Tracks and Treads - Finning Canada

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Departments
4 The Finning Focus
We’re aiming for zero lost time
incidents
6 Groundbreaker
Re-manufacturing services;
Finning International signs a
$360+ million contract;
An update on NAIT’s ThinkBIG
program; B.C.’s new WorkSafe
forestry regulations; A nod to
winners of the 4th annual Wood
WORKS! gala; Good-hearted guy
fixes Zamboni; Old operator opts
for joystick. AND: meet the mega
water truck
12 Yesterday/Today
Affordable and versatile, the
backhoe loader remains a vital
construction tool
13 Yellow Iron
New products and services
from Finning
33 Safety First
Learn the difference between a
hazard and a risk and make your
worksite safer
36 Meeting the Challenge
Lafarge makes the most of the
Preventive Maintenance program
34 Field Test
A blacktop family takes a new
paver for a spin
41 Bill’s Business
Bill discovers Finning’s performance
analysis program. Will it
really increase efficiency on site
42 Count On Us
CONTENTS FALL 2008
Features
14 A Rock and a Wet Place
A Kelowna construction company
makes a road on a mountainside
18 Three Times Lucky
First Nations joint venture wows
some industry heavyweights
22 Machine Health Care
A little TLC can prevent a world of
pain and put the sparkle back in
your scraper
ON THE COvER
Finning’s Centre of Excellence
Photograph: DwightArthur/Photek
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27 SPECIAL REPORT
Centre of Excellence
Finning’s huge new workspace in Red Deer
promises to improve workflow and free up
techs at branches to serve customers better
38 A Sharke Tale
A central B.C. company proves that there’s
life in the logging industry yet
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