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EllisDon Corporation
IndustryConstruction
Founded1951
Founders
  • Don Smith
  • David Ellis Smith
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario
,
Canada
Number of locations
15 offices
Area served
Global
Key people
Geoff Smith, Executive Chairperson; Kieran Hawe, President and CEO
ProductsConstruction services
RevenueIn excess of $3.5 billion annually
Number of employees
4500+
Websitewww.ellisdon.com

EllisDon is an employee-owned construction services company that was founded and incorporated in 1951 in London, Ontario, Canada, by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith.[1] The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

History

York University

Founding

In 1951, EllisDon was launched by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith as a local contractor in London, Ontario.

1951–1989

Between 1956 and 1968, EllisDon computerized its accounting and cost control systems, and operated a purchased tower crane – the first construction company in Canada to do both.[2] In 1971, EllisDon launched a Corporate Safety Strategy to improve job site safety.[3]

Between 1974 and 1976, the company expanded, establishing operations in Edmonton, Alberta and in Saudi Arabia.[2][4][5] Since then EllisDon has expanded its current operations to its offices around the world.[6]

Once EllisDon was awarded the Construction Management Contract for the Metro Toronto Convention Centre project in 1982, it moved on to build the SkyDome (renamed Rogers Centre in 2005).[7] This project was completed in 1989, and was the world's first retractable rooftop stadium.[8][1]

1990–2003

In 1990, EllisDon established the construction industry's first freestanding Research and Development Department.[2] Following that, EllisDon in 1993 became the first Canadian company to build in Latvia and Lithuania following the removal of the Iron Curtain in the USSR.[9][10] In 1997, EllisDon completed its first project in Malaysia.[2]

In 1996, Don Smith's son, Geoff Smith – who joined the company as a full-time employee in 1982 – became EllisDon's president and CEO.[11]

2004–present

In 2004, EllisDon participated in a new hospital funding model, a

William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario.[9]

EllisDon delivered Toronto's MaRS (Medical and Related Services) Convergence Centre (Building B) in 2005.[12]

In 2008, EllisDon completed construction and installation work in the Dubai Waterfront, the largest waterfront development of its kind in the world.[13]

In 2010, EllisDon completed

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified airport terminal.[14]

In June 2016, EllisDon launched The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan[15] in support of Canada's international climate change commitments. Industry executives, in collaboration with government leaders, established the initiative outlining strategies to transform the market toward a low-carbon economy.[16] Mohawk College's Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation Building[17] is Ontario's first net-zero institutional building as well as the first pilot project under the Carbon Impact Initiative.[18]

In March 2018, EllisDon acquired the interests of joint venture partner

Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Brampton Civic Hospital and Sault Area Hospital.[19]

In June 2023, Geoff Smith was succeeded as President and CEO by Kieran Hawe, previously COO. [20] Geoff Smith remains Executive Chair of the Board of Directors.

Selected projects

The Halifax Central Library, completed 2014

Alternative energy

Civil & transportation

Commercial office/retail

Culture & recreation

Education

Healthcare & research

Industrial & automotive

Judicial & correctional

  • Saskatoon Police Service Headquarters Building - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[39]
  • Elgin County Courthouse -
    St. Thomas, ON[40]

Public & government

Residential & hospitality

International

Recognition

  • 2018 Renew Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.[47] Achieved Platinum Status.[48]
  • 2018 Mediacorp's Top 100 Employers[49] (8th consecutive year).[50]
  • 2017 Mediacorp Canada's Greenest Employers[51]
  • 2017 Deloitte 50 Best Managed Companies[52]
  • 2016 Canada's Safest Employer[53]
  • 2016 Financial Post's Ten Best Companies To Work For[54]

