repair, so the two,
still in shock, left work in deBeurs truck, which had its windows
blown out. We drove across the river and came back down the
Capilano freeway, he says. It was really strange because people
were in their campers and had their boats and everything, going
away for the weekend and theyre looking at us like wed gone
through a war.
When employees returned on Tuesday after the long weekend,
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Construction is one of the largest paving contractors in Western Canada. Our five divisions serve all of Alberta,
the Northwest Territories and parts of Saskatchewan. We own more asphalt plants than any other paving contractor in our operating area, which makes it easy for us to take on any size job. Our divisions know their own
backyard best, and their success is our success.
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
The strength of the North Division is built on the hard
work and dedication of our employees. Their commitment to safety, quality and customer service represent the
companys core values. Our business
goals are driven by that commitment
and our future is bright.
Given the competitive nature of
the Alberta construction market, 60
years in business is an extraordinary
achievement for E Construction. With
ongoing dedication to our core values
and business ethics, our employees
will guarantee the continued success
of E Construction; a company that
our customers prefer to work with, and one that we can
all be proud of.
Jack Farrar, Division Manager
GO WEST
The West Division is successful due to its mobility and
ability to react quickly. Weve secured strategic regions
by establishing and maintaining a permanent presence
with our offices and asphalt plants
in Peace River, Slave Lake and
Whitecourt. Our people are motivated
and, unlike many of our competitors,
unafraid of tackling complex, demanding projects.
Well also attack projects outside
our territory when the job suits our
capabilities (e.g., the Pincher Creek
Airport and Fort Chipewyan paving).
Our clients know well work to guarantee high quality projects that fit their timeframe and
budget. Weve successfully negotiated work that would
normally have gone to tender, and weve won tendered
projects even when we werent the lowest bidder.
Ben Grimmelt, Division Manager
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE
NWT Construction is privileged to share this exciting
celebration of 60 years of construction excellence. Located
in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in a challenging
environment, NWT Construction
joined the E Construction family
in 2011. E Constructions corporate
structure and expertise in mobile
plants, equipment, and personnel
has been a boost to operations.
NWT Construction successfully
seeks out large and small opportunities, including municipal, runway,
parking lot and driveway paving,
underground utility installation, site
servicing, pavement maintenance, walking trails and quarry
sales. Our people are what push us to the forefront of our
marketplace and our team leaders help us honour commitments to clients. They know that when we say we will, we
will. On behalf of NWT Construction, congratulations to
E Construction for its success and thanks for the empowerment and support it gives each division.
Rod Hildebrandt, NWT Construction Manager
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Notable Project
THE FORT MCMURRAY AIRPORT EXPANSION
This is the largest project E Construction has executed in its 60-year
history. Completed in 2013, the $70-million airport extension included a major upgrade and expansion of the existing 1986 terminal;
construction of underground services; new access roads; parking
facilities; taxiways; de-icing facilities; aircraft apron and upgraded
airfield electrical installations. This project, executed at the same time
a new terminal was being built, achieved some truly notable feats.
290,000
645,600
286,000
62,500
9,600
6,900
3,300
4,060
2,375
3,345
820
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