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Foresight Leads to Expanded Services
Playing the biggest role in Visco Demolitions success has been the Vissers
foresight and willingness to build upon the foundation it started with the switch
to demolition. As the business was taking off in the early 1990s, the family was
one of the first to recognize the value of recycling as part of the demolition
process. They set up a recycling yard and started bringing in concrete to crush
into aggregate.
"Before that, we were taking it to the landfill, which incurred dumping fees,"
said Ron. "Recycling avoids that and turns the concrete into useful products.
We stockpiled the raw concrete at first and contracted out the crushing, but
we've since bought our own crushing equipment. We crush at our yard, but we also
crush on site at a project. That's even better for the environment because the
material is often reused right there, which saves trucking, and in turn, fuel
costs and emissions."
Last year, Visco Demolition Contractors turned more than 200,000 tonnes of
concrete into recycled aggregate, but the company's recycling efforts extend
beyond concrete. As part of the demolition process, the company had previously
taken metal products to scrap yards for reuse. Now, it does on-site processing
for customers who have scrap metal they want to clean up.
"We go right to the customer's location and take care of everything," Ron pointed
out. "Visco can do that for large industrial plants or someone who has a regular
supply of excess metal. With our 'Weigh and Pay' system, they know exactly what
each load weighs and what it's worth to them".
In the past few years it's added wood to the list by shredding lumber to make
three types of wood chips: landscaping, compost and "hog fuel" that can be sold
for energy use.
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THANK YOU!
We at Visco would like to thank all of
customers for their continued support!
In our 40 years of doing demolition in Alberta we have met a lot of
really nice people. We have developed relationships with many of our
customers that really make doing business a pleasure.
We strive to continually improve our services and bring real value to
our customers, but ultimately no improvements would be possible if not
for our customers continuing to choose Visco for all their demolition
and recycling needs.
Thanks to all of current and past customers and all the best in 2008,
our 40th year in business.
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