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Wendover Quarry Entrance
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 ertrand Construction owns
three quarries in Eastern Ontario. We serve a diversified market such as municipalities,
private contractors, private owners, farmers and industries. Bertrand Construction makes
granular for asphalt, concrete, cement, roads, drainage and winter sanding. Our quarries
are located in L'Orignal, Wendover and St-Isidore. All our quarries have a Class A license
from the Ministry of Natural Resources with an annual extraction permit of 3 million tons
for L'Orignal, 500 thousand tons for St-Isidore and 300 thousand tons for Wendover.
The three quarries are strategically situated with no half-load restrictions in the
spring. We can vouch for the best service and all the loaders at our quarries are equipped
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weight targets requiredby our clients. In our quarries, we offer a total of 20 different
granular products to meet the different needs of our clients and the market. All our
products are tested while being manufactured and we keep a computerized log record for any
future references. With the three quarries we own, we have more than 150 million tons of
licensed aggregate reserves. Bertrand Construction is capable of supplying quality
materials for any M.T.O. projects. We have a fully equipped testing lab and our facilities
and staff are certified by the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories as a Type
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Loader at the L'Orignal Quarry
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Wendover Quarry
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Wendover Quarry
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Loader at the Wendover Quarry
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L'Orignal Quarry Entrance
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Specialty stone products
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Asphalt plant in L'Orignal, Ontario
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 t the L'Orignal quarry,
Bertrand Construction runs an asphalt plant, which has a certificate of approval for air
by the Ministry of Environment. Our plant can produce a variety of mixes that can meet all
the M.T.O's high provincial standards. All our mixes are designed by a certified
engineering firm in accordance with the Asphalt Institute Manual Series No.2 called
"Mix design methods for asphalt concrete and other hot mix types." At the plant
we use computer software, which batches automatically, based on the targets of all
ingredients in the mix design. The system also has a printed log to record all batches and
mixes being produced. Our laboratory is equipped with an asphalt extractor |
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that tests
any finished asphalt product from the plant, breaks it down physically and compares all
the gradation and physical properties with the target mix design for quality control. The
company serves all regional projects from the smallest to the largest and our clientele
can be the government for major highways, and private construction contractors for
secondary roads, commercial parking, and private home driveways. Bertrand Construction is
also a distributor for cold mix asphalt of high performance, which is mostly used for road
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One of our mixers in the 1960's
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concrete plants located at the St-Isidore and L'Orignal quarries since the early 1960's. |
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Skyview of L'Orignal Quarry, Ontario
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runs a lime plant at the L'Orignal quarry. Our crushing mill plant is controlled by a
computer system that monitors amperage variation on the crusher motor to automatically
adjust the flow of the raw material being fed. It ultimately produces a very high-quality
lime. Lime is the pillar of agriculture since it can control the PH in the soil and
maximize growth. A soil with too much acidity in relation to what is being
cultivated in the field will prevent the full agricultural potential (poor harvest,
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species,
fertilizers that cannot be effective to their full potential, etc.). Lime is a known
product, but education and awareness are necessary amongst the farmers to show its
long-term importance. Bertrand Construction's plant and product are certified by the
Quebec Bureau of Standards (BNQ) as a natural calcium lime. Our industrial lime is produced and stored in a
silo. Then it is hauled with special tankers to I.K.O. Industries,
a world class manufacturer fo roof shingles. |
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