PCL Construction
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| Type | Private (employee-owned) |
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| Founded | Established 1906, Incorporated 1913 (as Poole Construction Company Ltd.) |
| Headquarters |  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Industry | Construction |
| Employees | 3,000 salaried; 5,500 tradespeople |
| Website | www.pcl.com |
The PCL family of companies is the largest general contracting organization in Canada and the eighth largest in the US. The organization is active in the commercial, institutional, multi-family residential, heavy industrial and civil construction sectors. The company's North American Headquarters and Centennial Learning Centre is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 2006, PCL opened its new Centennial Learning Centre, designed by the Canadian architectural firm Cohos Evamy, and built by PCL Construction Management Inc. (Edmonton).
PCL is made up of independent operating companies, which are wholly owned by PCL Employees Holdings, which, as its name suggests, is privately owned by its employees. At the conclusion of the fiscal year 2004, PCL's billings were in the range of $3.2 billion. The Toronto district is PCL's largest, currently employing over 350 people. The Toronto district has built many of PCL's signature projects such as Brookfield Place and Scotia Plaza.
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[edit] History
PCL began operations in 1906 as E.E. Poole Contractors, founded by Ernest Poole of Stoughton, Saskatchewan. In 1913, Ernest Poole relocated the company to Regina and became Poole Construction Company Limited. In 1932, the company relocated to its current corporate headquarters in Edmonton. John and George Poole - Ernest's sons - purchased the company in 1948 and 29 years later in 1977 sold it to employees. In 1978, Poole Construction Company Limited became PCL Construction Limited.
[edit] Companies
Wholly-owned subsidiaries of PCL Employees Holdings:[1]
- Melloy Industrial Services Inc., Nisku, Alberta (Edmonton)
- Monad Industrial Constructors Inc., Edmonton
- PCL Civil Constructors, Inc., Denver, Colorado (headquarters), Tampa, Florida, and Tempe, Arizona
- PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.(U.S. parent company), Denver
- PCL Construction Management Inc., Edmonton
- PCL Construction Resources Inc., Denver
- PCL Construction Services, Inc., Edmonton, Alberta and Denver, Colorado
- PCL Constructors Bahamas Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas
- PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Edmonton (headquarters), Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax
- PCL Constructors Inc., Edmonton
- PCL Constructors Northern Inc., Edmonton(headquarters) and Yellowknife
- PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia and Richmond, British Columbia (Vancouver)
- PCL Industrial Constructors Inc., Edmonton (headquarters)
- PCL Industrial Management Inc., Edmonton (headquarters)
- PCL Industrial Services, Inc., Denver (headquarters) and Bakersfield, California
- PCL Intracon Power Inc., Edmonton (headquarters)
- Teton Industrial Construction, Inc., Denver (headquarters) and Alpharetta, Georgia (Atlanta)
[edit] Recent projects
- Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
- Wilson Creek Bridge
- Vancouver Library Square
- Staples Center
- MacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness
- Aztec Aquaplex
PCL is Canada's No 1 contracting organization and No 8 in the US with its US head office in Denver, Colorado and North American Headquarters in Edmonton, AB.
Current revenue projections are C$5 billion
[edit] Awards
In 2007, PCL was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only construction firm to receive this honour.[2]
In October 2008, PCL Construction was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, PCL was also named one of Alberta's Top Employers, which was announced by the Calgary Herald[3] and the Edmonton Journal.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pcl.com/aboutus/companylist.aspx
- ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers". http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=PCL+Constructors+Inc.&ri=849ccd704f877f9cdfaa85c9c93e437f&rk=b360035f81e8d3fa01c96ac7c1b6752a.
- ^ "Calgary Herald, "Alberta’s top 40 places to work”, October 18, 2008". http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=02b19397-2fdf-4039-ba29-b93eaf908adb.
- ^ "Edmonton Journal, "Alberta's best focus on attracting, keeping staff", October 31, 2008". http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=5bc8514a-b0eb-4538-bab4-a63f11f51a16.
- ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition". http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-pcl.
