The GTA Construction Report – May 2009 – PAGE B3
King Contractors
houses Family and Children services, Niag-
ara regional police, and medical staff.
of Niagara Ltd.
“If a child is being abused, they have a
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place to go,” said Brown. “I enjoyed it be-
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cause I felt we were doing something good
(for the children). We had an absolutely
“It’s always the fine, little things that great team from the architect to the owners
people notice if they’re not done properly,” and all involved.”
he said. “The little details. I always say, (we The company’s community work also
want) the guy who’s willing to take the extra extends to the construction industry, as
five minutes, (because) that’s all it ever Brown sits on the board for the Niagara
takes.” Construction Association (NCA). He took
If an employee or sub-trade decides not over the position for his partner, Warren,
to take the extra five minutes, it’s very likely when he retired three years ago.
Brown or Warren will find out. At this year’s AGM, Warren, who also
“We’re out and about all the time, we’re served as NCA president for a time, was
very seldom in the office at all,” said awarded the NCA Leadership Award for his
Brown. “We’re at every site, every day. The service to the construction industry in Niag-
owners get a certain sense of comfort from the company is able to tackle projects of any this year. ara.
that, that we’re pretty much always around.” size, from $2,000 to $600,000. It’s common for School boards to reno- “John (Warren) has been in construction
This is another reason almost 95 per cent “We started doing bigger work for the vate the older buildings and include new for so many years,” said Brown. “He has al-
of the company’s work comes from return- School boards and things like that,” said mechanical systems, as well as walls and ways been an advocate of helping the young
ing clients. They like the idea of dealing Brown. “You can’t do that until you have separations. guys out and getting them into the industry,
with the same people every day, from work- your bonding. You can’t operate without it.” “With partitioning rooms off, all of a and that displays good leadership.”
ers, to trades, to the company owners. Being versatile has opened a lot of doors sudden you’ve got ventilation problems and Warren is known as a problem solver.
“Usually the same people stay on the for the company, he said. Over the last two electrical problems.” He’s not the guy who will yell and scream
same jobs, so they get familiar with the summers, Brown has completed renovations King Contractors completes the heating, until employees and peers bend to his will.
client, and so on.” on two open-concept schools in Niagara, air conditioning, electrical, fire alarm sys- Instead, he comes up with solutions and
Having recently received their bonding, and he’s looking at possibly doing another tems, and all of those things during the ren- works through disagreements, and has been
ovation of these schools. a shining example to the industry in the re-
A project Brown is particularly proud of gion throughout his 35-plus-year career.
is the Child Advocacy Centre of Niagara in He has brought that leadership to his
St. Catharines. company, along with Brown. Together, the
The organization purchased an old King Contractors of Niagara Ltd., team con-
church in town, and King Contractors was tinue to offer quality, diverse contracting
called in to renovate the entire space which services to the region.
Congratulations to
King Contractors of Niagara Ltd.
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