MacKay Contracting

Boxes Up, snow laying in a truck box can wreak havoc all day with material sticking and subsequently building up throughout the day.

Pre Fabrication Sites.....................................................: There’s times when space limitations require you to assemble building components off-site. These can be due to space limitations multiple structures and trades buzzing around the site. Each component is numbered and labeled, so when the arrive to site they go together lie a big real life @lego set.

Innes Ave in Cranbrook BC will be closed to all traffic from January 18-January 21 to complete Sanitary Sewer work. Residents who access their properties will be kindly asked to follow the direction of on-site personnel during this time. Please obey all Traffic Control Personnel and Signage in place. As with all construction projects we kindly ask to give workers space in order to work safely and efficiently during this time. @cityofcranbrook and @mackaybuilds appreciate your understanding while we complete th

Slight adjustment and let’s rock and roll!

This is the not so promoted side of our D11’s. This is rocks worst nightmare.

60 cubic yards of blade with 850hp behind it, watch out Mother Nature MacKay Contracting #mining #d11dozer #canada

Road Widening : @higgysmallz13

Compaction. It’s one of the keys to the construction process. Yet probably, one of the most under featured! Get it right and it’s built right. This is a Padfoot or also known as a Sheepsfoot Compactor. As opposed to having a smooth drum, it has pads to knead the material being placed. These Compactors are the ideal machine for clay or silty soil types

This is Lindsey. He’s a Hand Faller, some of the most demanding and dangerous work on the planet. Part Mountain Goat and part Tree Felling Specialist, this type of work is only for the tough! Hand Falling is required for dangerous Trees or Trees that can’t be logged by mechanical means. Lindsey also runs a guiding business if you’re interested in chasing around Bears, Cats or that Trophy Elk! Give him a follow! @rezhounds

Water....... When you turn on you faucet and instantly have water. This is how it gets there. Delivered by Municipal Infrastructure. This particular water system will supply almost 300 dwelling units.

777 in its natural habitat

Happy Labor Day to our hard working team! Hopefully everyone had a great long weekend!

MacKay Contracting Cat 390D loading out Deere 460E rock trucks with overburden material #mining #heavyequipment #construction

Behind every fleet of equipment, there is a team of fuel, lube, and service techs caring for the fleet Chances are, you never get a glimpse of them working be...hind the scenes in the field or in the shop. Their work goes on to be noticed by many, yet appreciated by few MacKay Contracting with the slick fuel/lube service truck setup for in field servicing! How about that serious rig? See more

#tbt to the late 90’s when we hauled waste from one of the most famous lead, zinc and silver mines on the planet. This underground mine was in operation for over 100 years producing 160 million tons of ore. Half pictured below is one of our 2 long retired 769B’s Beaumadine

Dozing through the week!

Design-Build Reinforced Slope ... This is a MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) Wall that we’re building for our client Parks Canada on the Trans Canada Highway #1. This wall is designed to aid in preventing avalanches from closing this important route. This particular wall is a Sierra Slope design, supplied by our friends at @nilexinc See more

Now Hiring. Class 1 Drivers

Rolling into the weekend!

The last step in Municipal/Residential Road Reconstruction Projects comes the landscape restoration. The community has a brand new street without it looking like we’ve ever been there. New Infrastructure below ground and above. Thank you to the residents for their cooperation while we rebuilt their street. @ Cranbrook, British Columbia

Here we go! Excited to get to work with @seymourpacific on the Rockyview Development in Cranbrook BC. This development will provide almost 300 dwelling units to the community. @ Cranbrook, British Columbia