References

  1. ^ a b "Donald J. ("Bus") Smith O.C." EllisDon. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Our History". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 2014-09-22.
  3. ^ "EllisDon". Building and Construction Canada.
  4. ^ "Our Locations". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  5. ^ "Making a Permanent Home in the Middle East". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  6. ^ "EllisDon - Offices". www.ellisdon.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  7. ^ "Donald J. ("Bus") Smith Obituary". Legacy.
  8. ^ "Rogers Center History". Rogers Center. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  9. ^ a b "EllisDon Industrial Services Inc". Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014.
  10. ^ White, Linda. "Building on solid foundations". Career Connection. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ Maldonado, Melinda (16 July 2013). "Ellis-Don founder Don Smith dead at 89". Toronto Star.
  12. ^ "The MaRS Discovery District". HGC Engineering.
  13. ^ "Sr. Planning Engineer, EllisDon Construction Inc., Dubai, U.A.E., Badrah Development, Dubai Waterfront". Planning Planet.
  14. ^ Jones, Kathryn. "Winnipeg Airport Authority". Building & Construction.
  15. ^ The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan
  16. ^ "The Carbon Impact Initiative: an industry-led action plan in response to Canada's International climate change commitments". 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  17. ^ Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation Building
  18. ^ "The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation". Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  19. ^ "EllisDon announces purchase of Carillion health care assets". Daily Commercial News. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Hawe assumes CEO role with EllisDon". 7 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Alberta Children's Hospital sets a new standard in family-centered care". Canada's Healthcare Newspaper.
  22. ^ Petersen, Chris. "EllisDon - Toronto South Detention Centre". Building & Construction.
  23. ^ "Highway 7 East Rapidway (H3)". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  24. ^ "Confederation Line LRT Named Top PPP Deal of the Year by Project Finance Magazine". SNC Lavalin. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
  25. ^ "Union Subway Station: Second Platform and Concourse Improvements". Urban Toronto.
  26. ^ "Brentwood Town Centre". Tboake. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  27. ^ Petersen, Chris. "EllisDon - Yorkdale Shopping Centre". Building & Construction.
  28. ^ "Ontario Wind Turbine Noise ReportOne Bloor East goldring-centre-sport-centre noise-control vibration control toronto ontario Goldring Centre for High Performance". HGC Engineering.
  29. ^ Harris, Jim. "EllisDon". Building & Construction.
  30. ^ Misener, Kevin. "Rogers Centre opened as 'Skydome' 25 years ago today". City News.
  31. ^ Davidson, Staci. "EllisDon – Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan". Building & Construction.
  32. ^ "NSCC's Centre for the Built Environment". Atlantic Green Building. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  33. ^ "EllisDon chosen as construction manager for $100-million Ivey building". Richard Ivey School of Business. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011.
  34. ^ "Alberta Children's Hospital sets a new standard in family-centered care". Canada's Healthcare Newspaper.
  35. ^ Toyoda, Lina. "Surrey Memorial Hospital launches campaign to build new tower". The Province. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  36. ^ "Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) - University of British Columbia". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  37. ^ "Chrysler Corporation Assembly Plant AMC". EllisDon. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Denso Manufacturing - Auto Parts Facility and Office". Roberts Onsite. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  39. ^ "EllisDon – Saskatoon Police Service Headquarters". Building & Construction.
  40. ^ "The Elgin County Courthouse". www.ellisdon.com. 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  41. ^ "Hamilton City Hall". McCallum Sather Architecture. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  42. ^ "Rehabilitation of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building". Public Works and Government Services Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  43. ^ "EllisDon wins $200M hotel construction deal". Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  44. ^ Jermyn, Diane. "How's this for an employee perk? Reduced rate at a resort in St. Lucia". Globe & Mail.
  45. ^ "A Precedent-Setting Case". McGraw-Hill Construction.
  46. ^ "Palm District Cooling Plant - DCP4". Canadians at Work. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  47. ^ "Project List 2018 | Top100 Projects". top100projects.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  48. ^ "Project List | Top100 Projects". top100projects.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  49. ^ Employers, Canada's Top 100. "Canada's Top 100 Employers (2018)". www.canadastop100.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  50. ^ "Top Employer: EllisDon Corporation". content.eluta.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  51. ^ "Top Employer: EllisDon Corporation". content.eluta.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  52. ^ "Meet our winners | Canada's Best Managed Companies | Deloitte Canada". Deloitte Canada. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  53. ^ "Announcing the 2016 Canada's Safest Employers | Canadian Occupational Safety". Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  54. ^ "EllisDon Selected as One of Ten Best Companies to Work For". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

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