Vögele pavers prove their worth on high-specification GTA projects

The busiest section of Highway 403 near Mississauga, Ontario, carries more than 200,000 vehicles per day. When Fermar Paving Limited was awarded the high-profile paving contract to rehabilitate the highway, they knew that stakes were high and there was no room for error. GTA contractor seeks flexibility and versatility from its equipment solutions Fermar started as a small paving contractor 62 years ago and has since grown into a full-service general contractor capable of delivering complex jobs in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). And, as a family business, Fermar's vision is to be the safest and best-managed construction service company in the GTA, providing innovative solutions that adapt to customers' changing needs. They run a mixed fleet of paving equipment, which they use to their advantage. "Having a mixed fleet gives us flexibility and versatility. Different machines can perform under different applications. Having multiple brands allows us to match the right paver to the right job," says Mike Cabral, asphalt operations manager at Fermar. Fermar decided to invest in new pavers for the 403 and other major highway and municipal projects in the GTA. The contractor's deliberations over which machines to purchase went beyond specs and price tags. The right pavers for these specialized jobs need to handle increasingly complex, high-specification work while supporting the skilled crews who operate them every day. That led to Fermar's demo of Vögele's Super 2000 highway-class pavers. "We tried them because of the strong reputation they have in the industry for precision innovation and quality of finish," says Cabral.