November 22, 2007
Dexter Construction Co Ltd
Head Office:
315 Rocky Lake Dr
PO Box 48100
Bedford NS B4A 3Z2
Tel: 902-835-3381
Fax: 902-835-7300
Email: sclegg@dexter.ca
Website: www.municipalgroup.ca
Date of Incorporation: 1961
Key Personnel: Cecil Vance, General Manager; Hugh Smith, Q.C., Executive Vice President
Nature of Ownership: Private
Volume: $118,326,490
Areas of Expertise: Civil Construction
Corporate Profile: Dexter Construction Company Limited is the workhorse of the Municipal Group of Companies. It has grown into a company with a fleet of over 400 pieces of equipment and a large workforce of qualified professionals enabling us to be a full service civil construction company. In the past, work has been procured through the tendering process, and still is a big part of our business, while in recent years we have seen a shift to partnering with owners who want all services supplied by one contractor.
—updated November, 2007
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