Innovative Pipeline Crossing

JANUARY 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 9 conversations, and of course a very good relationship that was estab- lished during the lifecycle of the proj- ect, construction went very well and was successful.” Bothar Group of Companies With its presence firmly established in the pipeline industry, in October, 2018, IPC focused on strategically diversi- fying its portfolio by amalgamating with Bothar Boring, one of the largest tunneling and trenchless contractors in the world. “We can now have the opportunity to operate on a much broader scale,” says Peter Hennig, CEO of IPC, “and will be able to expand from the oil and gas sector into others, such as munic- ipal and civil works, with a focus on Canada’s infrastructure program.” IPC is now able to provide Tunneling, Microtunneling, and Auger Boring services ranging from 300mm up to 4.000mm.While thefirstAuger Boring equipment has landed in Calgary and is already getting prepared for the next job, IPC is involved in tender- ing for major Microtunneling projects throughout the country. Additional resources are being mobilized to Calgary to support the team during this growth period. “We havemassive programs in Canada