A New Era in Building
From lower costs to faster turnover, modular construction is proving itself to be one of the most viable ways to build. In just a few years, what was once considered an industry upstart has not only...
ROC Modular
With a growing population breaking the 40-million mark, the demand for housing in Canada has never been greater. A lack of housing supply and challenges of affordability have widened the gap,...
US-Offsite
US-Offsite has quickly made a name for itself in the modular building industry. Founded in 2018 and based in Anderson, California, the company began production in 2023. With an office team of 13 and...
ROOM
When open-plan offices were introduced decades ago, many companies thought it was a great idea. Instead of traditional floor plans with multiple individual offices, there was a drastic shift toward...
Altius Architecture
It is impossible to turn on the TV or check the news without hearing about the nation’s dire housing crisis. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), issues include lack of...
Progressive Real Estate
In the world of real estate, the typical approach is that some companies focus on development, while others act as general contractors or property managers. But for Geoff Milnes, combining these...
East Coast Metal Systems
It was 1990. The internet was just starting to take its first steps toward revolutionizing the world. The manufacturing industry was undergoing significant changes, including a major shift toward...
Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)
From excessive heat and humidity to floodplains, hurricanes, and wildlife, construction challenges in Florida are unlike any other in the United States, and no one understand these challenges better...
FK Architecture
In 1963, Lyle Fugleberg launched a small, one-person architectural firm. Partner Bob Koch joined him just three years later. Officially named Fugleberg Koch Architects, Inc. in 1972, the early years...
Jendco Safety Supply
While she was working for a material supply company in the 1980s, clients asked Beth Jarvis about purchasing safety items; the company, however, didn’t want to add other line items to its inventory....
Falcon Structures
Looking back on over two successful decades in business, Stephen Shang has seen modified shipping containers develop from a niche market into practical, real-world solutions for everything from...
Bear General Contractors
Every construction site has potential hazards, from risks like tripping and falling to being hit by falling materials or equipment, to electrocution. Personal protective equipment (PPE) like gloves,...
Makloc
For over 50 years, Alberta-based Makloc has served the building needs of customers in oil and gas, commercial and industrial, and the renewable energy sector. Known for quality, customer service,...
GTA General Contractors
Hiring the right general contractor (GC) for a construction project makes all the difference. An experienced GC sees the overall picture, coordinates timelines and subcontractors, manages the...
Bass Installation
Over the past two decades, Bass Installation has made its mark on such iconic projects as the Toronto Eaton Centre Skylight, 160 Front Street, and The Well Canopy, to name a few. Taking on bigger,...
Hull Forest Products
In today's world, words like “sustainable” and “renewable” are everywhere, but what do they really mean? For Hull Forest Products, these words are put into action every day, as they have been for...
Plant Construction
Back in 1947, the future was finally looking bright for the United States. World War II was over, and the nation was eager to get back to business. Employment was high, especially among the civilian...
Pliteq
Firefighters had never seen anything like the inferno on February 12, 1990. Most blazes could be extinguished with water alone, but not 14 million scrap tires stacked 23 feet (seven meters) high. In...
AGF Group
Many businesses today talk about corporate social responsibility (CSR), but not all put it into practice as openly and effectively as AGF Rebar. Founded in 1948, the company is a global leader in...
Greenfield Contractors
For Lucas Young, building relationships is as important as providing customers with quality structures. That’s the way it has been since he founded Greenfield Contractors in the summer of 2011....
GGLO
At leading design firms, sustainability is in their DNA, and in this realm, GGLO stands apart. “With GGLO’s founding in Seattle, we were surrounded by sustainable design culture from its earliest...
Insulated Roofing Contractors
Tearing off and replacing roofs, often measuring thousands of square feet, on warehouses, schools, hospitals, condos, and massive commercial and industrial buildings is a big, messy, and expensive...
EI Associates
In architecture, engineering, and design, it’s not unusual to hear words like ‘green’ and ‘sustainability.’ For C. Bruce Christman, Jr., these terms encompass more than materials and construction...
Bamboo Living
Many of us are concerned about the environment and reducing our carbon footprint, but David Sands has made the future of the planet his life’s work. A meeting between carpenter Jeffree Trudeau and...
The Business of Heavy Construction Equipment Rentals
From reduced startup costs to saving on storage, insurance, and maintenance, there are plenty of advantages to renting rather than owning construction equipment. For many of us, our infatuation with...
Innovations in Asphalt
From preserving skeletons of prehistoric animals in Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits to playing a pivotal role in road and highway construction, asphalt remains essential to the manufacture of...
STAR, Inc.
As winter comes to an end, many of us are thinking about spring maintenance around our properties, including driveways and other paved surfaces. And few people understand the importance of...
Best Choice Roofing
In just 15 years, Tennessee-based Best Choice Roofing (BCR) has grown to become one of America’s best-known and most respected roofing industry experts. In doing so, Best Choice has earned thousands...
Amcon Construction
To stay successful in the construction industry requires more than experience and on-time/on-budget delivery; it also takes flexibility, and few live by this credo more than Amcon. Founded in 1971,...
Renewal Constructions
To say Beni Cobaschi was an ambitious young man is an understatement. In 2001 he immigrated to Canada from Romania with his parents and within a few days he went to a community church to introduce...
Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
From installation methods to new and sustainable materials, roofing is evolving, and the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) continues playing a vital role in this important building...
Window & Door Manufacturers Association
For almost a century, the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) has advocated on behalf of its industry. Primarily representing window, door, and skylight manufacturers, the WDMA also...
The RiteScreen Company
For almost 80 years, RiteScreen, headquartered in Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, has solidified its reputation as a leader in the screen solutions business. Committed to customers and suppliers, and...
Ernest Maier, Inc.
Just because something has been done a certain way for decades doesn’t mean there isn’t room for new materials and a fresh approach. A leading manufacturer and supplier of masonry, aggregates,...
Concrete Frame Associates
As a child, Justin Stein knew he would dedicate his life to the construction industry. The son of an owner of a light commercial concrete company in Kansas, young Justin learned how to pour concrete...
Bloomsdale Excavating
Almost 80 years after its founding, Bloomsdale Excavating is still a respected, family-owned business. Led by President Scott Drury and his experienced management team, the company is founded on...
BW Manufacturing
The old saying “time is money” is especially true in construction. Few things frustrate project managers, architects, engineers, and crews more than waiting for replacement machinery or parts when...
Bryan Materials Group
For any company to stay in business for decades is an achievement, but being successful for 140 years and counting is nothing less than remarkable. One of America’s best-known suppliers of concrete,...
DJR
Architecture is about more than the art and science of designing and constructing buildings; it is about people—and for people. From large commercial and retail spaces to modest, affordable housing,...
Pacific Mobile Structures
Reflecting on the 40-year history of Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc., Chief Executive Officer and President Garth Haakenson is proud of the company’s many accomplishments. A few years after his...
Bay Shore Systems
Since 1978, Bay Shore Systems has been the leading supplier of excavator-mounted foundation drilling equipment, and with good reason. From 24/7 real-time and remote service and parts to field...
Falcon Structures
Meeting as engineering students at the University of Texas at Austin, Stephen Shang and Brian Dieringer found success in their own careers upon graduation. Reconnecting years later, the duo became...
FK Architecture
Back in 1963, the world was swept up in Beatlemania. In America, NASA was pushing the boundaries of space exploration with its Mercury capsule, and Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a...
Cornerstone Detention Products
Before founding Cornerstone Detention Products Inc. in 1998, Charles ‘Mitch’ Claborn had already dedicated years of his life to honing his experience in the corrections industry. With the launch of...
PLAEX
Becoming a parent changes people. In 2017, new father Dustin Bowers thought not only about the immediate needs of his child, but what the world would be like in the future. A carpenter and builder,...
Amcon Construction
To stay successful in the construction industry requires more than experience and on-time/on-budget delivery; it also takes flexibility, and few live by this credo more than Amcon. Founded in 1971,...
Renewal Constructions
To say Beni Cobaschi was an ambitious young man is an understatement. In 2001 he immigrated to Canada from Romania with his parents and within a few days he went to a community church to introduce...
Window City Canada
In just 30 years, Window City Canada has become one of the country’s top window and door experts, and the facts behind the company’s success speak for themselves. Leading the industry through...
The Enduring Strength of Steel
Of all building materials, one of the most popular—and most vital—is steel. Strong, versatile and long-lasting, steel is an alloy made from iron and small amounts of carbon—often 0.04 percent to...
Hinton Scaffold Solution
Working for a major construction company a decade ago, Brandon Marton met Omar Miller, and the two soon became friends. They came from very different backgrounds. Omar was of Jamaican ancestry, and...
Jeffery Homes
Over his years as one of Ontario’s premier home builders, Scott Jeffery has learned many things, particularly respect for customers and for the trades who work to ensure the Jeffery Homes brand...
Park View Homes
Some builders are strictly in the business of making houses. Park View Homes creates both award-winning houses and highly desirable communities. And there’s proof. As the company behind Merrickville...
North Star Windows & Doors
Not all windows and doors are created equal. Big box store products might look good at first, but can show signs of wear and tear in just a few months. Handles loosen, hinges squeak, and paint...
Dant Clayton Corporation
Success in business comes from persistence, vision, recognizing opportunities, and seizing them at the right time. In the 1970s, Bruce Merrick became aware of a small bleacher business that was...
Construction Technology
From materials to machinery, technology continues to evolve, making construction faster, more efficient, and safer. In just a few years, technologies inside our homes that once seemed futuristic...
Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service
In many industries, it’s unusual to receive praise from the competition. This isn’t the case with Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service. Recently acquiring several other respected landscaping...
Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA)
Across Canada, the lack of housing remains a challenge for all levels of government. A key issue during political campaigns such as Toronto’s recent mayoral by-election, inadequate housing supply...
Galaxy Builders
A business success for over 30 years, San Antonio-headquartered Galaxy Builders is still clearly anything but complacent. Under the leadership of CEO Neilesh Verma, this prestigious general...
McDonough Construction Rentals
In the construction sector, it’s vital to have everything in order, from permits to enough skilled workers and materials to handle the project from start to completion. However, despite good...
AGF Group
1948 was a quiet year in Canadian history—but a good one. With prosperity returning to the country, nation-building was underway, and businesses of all stripes were busy shaping what the future was...