November 22, 2007
EllisDon Corporation
Head Office:
89 Queensway Ave W, Ste 800
Mississauga ON L5B 2V2
Tel: 905-896-8900
Fax: 905-896-8911
Email: vdavoli@ellisdon.com
Website: www.ellisdon.com
Date of Incorporation: 1951
Key Personnel: Geoffrey Smith, President & CEO; Rick Maggiacomo, Executive Vice President; Michael Schaefer, Executive Vice President
Branch Offices: Corporate Office, London ON; Executive Office, Mississauga, ON; Canadian Offices, Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Halifax, NS; Ottawa, ON; Vancouver, BC; Orlando, FL
Nature of Ownership: Private
Principal Owners: Employee-owned
East Volume: $1,825,810,000
West Volume: $6,595,899,000
Areas of Expertise: Construction management; general contracting; design/build; public infrastructure; sustainable building; pre-construction; dngineering R&D; heavy civil; equity services.
Economic Forecast: The Economic forecast for EllisDon has never been stronger. Benefiting from the huge design and construction boom across Canada; EllisDon has over $6 billion worth of uncompleted work, presently in our books. EllisDon forecasts continued terrific growth in providing finance design, construction, and operation solutions to both public and private clients in all ICI sectors from coast to coast.
Corporate Profile: Founded in London, Ontario in 1951, EllisDon has grown from a small local construction company into an international construction services firm with several exciting and innovative projects across the world, including some of the most complex and multifaceted resort, residential and medical developments in North America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. Despite the exponential growth that EllisDon has experienced over the past few years, the company remains committed to its clients, something that is exemplified both with their Client First program and by their having been awarded over 50 new projects in the last year alone.
Major Projects: Foothills Medical Centre – West Tower Project, Calgary, AB; Bentall 5, Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg Air Terminal Building & Elevated Road Way, Winnipeg, MB.
—updated November, 2007
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