DFI Members

DFI is an international membership association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. For almost 50 years, we have brought together professionals for networking, education, communication and collaboration. As a member, you help create a consensus voice and a common vision for continual advancement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavations.

Why Join DFI?

DFI members enjoy a broad community of industry peers to network and collaborate with, a wealth of industry resources to leverage, and opportunities to earn professional development credits.

Network with thousands of members and industry professionals worldwide

Strengthen your knowledge base and obtain practical information at seminars, short courses, workshops and conferences

Gain access to DFI’s extensive library of publications

Collaborate with colleagues by joining one of DFI’s Technical Committees, industry-wide Working Groups, Regional Chapters or a DFI group

Gain visibility with a corporate member listing on the DFI website, which has 32,000 views each month

Explore everything that DFI memberships have to offer…

Member Diversity

DFI has a diverse membership that encompasses all disciplines of our industry and performs the various specialties that comprise deep foundations. Our memberships includes people and companies from across the globe.

Memberships That Work for You

DFI currently offers three types of membership types to fit your specific needs. These include Corporate Memberships, Individual Memberships, and Student Memberships.

Corporate Memberships

Corporate Memberships are available in varying classes based on the type, location and size of organization.

Each DFI Corporate Member organization, regardless of class, is represented by two employees, designated as DFI Corporate Member Representatives. Some Corporate Member organizations can also name additional employees as representatives in proportion to their size.

If other employees of a Corporate Member organization wish to join DFI as an individual member, they have the option to join at a discounted rate (15% below independent individual member rate). They will also be listed in the Corporate Member organization’s Directory listing. All Corporate Member organization employees who are representatives or discounted individual DFI members receive all member benefits.

Corporate Member organizations are also asked to designate administrative, marketing, and billing reps who may or may not be official DFI members.

  • Affiliate Corporate Membership allows multiple-office Corporate Member organizations to illustrate their geographical diversity by registering branch and/or affiliate offices as Corporate Members with their own corporate directory listing and representatives on www.dfi.org. The Affiliate must share the same name as the parent Corporate Member organization.
  • Non-Commercial Corporate Membership allows non-commercial organizations such as government agencies, associations, societies, universities and union organizations to join DFI with their own corporate directory listing and representatives on www.dfi.org.
  • Sustaining Membership status is reserved for Corporate Members who contribute to a special Sustaining Membership Fund managed by the DFI Educational Trust, for the purpose of furthering DFI’s educational goals.
Class Description Annual Dues* Annual Dues (india) Included Seats

SS**

All organization types for India
(Constructor Firms; Engineering Firms; Service Firms; and Equipment/Material Manufacturer/Supplier Firms) with up to ₹100 million gross annual revenue

n/a
₹34,000
2

I

All organization types
(Constructor Firms; Engineering Firms; Service Firms; and Equipment/Material Manufacturer/Supplier Firms) with up to $5 million gross annual revenue (₹100 million to ₹315 million)

$1,300
₹68,000
4

II

All organization types
(Constructor Firms; Engineering Firms; Service Firms; and Equipment/Material Manufacturer/Supplier Firms) with gross annual revenue $5 to 15 million (₹315 million to ₹950 million)

$2,100
₹106,000
8

III

All organization types
(Constructor Firms; Engineering Firms; Service Firms; and Equipment/Material Manufacturer/Supplier Firms) with gross annual revenue $15 to 50 million (₹950 million to ₹3 billion)

$2,750
₹141,000
12

IV

All organization types
(Constructor Firms; Engineering Firms; Service Firms; and Equipment/Material Manufacturer/Supplier Firms) with gross annual revenue over $50 million (₹3 billion)

$6,000
₹212,000
16

Affiliates

Branches or affiliates of existing Corporate Members
$650
₹34,000
2

NonComm

Non-Commercial Organizations (includes Government Agencies, Associations, Societies, Union organizations, at discretion of the Board of Trustees)
$650
₹34,000
2

*When DFI membership dues are paid after the enrollment period, they are applied to the current calendar year.

**Only available to India members

Individual Memberships

Practitioners can join DFI as Independent Individual Members to keep abreast of developments in deep foundations and play an important role in contributing to the consensus voice of DFI. In addition, several discounted individual memberships are offered. Check out the Individual Membership prices.

  • Corporate Member Employee Individual Membership allows employees of registered Corporate Member organizations to join DFI at a discounted rate.
  • Government Employee Individual Membership allows public sector employees including federal, state and municipal agencies to join DFI at a reduced rate.
  • University Employee Individual Membership allows full-time faculty members to join DFI at a reduced rate.
  • Emeritus Individual Membership is reserved for individuals who have been members of DFI, either as Representatives of Corporate Members or as Individual Members for a minimum of 10 continuous years, and who have reached the age of 65 years and have retired from full-time employment.
Class Description Annual Dues* Annual Dues (India, 1 year) Dues (India, 3 years)** Dues (India, 6 years)**

Independent Individual

Practitioners who want to keep abreast of developments in deep foundations and play an important role in contributing to the consensus voice of DFI
$135
₹7,400
₹20,200
₹36,900

Government Employee

Government Employee Individual Membership allows public sector employees including federal, state and municipal agencies to join DFI.
$65
₹1,600
₹2,900
n/a

Corresponding Membership**

Corresponding Membership is a limited membership for those who only wish to keep up to date on the deep foundations community through electronic communications.
n/a
₹3,200
₹8,700
₹15,800

University Employee

University Employee Individual Membership allow full-time faculty staff to join DFI at a reduced rate.
$65
n/a
n/a
n/a

DFI Corporate Member Employee (Discounted Membership)

Employees of registered Corporate Member organizations who wish to join DFI
$115
₹2,700
₹7,400
₹13,300

Emeritus Individual

Individuals who have been members of DFI, either as Representatives of Corporate Members or as Individual Members for a minimum of 10 continuous years, and who have reached the age of 65 years and have retired from full-time employment
Free
n/a
n/a
n/a

*When DFI membership dues are paid after the enrollment period, they are applied to the current calendar year.

