Integrated Sustainability is an employee-owned water infrastructure delivery and operations company with extensive expertise in all aspects of water infrastructure design and execution. They execute projects under a collaborative turn-key delivery model from concept to completion, assuming full risk and accountability for the entire infrastructure development. They are adept at finding new ways to increase efficiencies and reduce costs for their clients by adopting innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology. This transparent “design, build, operate” approach to water infrastructure development helps their customers realize substantial value.

“Our foundation is engineering and consulting services, specializing in industrial infrastructure for water,” says Stuart Torr, president, Integrated Sustainability. “We don’t provide a one-size-fits-all model, but rather a fully-vertical integration of services and customized solutions to meet our customers’ needs. We also try to hold as much accountability as we can because that’s when we can offer the best return on investment for our clients.”

This innovative approach in addition to partnering with Finning for insights on the construction component, work that was previously contracted out, was the basis for addressing an industrial freshwater reservoir project for a major oil and gas company in Alberta. “Integrated Sustainability was looking to lead their own construction, and we were tasked with providing options for a pilot project,” says Jeremy Pautler, Finning sales rep. “What started as a straight rental evolved into a full turn-key solution.” The project involved 19 pieces of equipment from dozers and excavators, to graders fully loaded with 3D grade control and VisionLink technology, as well as a project-dedicated technician to maintain the equipment and on-site fueling, by 4Refuel to maximize uptime. “This was the total package,” said Pautler. “We were able to combine our programs and resources under one contract with a single point of contact to make it easy for them to do business with us.”

“The project really evolved out of Integrated Sustainability’s dedication and strong willingness to adopt new ideas and enter into an absolute partnership,” said Nathan Smith, Heavy Rents for Finning. “Their extensive knowledge and technology expertise on the design and engineering side gave them the motivation and confidence to move forward, trust in our expertise on the equipment side, and take that next step of executing on what they are creating.” Gary Smolik, manager of construction for Integrated Sustainability was tasked with overseeing the pilot project. “I went to Finning because I like Caterpillar, and I know the product, service, and capability they can provide,” says Smolik. “But when we found out what the technology offer was and what it had the capacity to do, combined with having our maintenance and cost concerns addressed, it was a winning combination.”

According to Torr, they were able to action this new solution because everything came together at the right time. “We had always envisioned we would fulfil the entire extent of the design build model,” says Torr. “We were looking at where we could make the delivery and service offering better and where we had the opportunity to integrate all services to be able to provide increased certainty, a better product, and a better schedule. With Finning, we had people across the table as driven and excited as we were. There was an obvious connection between the two teams and we were both motivated by innovation. Finning wanted nothing more than to demonstrate the finest capability of their equipment, and we wanted to drive that equipment to its greatest efficiency so we could provide a better outcome.

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