About AGRA Foundations Limited (formerly Western Caissons Limited) has been associated with construction of pile foundations since the 1950’s, when Benjamin B.
Drago is the Corporate Health and Safety Manager for AGRA Foundations, Western Canada’s largest foundation engineering and construction company, striving to install high-quality pile foundation systems to suit site specific soil conditions. Torchinsky founded it in response to a need to construct deep foundations in Saskatchewan, Canada. AGRA Foundations is proudly celebrating its growth to the la
rgest foundation engineering and construction company in Western Canada with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg. Graduate professional engineers manage all of its offices. Our philosophy is to install the most suitable and economical type of pile foundation system for site-specific soil conditions without compromising quality. We specialize in the construction of deep pile and caisson foundations which transmit structural loads through the soft erratic overburden soils, which prevail over most of the inhabited portion of Canada, into the underlying hardpan, glacial till or bedrock. Our capabilities also include shoring systems, limited access drilling equipment, churn drilling, vibro compaction and replacement, stone columns, and seismic foundation upgrading. In our website we describe the various types of foundation piles and caissons which are presently in use in various parts of Canada. Please browse our website for details of services we are able to provide or contact one of our many experienced representatives with any questions you may have regarding our capabilities. About Drago Raisavljevic
Launching his career as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1978, Drago continued to build an impressive 25 years of service, retiring as a Master Warrant Officer in 2003. Venturing out to employ his diverse spectrum of expertise within the corporate world, Drago began is his reign in the Health and Safety Management Industry, earning a Masters Certificate in Project Management and an OHS Diploma in Safety from the University of Alberta. Joining his military background with his new expertise, Drago began is new career as a Health and Safety Manager in the Security Industry, advancing into the Construction and Energy Industries, before discovering his niche in corporate affairs. Currently, Drago employs a range of talents to oversee all national safety operations for ARGO, drawing on more than three decades of leadership experience to conduct required investigations and execute security planning and implementation.
