Canada's Oldest and Largest Mixed-Trade Association By Anna Guy Older than the country itself, the venerable Toronto Construction Association’s proud legacy is as celebrated as its bright future. Certainly, it’s a very distinguishing fact: the Toronto Construction Association (TCA)—150 years old this year—is older than Canada itself (by a few months). Established in [...]
“The technology has changed, and the scope of work has changed, but in our 75 years, one thing remains the same—the importance of and pride in our work,” says David Gardner, Business Manager of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 95 Union. The largest and most influential union [...]
Best Community Development of the Year By Anna Guy It’s hard to imagine a better way to celebrate 60 years of home construction and land development than receiving the Best Community Development of the Year Award from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association for 2017. If you’re not in the industry, a little background: [...]
By Anna Guy Canada’s most successful companies—think Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, McCain, Sobeys, Folger Rubinoff, Grant Thornton—don’t get there accidentally. Every aspect of their business is designed for maximum efficiency and productivity, including their business environments. That’s where SGH Design Partners steps in. SGH Design Partners is Canada’s leading independent, privately-owned corporate [...]
PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT CANADA SUCCESS By Anna Guy From the outside, the new and improved Wellington Building looks as glamourous as it did when it originally opened in 1927—but the inside is 21st Century engineering and design at its finest. Tourists, politicians and Ottawa citizens have appreciated the historic Wellington building since [...]
PROJECTS BUILT ON PRIDE By Anna Guy Piroli Development Group understands that aging Canadians want to live their Golden Years to the fullest—and have created a retirement community and option suited perfectly towards that. No longer are retirement communities a place where people go gentle into that good night. Today’s baby boomers—the cohort [...]
Heritage Masonry Restoration Experts By Anna Guy When it comes to heritage buildings in this country, there is none with more significance, architecturally or symbolically, than the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. One of the most recognizable buildings in Canada (if you aren’t sure which it is, check your $10, $20 or $50 bill), [...]
TOOLS OF YOUR TRADE By Anna Guy Much more than tool, equipment and safety product company, SureWerx is prime to be the leader in worker safety and productivity. SureWerx Looking for a case study in strategic growth through acquisitions, increased market share, and expanding established relationships with distribution partners, there isn’t a [...]
By Anna Guy If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then cabinetry is the arrow. The award-winning workmanship that Pacific Rim Cabinets has earned its reputation for elevating each and every kitchen its cabinetry graces. Through outstanding collaboration and exemplary custom service before, during, and after installation, Pacific Rim Cabinets has maintained [...]
20 Years of Innovative Service From a three-man operation in 1997, to upward of 90 employees in recent years, Alcro Electric has a lot to celebrate on their 20th anniversary. The energy industry can be fickle, and making it this long is no small feat. Voytek Lukasiewicz, President of Alcro Electric, attributes their [...]