Advances
How we work — equipment, method, safety
What you’re hiring is the equipment, technology and discipline that make the digging come out right — starting with two advantages almost nobody else can offer: our own precast concrete pipe, and excavators that run by remote control.
Advance 01
Precast Concrete Pipe — Made by Us
Most excavators buy their concrete pipe from a supplier and wait in line. We manufacture our own precast concrete pipe and fittings, cast in our own steel moulds with automatic demoulding right at the production line. That means consistent wall quality, sizes and fittings made to the job, and no supplier lead time standing between your site and the next section of pipe. When a drawing changes mid-project, we cast what the change needs.
- Our own precast concrete pipe and fittings — not bought in
- On-site moulds with automatic demoulding for consistent quality
- Diameters and fittings made to the project's drawings
- No supplier queue — production follows your schedule
Advance 02
Remote-Controlled Excavation
Our excavators can be run by remote automated control: the operator stands clear of the machine, working twin joysticks at a console with live camera views of the boom, the bucket and the trench. The operator is out of the danger zone on unstable ground, near structures or in contaminated soil — while the machine digs with the same precision as a driver in the cab. It is the safest seat on the site: not in the machine at all.
- Excavators operated remotely — operator stays in the safe zone
- Live multi-camera views of boom, bucket and trench at the console
- Built for unstable ground, tight structures and contaminated sites
- Cab-level precision, without putting a person in harm's way
Advance 03
A Modern, Matched Fleet
The right machine for the ground in front of it. Our fleet covers the range from tight residential lots to open commercial sites, and every job is matched with equipment sized to the work — because an oversized machine tears up a site and an undersized one burns your schedule.
- Excavators and earthmoving equipment for sites of every size
- Machines matched to access, soil and scope
- Maintained, inspected and ready to work
Advance 04
Directional Drilling
When a utility line has to pass under a driveway, a road or finished landscaping, open trenching is the expensive way to do it. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) puts pipe and conduit underground with a fraction of the surface damage — and a fraction of the restoration bill.
- Trenchless utility installation under finished surfaces
- Less restoration, less disruption
- Ideal for water, sewer, gas and conduit runs
Advance 05
Grading & Compaction, Verified
A foundation is only as good as what it sits on. We grade to the elevations your drawings call for and compact backfill in proper lifts, so the slab, footing or pavement above doesn't settle, crack or pond water a year later.
- Grading to drawing elevations and drainage falls
- Backfill compacted in lifts, not dumped and hoped
- Frost-depth awareness — GTA footings sit below the 1.2 m frost line
Advance 06
Safety & Compliance Systems
Excavation is unforgiving work, so our systems are boring on purpose: locates before digging, a risk assessment on every job, trained operators, and trench work that follows Ontario Regulation 213/91. Excess soil is handled under O. Reg. 406/19. Paperwork first, then machines.
- Ontario One Call locates on every dig — no exceptions
- Risk assessment and safety protocols per job
- Trench safety to O. Reg. 213/91; soil rules to O. Reg. 406/19
Our scope: construction projects
51 Excavation is a construction contractor: we take on excavation and site-work projects with our own crews and machines. At this time we do not rent out large excavators or other heavy equipment — every machine in our fleet works on 51 Excavation projects only.
Put our equipment to work on your site
Tell us about the project — we’ll match the machines and the method to your ground.