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American Piledriving Equipment's
Pile Driving School
Building the World's Foundations!
History:
It has been a dream of American Piledriving Equipment, Inc.'s
President, John White, to have a pile driving school. In June of 2000, John and Dick Sadler met with Vince Rainier from the local
Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Group of Washington state and formed the first ever pile driving school, complete with crane
and live pile driving. This new learning center educates newcomers to the industry while also providing advanced training in all
areas of deep foundation construction.
The 5 day school begins with the latest technology. The massive amount of knowledge is expertly presented using a combination of
computer generated slide shows, videos and handouts. At APE's facilities, students see actual hammer manufacturing in process,
including welding a machining of vibratory pile driver/extractors, drills, pile leads and other related equipment. Students
participate with APE employees as they prepare pile hammers for shipment to actual job sites around the country.
The overnight success of the program has grown into a course on a national scale. APE has set up an actual live training center,
complete with crane, sheet piles and pile driving equipment.
Instructors:
John L. White is President of American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. based in Kent, WA. John is the holder of 10
U.S. Patents related to deep foundation construction equipment. John serves on the board of the
Deep Foundation Institution (DFI), as well as the Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA). John pioneered International
Construction Equipment's (ICE's) Seattle branch in March of 1983 and started APE in 1990. John started his career in pile driving
at Pacific American Commercial Company (PACO) in 1977.
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Vincent N. Rainier is the training coordinator for the Western Washington Pile Drivers Local Union 2396 located in Kent, WA.
Vince has been a commercial driver and pile driver for over 24 years and an instructor for 20 years. Vince and his assistants, Mel
Swan and Phil Johannes, continue to add new topics for the course and serve as lead instructors for the unions across the United
States.
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