The business of building things is well-represented on the 2015 PROFIT 500 Ranking of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies—two of the top 10 firms on this year’s list come from the construction industry, and several others have achieved four-figure growth percentages over the last five years.
The 33 construction firms on this year’s ranking grew their revenues an average of 1,075% between 2009 and 2014, creating an additional 1,978 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs over that period. Collectively they employed 2,767 full-time and 683 part-time employees in 2014.
Here is the complete list of the Canada’s Fastest Growing Construction Companies for 2015.
1. RMS Builders
PROFIT 500 Rank: 2
Head Office: Edmonton
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 15,126%
Chief Executive(s): Curtis Way, Hashim Bakir & Laura Way-Olenek
FTE Employees: 25
Offers integrated construction services
2. Innovative Residential
PROFIT 500 Rank: 6
Head Office: Saskatoon
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 7,496%
Chief Executive(s): Tyler Mathies & Alex Miller
FTE Employees: 64
Develops entry-level and affordable housing in Saskatchewan
3. QuickContractors.com
PROFIT 500 Rank: 14
Head Office: Cambridge, Ont.
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 4,184%
Chief Executive(s): Trevor Bouchard
FTE Employees: 615
Connects retailers and consumers with assemblers and installers of furniture, appliances, water heaters and other fixtures
4. Ryan Murphy Construction
PROFIT 500 Rank: 60
Head Office: Calgary
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 1,131%
Chief Executive(s): Lara Murphy & Karen Ryan
FTE Employees: 8
Provides construction, renovation and project management services
5. Avantage Plus
PROFIT 500 Rank: 67
Head Office: Montreal
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 1,072%
Chief Executive(s): Louis Lachapelle
FTE Employees: 20
Construction project-management services
6. Ontario Rental and Supply
PROFIT 500 Rank: 76
Head Office: Kanata, Ont.
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 981%
Chief Executive(s): Mark Dalton
FTE Employees: 32
Provides a full line of rental equipment to the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors
7. Ron Lee Construction
PROFIT 500 Rank: 100
Head Office: Dundas, Ont.
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 699%
Chief Executive(s): Kevin Lee, Cheryl Lee, John Lee & Ronald Lee
FTE Employees: 78
Performs repairs and maintenance on oil pipelines
8. Crystal Creek Homes
PROFIT 500 Rank: 118
Head Office: Calgary
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 595%
Chief Executive(s): Justin Bobier & Richard Boyer
FTE Employees: 65
Builds and sells new homes
9. ProStar Cleaning and Restoration
PROFIT 500 Rank: 158
Head Office: Calgary
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 401%
Chief Executive(s): Jodi Scarlett
FTE Employees: 51
Cleans and restores properties following emergencies such as fire or flood
10. Schubert Plumbing & Heating
PROFIT 500 Rank: 165
Head Office: Mission, B.C.
Five-year revenue growth (2009–2014): 381%
Chief Executive(s): Dan Schubert & Dan Schubert Sr.
FTE Employees: 30
Plumbing, heating and gas-fitting service contractor
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The Next 10:
11. Epscan Industries
PROFIT 500 Rank: 211
Provides industrial instrumentation, construction and maintenance services to oil and gas companies
12. Kanvi Homes
PROFIT 500 Rank: 217
Builds single family homes in the greater Edmonton area
13. Mercers Best Built Structures
PROFIT 500 Rank: 219
Builds homes, cottages and garages
14. State Window Corp.
PROFIT 500 Rank: 234
Designs and installs custom window wall systems for highrises
15. Varcon Construction
PROFIT 500 Rank: 272
General contractor specializing in large civic projects and infrastructure
16. Stonewater Homes
PROFIT 500 Rank: 285
A homebuilder based in Nova Scotia
17. Capstone Infrastructure Corp.
PROFIT 500 Rank: 290
Owner and operator of power and utilities infrastructure assets
18. Weiss Johnson Sheet Metal
PROFIT 500 Rank: 306
Sells and installs plumbing, HVAC and fireplace systems
19. AltaPro Electric
PROFIT 500 Rank: 342
Does electrical installations
20. D.J. Rain & Co.
PROFIT 500 Rank: 369
Installs and services irrigation and rain water harvesting systems
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Other fast-growing construction companies on the 2015 PROFIT 500:
21. Aden Earthworks (PROFIT 500 Rank: 374), 22. Dependable Mechanical Systems (PROFIT 500 Rank: 380), 23. Rupert Wood’N Steel Construction (PROFIT 500 Rank: 388), 24. Direct Construction Co. (PROFIT 500 Rank: 395), 25. Tormac Mechanical Contractors (PROFIT 500 Rank: 398), 26. EJM Group (PROFIT 500 Rank: 401), 27. Canadian Construction Materials Engineering Testing (PROFIT 500 Rank: 416), 28. ISM – Industrial Steel Manufacturing (PROFIT 500 Rank: 425), 29. Rohit Group of Companies (PROFIT 500 Rank: 426), 30. Wolfgang Commercial Painters (PROFIT 500 Rank: 442), 31. Renovco (PROFIT 500 Rank: 474), 32. Eastern Siding and Window World (PROFIT 500 Rank: 492), 33. Targa Contracting (PROFIT 500 Rank: 496).
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