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Earthworks Services

With a fleet of more than 160 pieces of heavy construction equipment, Nu Edge Construction Ltd. has the capacity, experience, and flexibility to execute earthworks projects of virtually any scale. From initial site preparation and mass excavation to precision grading, road construction, industrial development, and final site finishing, our team provides comprehensive earthworks solutions designed to take projects from concept through construction.

Operating throughout Western Canada, Nu Edge Construction combines an experienced workforce, a diverse equipment fleet, and modern construction technology to deliver safe, efficient, and accurate earthworks. Quality and efficiency are our focus for all of our projects – whether it be preparing an industrial site, developing transportation infrastructure, constructing a lagoon, or maintaining an existing facility.

Our extensive fleet allows us to mobilize the right combination of equipment and personnel for each project. Excavators, dozers, graders, articulated haul trucks, compactors, loaders, and specialized support equipment give our crews the resources required to respond to changing site conditions, aggressive construction schedules, and complex project requirements.

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About Earthworks

Large Fleet and Qualified People

With our fleet of heavy construction equipment, we have the ability to assemble project-specific fleets based on production requirements, material quantities, site conditions, and schedule.

Large-scale earthworks projects require more than simply having the right equipment available. Excavation, loading, hauling, spreading, grading, and compaction all operate as a coordinated system, and the capacity and quality of one operation affects the productivity of the next.

Our team plans equipment utilization around the complete earthmoving cycle to help maintain consistent production throughout the project.

Our large fleet also provides valuable flexibility. When project requirements change, we can deploy additional equipment or adjust fleet configurations to meet changing production demands.

Successful earthworks require the right combination of people, equipment, planning, and technology.

Nu Edge Construction brings these elements together to provide complete earthworks solutions for projects throughout Western Canada. From moving large volumes of material to achieving precise final grades, our team approaches every project with a focus on safety, quality, accuracy, productivity, and execution.

Our earthworks services include:

  • Industrial site development and earthworks
  • Mass excavation and material movement
  • Site preparation and clearing
  • Pad preparation
  • Cut-and-fill operations
  • Rough and final grading
  • Engineered fill placement and compaction
  • Road construction and rehabilitation
  • Rail bed construction
  • Lagoon construction
  • Landfill development

Nu Edge Construction provides complete earthworks services for industrial developments throughout Western Canada. Industrial sites often involve moving large quantities of material in and out, demanding schedules, strict specifications, and precise coordination across multiple contractors and disciplines. Our team understands these challenges and has the equipment and field experience necessary to manage them effectively throughout the process.

Our industrial earthworks capabilities include site clearing and preparation, stripping, mass excavation, cut-and-fill operations, structural excavation, engineered fill placement, compaction, rough grading, precision grading, and final site preparation.

For industrial pads and large development areas, proper subgrade preparation is critical to the long-term performance of the completed facility. Nu Edge Construction carefully manages excavation, moisture conditioning, material placement, compaction, and grading to establish stable and accurately constructed building pads, equipment areas, laydown yards, and other working surfaces.

Our ability to manage large quantities of material with our own fleet also gives us greater control over production. We coordinate equipment and crews to balance excavation, hauling, placement, compaction, and grading operations while reducing unnecessary downtime.

Nu Edge Construction provides rough and final grading services for industrial, municipal, and infrastructure projects. Our crews work from engineered designs and digital construction models to match the established required elevations, slopes, drainage patterns, and finished surfaces for any project where precision is needed.

Pad preparation can include excavating unsuitable material, preparing the subgrade, placing engineered fill,  moisture conditioning, compacting, and precision grading. We coordinate every stage to provide a stable platform for the construction activities that follow.

Modern machine-control technology allows our operators to work directly from digital design information, improving grading accuracy and reducing the need for repeated staking and manual grade checks. The result is a more efficient operation with greater consistency across the project.

Nu Edge Construction provides earthworks and grading services for road construction, expansion, and rehabilitation throughout Western Canada.

Successful road construction begins well below the finished driving surface. Proper excavation, drainage, subgrade preparation, material placement, compaction, and grading are essential to building infrastructure that performs and holds up under demanding conditions.

Our road construction capabilities include right-of-way preparation, excavation, embankment construction, subgrade preparation, ditching, drainage improvements, aggregate placement, grading, compaction, road widening, and rehabilitation.

From industrial access roads and resource roads to municipal and development infrastructure, our equipment fleet allows us to efficiently manage both large-volume earthmoving and precision finishing operations.

We also provide ongoing road maintenance services. These services can include grading, surface repairs, drainage maintenance, aggregate placement, snow removal, and rehabilitation of deteriorated road sections. Maintaining access is especially important for active industrial facilities where road conditions can directly affect safety, productivity, and site operations.

Nu Edge Construction provides earthworks services for rail bed and related infrastructure construction.

Our work can include stripping, excavation, embankment construction, subgrade preparation, drainage development, material placement, compaction, and precision grading to support subsequent rail construction.

We ensure efficient production and accurate elevations and grades across rail corridors by combining our experienced operators with GPS-enabled equipment and digital construction models.

Nu Edge Construction has the heavy equipment and earthmoving capacity required to construct lagoons and associated earthworks for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and infrastructure applications.

Our services include site preparation, stripping, mass excavation, material hauling, berm construction, embankment development, slope grading, subgrade preparation, liner installation, and surrounding site development.

Controlling grades throughout lagoon construction is particularly important. Our GPS machine-control systems allow operators to accurately follow engineered models during excavation and embankment construction, helping ensure slopes, depths, and elevations are built to project requirements.

Nu Edge Construction provides earthworks services for landfills, including constructing, expanding, rehabilitating, and maintaining landfill facilities. Depending on project requirements, our work can include cell excavation, site grading, berm construction, road development, drainage improvements, material relocation, cover placement, and reclamation activities.

Our large equipment fleet provides the flexibility required for landfill projects where operations may need to continue alongside construction activities. We can coordinate equipment and crews to maintain access and production while completing new development or rehabilitation work.

Nu Edge Construction provides equipment and experienced personnel for a wide range of rehabilitation and remediation projects. Services can include excavation and relocation of material, removal of unsuitable soils, site regrading, drainage improvements, placement of clean material, road rehabilitation, and restoration of disturbed areas.

Every remediation project presents different conditions. Our diverse equipment fleet gives our project teams the flexibility to adapt operations as site conditions change and to mobilize specialized equipment when required.

Nu Edge Construction provides ongoing earthworks and site maintenance services to keep a variety of facilities accessible and operational year-round. Maintenance programs can include road grading, aggregate placement, drainage maintenance, ditch cleaning, site repairs, snow clearing, snow hauling, and general earthworks support.

Technology has transformed how modern earthmoving is done, and Nu Edge Construction continues to invest in and educate our operators on systems that improve accuracy, productivity, and consistency in the field.

Our use of GPS machine-control technology and Trimble systems integrates engineered project information directly into earthmoving and grading operations.

Digital models provide equipment operators with real-time information about elevation, grade, slope, and position. This allows operators to understand exactly where material needs to be removed or placed while they work.

More accurate excavations mean a reduction in unnecessary over-excavation or having to return to a project to remove more material. Precise material removal or placement can reduce rework. Machine-controlled grading can improve consistency across large areas. Digital designs can also help field teams identify discrepancies and respond to changing project requirements more efficiently.

By combining modern GPS and Trimble technology with skilled operators, supervisors, survey personnel, project managers, and support staff, Nu Edge Construction delivers earthworks with precise accuracy while maintaining the production levels required on large-scale projects.

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