The AM Group of Companies, proud member of the Ontario Home Builders Association, provides solutions for windows and doors, for residential and commercial roofing, for eavestroughs, soffit, fascia, and siding, and for insulation. The company proves that when you do a good job, success follows. We spoke with President and CEO Roger Haviland, to learn how the company has grown while preserving the spirit and ethics of his grandfather, Harold Pearce, who founded the company.
December 2019
Diverso Energy
Carbon Neutrality, Simplified: Diverso Energy Provides Profitable and Sustainable Geothermal Energy
Until recently, renewable energy was a losing investment for real estate developers. Now Toronto and other municipalities are enacting legislation to cut emissions, and Diverso Energy’s radical new business model guarantees renewable energy that is profitable and reduces construction costs.
Inscan Contractors Inc.
The Thermal Insulation and Abatement Experts
Energy-conscious Canada is ‘going green.’ Inscan Contractors helps businesses, industries, and government save the environment by using less energy. Just a simple, practical, money-saving way to bring about a better, cleaner future for the planet.
Building Knowledge Canada
Building Knowledge to Build Better Homes
Since the first humans roamed the face of this planet, there has been a need for not only food, but shelter from the elements in a place of security and comfort where family gathers. However, our shelter expectations have come a long way since then. Enter building science, the study of “how heat, air, and moisture interact with a building enclosure and its occupants,” according to Building Knowledge Canada’s (BKC) Vice President and Director of Building Science Andrew Oding.
Adi Development Group
Developing the Future
In a world where mainstream thinking is the norm, it’s exciting to discover a surging real estate development company where the free-thinking approach of its founders is challenging the way business is done in that market.
Ontario Home Builders’ Association
Informing, Advocating, and Educating
Joe Vaccaro is a man on a mission. As Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) since 2013, his commitment to the housing industry is total and goes back a long way. Now his commitment includes solutions to Ontario’s growing housing crisis.
PJM Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
On the Move
PJM Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is growing. Since Construction in Focus last profiled the firm in late 2017, the company has expanded its workforce, increased its market reach, and enhanced its existing services.
Ferguson Electric
Bringing Power to the People of Buffalo
After 84 years in the industry, Ferguson Electric is, and deserves to be, a household name in Buffalo, New York. Ferguson Electric is the complete electrical contractor, providing engineering, construction, servicing, maintenance – and quality.
Myco Mechanical
Driven by People
Mechanical contractor Myco Mechanical, Inc. offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and prefabrication services in eastern and central Pennsylvania and Maryland. The company has seen significant success in its region and continues to grow, serving a wide range of markets, including education, healthcare, government, and military.
Shinn Mechanical
25 Years of Mechanical System Fabrication
Shinn Mechanical fabricates mechanical systems for the commercial and industrial markets in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. This consists primarily of piping, plumbing, fire protection, wastewater, fuel, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Shinn serves a variety of markets including aviation/aerospace, industrial, municipal, education, and healthcare and provides its fabrication services to other contractors in the area.
Granville County Detention, Law Enforcement & Animal Control Center
Raising the Bar for Law Enforcement and Community Safety
Granville County, on the northern border of North Carolina with a population of 60,000, is building a new County Detention, Law Enforcement & Animal Control Center, in a bold effort to address the needs of the whole community.
Cornerstone Detention Products
Leading its Field Worldwide
Across America, over 2.3 million men and women are held in thousands of prisons and jails. Like small cities, these facilities require all the amenities and products for day-to-day life, from electromechanical locks to institutional bedding, and many of these facilities count on Cornerstone Detention Products to provide them.
Cutting Through the Red Tape of Civic Projects
Seeing Red
In 2018, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released several of the worst examples of so-called “Red Tape” that businesses and developers need to complete before getting projects off the ground. The list reads almost as a cautionary tale for anyone hoping to get a development, whether a condominium or a warehouse, completed quickly and on time.
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