EllisDon has joined the Phil Marketplace to help reduce excess haulage distance on its jobsites.
EllisDon will list and source excess soil and aggregate in The Phil App’s open marketplace, then digitally track from source to destination.
The Phil App joins EllisDon’s Technology Ecosystem as a part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability and digital transformation.
The partnership helps divert materials away from landfills to nearby projects for beneficial reuse. By doing so, EllisDon could achieve a 60 per cent reduction in haulage distance; Phil’s load tracking users are hauling materials 25 km on average to their destination compared to the provincial average of 65 km.
“This partnership is more than moving excess material from sites, it’s about tracking our carbon impact and understanding our impact on the environment and the industry,” said Brandon Milner, Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President of Digital & Data Engineering at EllisDon.
“Working alongside the team at The Phil App means we can now track and evaluate every kilometre our material travels. Furthermore, this single platform will provide our construction teams with a great technology to future-proof our sustainability and technology efforts across the organization.”
The adoption of The Phil App aims to support EllisDon in reducing compliance risks, gaining new levels of operational visibility and making it easier for partners across the value chain to adopt sustainable practices.
EllisDon’s excess material requirements can now be viewed publicly on The Phil App. Projects seeking to source locally available soil or excess materials can search, match and coordinate directly with EllisDon through the platform. Listings are updated regularly and are accessible to developers, contractors, municipalities and other stakeholders looking to reduce their haulage costs and carbon footprint.
“Our mission is for every truck load of construction material to travel the shortest distance possible to a compliant site,” said Bryan Kerr, Co-founder of The Phil App
