cameras in our utility vehicles to start tracking the degradation of utility poles on the side of the road without the actual employee having to analyse it . There are tracking and inspection within the utility tools and software that we ’ re looking at , and that drives straight down to the bottom line – not just to Aecon , but to our customer .” This level of digitalisation is just one example of Aecon pushing value beyond its own business units and caring for workers . On-site , staff enjoy all the advantages of IT , connecting them to equipment and vehicles for a firmer grasp of hazard control , with operations being managed from within a cockpit in Fort McMurray .

Part of Aecon ’ s successful embracing of technological advancements is the partnerships it has made with the experts . The business is using SAP Fiori in-house , with third party expertise from RTS and Sodales , and iOS is being used to keep workers connected . Ultimately , Templeton thanks those on-site for guiding these IT choices .

“ We also partner within the business units , because we ’ re not

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