The Construction Source

OCTOBER 2020 Recently,DoornekampConstruction started their foundation work on the Gibbard District. They are also still hard at work at the redevelopment of Picton Terminals. The company sees the latter project as potentially always ongoing, as they are always learning more about port operations, and they believe there will always be opportunity for modernization and improvement. “We’re always going to be tweaking,” Ben says. “There’s always going to be ways to get better.” The nextmajor step, he explains, will be going live in April 2021 with a weekly container service from Halifax to Picton. He says there has been a lot of demand for such a service, and they want to be the ones to meet it. On the construction side, meanwhile, the vision for Doornekamp Construction is to continue to support ABNA Investments and Picton Terminals. That’s where the family sees most of their future growth. “Wewant to continue to diversify and expand,” Ben concludes. “That’s our main focus. We want to head into markets that aren’t as flooded as construction is right now, and we want to continue making our mark on Ontario.” Always growing