LEAN THINKING
Saving You More On Every Project
LEAN Thinking is a simple and cost-effective approach we apply every day and on every activity throughout our company. LEAN’s main purpose is to eliminate non-value-added activity. We review everything we do and, in an orderly way, eliminate waste wherever we find it. That’s our LEAN Savings Guarantee.
Eliminating delays or crews waiting around needlessly
Eliminating unnecessary equipment movement or transportation
Avoiding duplication of effort or eliminating unnecessary activities
Planning jobs to remove overqualified resources
Eliminating excess materials
LEAN Thinking means that our customers Get More Out in less time, at less cost and with less risk.
Eliminate Non-Value-Added Activities = 10% cost savings for customers
Improve Workflow to Increase Productivity = 50% productivity gains with a sequential workflow model
Eliminate Unnecessary Travel = +30% reduction in travel costs and carbon emissions with our on-premises soil processing facility
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LEAN Thinking saves you time and money with a safe and highly productive job site.
Learn more by watching our video series.
Fleet of trucks
Our new hydrovacs are 10 decibels quieter than other hydrovacs reducing the perceived noise level by greater than 100% .
Customized Equipment with the Latest Technologies
OE operates one of Canada’s biggest and newest fleets of high-capacity hydrovac trucks. Our NextGen Hydrovacs are whisper quiet, optimized for fuel and operating efficiencies, and fully MTO compliant. In fact, our hydrovacs are 100% quieter than the competition - an important feature while working in densely populated urban environments.
Our hydrovac fleet is supported by unshrinkable-fill cement trucks, asphalt trucks, aggregate dump trucks, coring trucks, float trailers, back-hoes/mini-ex, concrete/road saws for full surface restoration and our latest stone slingers (below).
Soil Disposal and Recycling
What’s Right for The Environment Shouldn’t Cost You More
We view hydrovac waste as a valuable resource awaiting its next use. Our convenient ECA approved, central GTA soil processing and recycling facility, eliminates unnecessary travel to and from remote soil disposal sites. Less time on the road is better for the environment and saves our customers time and money.
During our recycling process:
Water is extracted and reused throughout the recycling process and to refill hydrovac trucks.
Fine aggregates and sand are washed and extracted to meet the Ontario Provincial Standard Specification and are often used to refill excavated holes. Aggregate is crushed and is used in place of quarry-mined crushed stone.
Silts and clays are converted from waste into clean fill.
All materials are tested to ensure compliance with new Ontario provincial soil regulations.
We are striving to process 100% of all the hydrovac waste we receive and recycle it into materials ready for valued reuse.