**Only available to India members

Student Memberships

As a student, you can become a DFI member for free and benefit from all the opportunities DFI offers.

  • Network with thousands of members and industry professionals.
  • Expand your knowledge at conferences, seminars and workshops.
  • Join one of DFI’s Technical Committees.
  • Receive the online version of Deep Foundations magazine six times a year and the DFI Journal 2 times per year, and always be up to date.
  • Access OneMine.org and download up to 125,000 articles, technical papers and books from DFI and organizations all over the world — at no cost.
  • Connect and communicate with industry peers through social media such as DFI’s Facebook page and LinkedIn Groups.

Other Members

Charter Members

Corporate Charter Members

  • Associated Pile & Fitting Corp.
  • Richard Goettle, Inc.
  • Gulf Foundation, Inc.
  • Jordan Pile Driving Co.
  • MKT Geotechnical Systems, Inc.
  • McClelland Engineers Inc.
  • Mississippi Valley Equipment Co.
  • The H.C. Nutting Co.
  • Pacific American Commercial Co.
  • Schnabel Foundation Co.
  • S.K. Whitty & Co., Inc.

 

Individuals Charter Members

  • William L. Acker III
  • Louis G. Adelsohn
  • George H. Beckwith
  • Charles J. Berkel *
  • Raymen H. Bittner
  • Michael M. Blendy
  • Thomas G. Bumala
  • Joseph V. Capuano
  • Donald R. Clark
  • Frank M. Clemente Jr.
  • G. Robert Compton Jr. *
  • Joseph D’Annunzio
  • Albert L. Deen, Jr.
  • Paul DeBruyn *
  • Joseph H. DeSalvo
  • Clement A. Didden
  • Anthony M. Digioia Jr.
  • Louis Donolo Jr.
  • John (Jack) Dougherty
  • Lynn Doyle
  • Bengt Fellenius
  • Carl W. Fenske *
  • C.G. Fleming Jr.
  • Larry Fredricksen
  • James D. Frisbie *
  • Leo W. Geismer, Jr.
  • George G. Goble *
  • Richard Goettle III *
  • James S. Graham
  • Richard E. Gray
  • John A. Grazel
  • Albin Gronowicz
  • Charles L. Guild *
  • Harry M. Head *
  • J. Richard Hoppenjans
  • John S. Horvath
  • Samuel Shuen Hung
  • Hal W. Hunt *
  • Larry A. Jeffers
  • Orrin H. Jinnings
  • Gay D. Jones Jr. *
  • D.R. Jordan
  • David R. Lewis
  • Norman Liver *
  • William F. Loftus
  • Thomas J. Lowry
  • William J. Lytle
  • Alan G. MacKinnon
  • P.C. Mah
  • Richard O. Marsh, Jr.
  • Edward J. McNamara
  • William M. Meng
  • Stanley Merjan *
  • David W. Mitchell
  • Ross A. Morrison
  • Edward B. Moss
  • Richard B. Moulton
  • Gerald R. Olson
  • Larry Rayburn
  • Richard T. Reynolds
  • Daniel J. Rider
  • Fred Severud
  • Roy Shafer
  • C.H. Slingluff, Jr.
  • Milan Spanovich
  • George J. Tamaro
  • Christopher D. Thompson
  • David Weatherby
  • Edward T. Webbe *
  • Roy H. Whisler Jr. *
  • Henry R. Whitty
  • Donald L. York

*deceased

Sustaining Members

DFI Sustaining Members are Corporate Member firms who contributed to a special fund from 1999 – 2006, prior to the establishment of the DFI Educational Trust, to supplement the dues income used to expand DFI’s educational goals. The contributions were used as follows:

  1. To continue with and improve upon DFI’s Continuing Education Seminars, allowing DFI to remain a leader in information transfer for the deep foundations industry.
  2. To support the Paul DeBruyn Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the late Paul DeBruyn, a DFI member who initiated the idea of a scholarship fund. The scholarship fund provides students with complimentary attendance to DFI conferences and seminars.

The Sustaining Membership Fund and the Paul DeBruyn Memorial Scholarship Fund are now managed by the DFI Educational Trust.

 

  • AMERICAN EQUIPMENT & FABRICATING CORP.
  • AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC.
  • BAUER EQUIPMENT AMERICA
  • BAUER FOUNDATION CORP.
  • BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
  • BRAYMAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
  • CAJUN INDUSTRIES, LLC
  • COWI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  • DEAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
  • DRILL TECH DRILLING & SHORING, INC.
  • FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
  • FOUNDATION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • GEOKON, INC.
  • GOETTLE
  • JUNTTAN OY
  • KELLER
  • KELLER FOUNDATIONS LTD.
  • KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS
  • KLEINFELDER
  • L.G. BARCUS & SONS INC.
  • LANGAN ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  • MENARD
  • MUESER RUTLEDGE CONSULTING ENGINEERS
  • NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
  • NUCOR SKYLINE
  • O.C.I. DIVISION / GLOBAL DRILLING SUPPLIERS INC.
  • SAS STRESSTEEL, INC.
  • SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY
  • SUPPORTWORKS INC.
  • TEI ROCK DRILLS INC.
  • THATCHER ENGINEERING CORPORATION
  • WILLIAM F. LOFTUS ASSOCIATES FOUNDATION ENGINEERS
  • WURSTER ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

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