Machinery - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SNC-LAVALIN Environment SNC-LAVALIN Environment Inc. (SLEI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SNC-LAVALIN Group Inc. SNC-LAVALIN Inc. is Canadas largest engineering-construction company, and one of the most prominent in the world. Head quartered in Montreal, Quebec, SNC-LAVALIN Inc has more than 30 permanent offices worldwide and ongoing projects in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1911, SNC-LAVALIN Inc. has built a solid reputation in traditional engineering and, over the years, has broadened its services to provide total solutions to clients, regardless of location, industry or complexity. Its wealth of expertise is drawn from a professional core of some 8,800 employees and its corporate revenues in 2001 exceeded $ 2.3 billion CDN. SNC-LAVALIN Environment Inc. has a wealth of experience dating from 1937 in the field of geotechnical engineering and 1973 in the field of environmental sciences. SLEI offers consulting services in the following sector of activities: environmental studies, environmental planning and capacity development, geographic information systems, contaminated sites, waste-management, mining activities, pollution control, geotechnical engineering and agricultural and rural development. SNC-LAVALIN Environment Inc. multidisciplinary team of professionals includes civil engineers specialized in water, wastewater and storm water management and infrastructure, in geotechnical engineering, and mining engineering; chemists, biologists, geologists, geographers, designers, meteorologists, oceanographers, hydrogeologists, cartographers, agronomists and natural resource managers; and specialists in environmental planning, public consultation, social sciences and law. SLEI is backed by one of the best equipped and most modern soil and materials laboratories in Canada. SNC-LAVALIN Environment Inc. has a strong and enviable track record and serves a diverse clientele including small, medium and large companies, all levels of government, domestic and international financial institutions and development banks. In all its projects, SNC-LAVALIN Environment Inc. provides its clients with services of the highest quality. The firm is ISO 9001 certified and has a comprehensive quality assurance program. SNC-LAVALIN Environment has been active on the international scene since the mid-seventies. It has successfully completed projects in North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. When it undertakes a project outside Canada, SNC-LAVALIN Environment usually hires local specialists or enters into joint venture agreements with local firms to ensure that its team, which is always headed by a senior Canadian professional with international experience, benefits from a full understanding of the local context. This approach also minimizes the cost of its services. Services provided by SNC¨LAVALIN Environment Inc. : · Air and Acoustics: air quality control, and noise and vibration control; · Construction and Materials Quality Control: large works, structural steels, laboratory tests and analyses, inspection and supervision of construction, concrete and building materials; · Contaminated Sites: site characterization and site restoration; · Environmental Audits: transaction conformity and management audits including ISO 14001 auditing; · Environmental Impact Assessments: including industrial projects, linear infrastructures, marine projects, resource management projects, and assistance in the acquisition of requisite permits; · Fisheries and the Aquatic Environment: physical oceanography and marine geophysics, chemistry and biology of fresh and salt water, sedimentology, coastal management, and fisheries; · Geology and Geotechnical Studies: studies, laboratory tests and analyses, cold regions engineering, design, plans and specifications and pile foundations; · Groundwater: hydrogeological studies, and contaminant hydrogeology; · Mining Sites: project impact assessments, site development plans, site closure plans, and mine waste disposal; · Rural Development: classification of agricultural lands, natural resource management, master planning, irrigation and drainage systems, assistance to farmers and water users associations, management, training and agricultural extension; · Solid and Hazardous Waste: professional services related to municipal, commercial, industrial, and hazardous wastes and the design of handling facilities (landfills, incinerators, etc.); · Training and Technical Assistance: training courses in environment, institutional strengthening, environment management systems (ISO 14000), and environmental technical assistance in a variety of environmental disciplines; and · Water Supply and Sanitation: water supply, water treatment, water distribution, waste water collection and treatment, and management of storm water.