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Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. (RECo Canada) and IECS Group Inc. proudly announce a strategic collaboration agreement aimed at promoting the widespread adoption of Cable Concrete® technology throughout Western Canada, spanning from Manitoba to British Columbia. By combining our resources, expertise, and capabilities, both companies are poised to [...]

We understand that carbon emission is one of the major factors that enable climate change, and it directly impacts the lives of millions of people around the world by disrupting the natural environment. As a responsible company, we are working towards reducing our carbon emissions in line [...]

Two years ago, we launched our new website www.precastarches.com, allowing fellow engineers to develop preliminary precast arch solutions for their mining and infrastructure projects. The website has been successfully used numerous times to assess project feasibility, with many clients obtaining the auto-generated arch profiles and estimated footing [...]

Come and explore Booth #17 at the CSCE Annual Conference in Moncton, NB, where you can discover extensive information about the exceptional performance, durability, and advantages offered by our reinforced retaining walls, precast concrete arches, precast modular retaining walls, and a diverse range of other products. Pictured [...]

Join us on Thursday, May 25th at the CSCE Annual Conference in Moncton, NB as we present our research paper titled "Comparing the Flexural Behavior of Precast Concrete Panels Reinforced with GFRP Bars and Steel Rebars." This paper explores the latest developments in the civil engineering field, [...]

This year we celebrate our 60th Anniversary since the invention of our renowned Reinforced Earth technology. Henri Vidal invented this technology after years of experimentation with different materials, including substances such as sand and pine needles. He later patented the refined technology in 1963. The Reinforced Earth [...]

This 33m high truck dump wall at Mount Milligan mine is the tallest retaining wall constructed by RECo in Canada to date. It supports 320 ton capacity haul trucks dumping ore to the primary crusher located in the dump pocket at the edge of the wall. The [...]

The Canadian Geotechnical Society / La Société canadienne de géotechnique (CGS) and the Calgary Geotechnical Society (CyGS) organized GeoCalgary 2022, the event took place this past October and was held at the Hyatt Regency in Calgary, Alberta. In 2022, GeoCalgary celebrated their 75th year, it is currently [...]

March is National Engineering Month in Canada to celebrate engineers, their work, and their important role in society. Let’s take a moment to commemorate the professional engineers at Reinforced Earth Canada, who adds up to 45% of our total staff and contributes to the company’s great successes. [...]

Today is International Women’s Day. Let’s celebrate and recognize all the amazing women who play a role in the incredible civil engineering industry we have here in Canada! Towards the end of 2022 Terre Armée launched a Gender Equality Plan with the goal to increase the number [...]

We are delighted to announce that one of the projects we worked on made it to the finalists round in On-Site's Annual Canadian Construction Photo Contest. Please Visit the Link for More Details: Click Here Photo courtesy of: Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 Project Location: Golden, B.C. [...]

In celebration of Reinforced Earth Canada’s 50th Anniversary, we published a coffee table book showcasing a small sample of our history. This book is a collection of 50 projects that have been built, highlighting interesting facts and pictures. We would like to extend a special thank you [...]

Off to the Canadian Rockies The Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 Project, in British Columbia involves realigning and widening 4.8 km of highway through the canyon. This last phase is the most technically challenging and difficult part of whole 4 phased project considering the location, along with [...]

Back in the fall, in conjunction with our tree planting event, a 5 km walk was organized by the Sustainable Development Committee and the Health and Safety Committee, as part of a RECo Health Day. On Tuesday, October 18, in addition to planting trees, RECo completed a [...]

We have worked on a wide array of projects including the Reversing Falls Railway Bridge Rehabilitation in Saint John, New Brunswick. Due to the advanced degradation of the concrete in the piers of Reversing Falls Railway Bridge, a 20m high Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall [...]

Have you heard about TechSpan®? If not, let us introduce you to this technology that is widely used in infrastructure projects across Canada. Not only that, this technology has been accepted as standard practice by civil engineering authorities worldwide. TechSpan® is a state of the art, three [...]

At Reinforced Earth Canada we have accomplished a lot over the years. Let’s take a moment and look back on how far we have come. In 2020, we were honoured to be able to celebrate our 50th anniversary, as we commenced operations in Canada in 1970. Since [...]

We are excited to announce that T-WALL® is a new addition to our family of proven retaining wall solutions. T-Wall has been a major wall system in the highway and railroad construction industries for three decades. T-WALL® is a gravity retaining wall system, consisting of modular precast [...]

The paper presented at the conference: Title: Challenges in the Design and Construction of MSE Walls on the Regina Bypass Project Presentation by: Matt MacIntosh and Tatiana Rrokaj Abstract: The Regina Bypass is the largest infrastructure project built in the City of Regina, Saskatchewan. The [...]

A platform dedicated to TechSpan® concrete arches: Visit Precastarches.com to download our catalogue and create your customized TechSpan® project. Our TechSpan® technology results from decades of research and development. A buried precast concrete arch, it generally consists of semi arch units that meet at the crown, supported [...]

Since 1970, Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. (RECo Canada) has served the Canadian construction industry, providing reliable engineered solutions for a wide variety of applications and challenges, such as MSE retaining walls and precast arches. We are proud to enter our 50th year and are grateful to our [...]