Sector: Construction Materials

Cement Terminal Dock and Barge Ramp Rehabilitation

Project Details: Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) retained CWA to develop a multi-phased plan to rehabilitate and upgrade aging marine infrastructure at their cement plant, located in Richmond, B.C. Under Phase 1 of this project, CWA assessed the existing marine infrastructure at the cement plant’s riverside berth and subsequently developed a rehabilitation plan to address the… Read More

Cement Terminal Inspections

Project details: In order to mitigate safety and quality risks and prevent catastrophic incidents, Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) has implemented a program to inspect and monitor key assets at their cement terminals, quarries, and other manufacturing facilities. Under the program, Lafarge engaged CWA to perform inspections of 15 cement terminals throughout western Canada and northwestern… Read More

Cement Railcar Loadout Upgrades

Project details Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge)’s Exshaw cement plant has been in operation for over a century. To meet the future demands of the construction industry, Lafarge increased the capacity of the Exshaw plant by 60 percent with their Kiln 6 expansion project, making it the largest producer of cement in Canada. Completion of the… Read More

Spy Hill Aggregate Plant

Project details Lafarge Canada Inc.’s Spy Hill aggregate plant is an automated high-capacity screening, crushing, and washing plant that can crush approximately 1,000 tons per hour and was approximately 700 tons per hour. As the prime engineering consultant, CWA was responsible for the civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical detailed design along with establishing and controlling… Read More

​Richmond Terminal Marine Infrastructure Rehabilitation

​Project details CWA was initially engaged by Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) to perform a load capacity analysis of two existing timber structures, an approach trestle and a portion of the main wharf, to identify their safe working load capacity. As part of the analysis, CWA performed a site visit and condition inspection to identify repairs… Read More

​Ready-Mix Harbour Plant

​Project details CWA was retained by Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) as the prime consultant responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction management services for a new ready-mix facility in Vancouver, British Columbia. The project included the following elements: A barge berth designed to accommodate 6,000-tonne barges. A 1,400 t/h barge unloading and stacking conveyor system. Aggregate… Read More