employees during the busy installation months, while Ken worked alone throughout the slower months. In the winter, he purchased a snow blower and contracted out to do driveways for local home owners. In the years since, Heritage Design has grown slowly but steadily, adding permanent team members, expanding their capabilities as the years have gone on. Throughout the years, they have had to change premises several times to accommodate their growth. In 1991, for example, they moved into their first brand new showroom in Kitchener. In 1997, they moved into a larger showroom with an expanded lumber yard. In 2004, they left Kitchener for Petersburg, where they began to sell pressuretreated lumber to DIYers and expanded their store offering to include hardware, fencing components, and just about everything homeowners need to build a deck or a fence. Finally, in 2009, Heritage Design purchased the building and property they currently operate from in Baden. This has helped them to continue growing and gain exposure to surrounding communities. There, they now have a fully stocked lumber yard and showroom, offering competitive prices and expert advice on all things fence, deck and shed related. “Currently, we would be one of the longest serving deck and fence companies in Waterloo Region, and in my estimation we are one of the best in terms of quality and service,” Ken says. Getting the company to this point, Ken emphasizes, was not just his doing – he says a lot of the credit also belongs to his APRIL 2023
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