All the best, The Editorial Team We will keep adding business units that enhance our offering and separate us from our competition. “ ” Editor From The Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest issue of Construction Source Canada, the magazine that highlights the best in building and building products across the country. In this edition, we’ve taken a look at a diverse array of builders, designers, and suppliers to the building industry – including some companies that can accurately be described as all three. Laurysen Kitchens is a prime example of that versatility. Over morethan-50 years of business in Ottawa, they have developed unrivalled industry expertise in manufacturing, design, and customer service – and in the process, they have accumulated more than 70 industry awards for design excellence and customer satisfaction. We caught up with Corey Laurysen, Vice President of Sales & Service, and a representative of the third generation of Laurysen ownership. He talked to us about the history of the family business, the evolution of their capabilities and expertise, and he talked a lot about recent years – since he and his brother Michael came aboard, the company has modernized and expanded significantly. Corey also talked to us about the near future – Laurysen Kitchens is soon to be open a brand new showroom in downtown Ottawa, and is in the midst of construction on an expanded 110,000-square-foot facility. Those efforts are expected to greatly increase their capacity and open up new avenues for growth in Ottawa, Ontario, and beyond. Harwood Design Builders is another versatile company featured in this issue. They are one of Winnipeg’s leading designers and builders of top-quality home renovations and additions. They are also one of Winnipeg’s most awarded design-build teams, backed by a long list of accolades from bodies such as Houzz.com, the Manitoba Home Builders Association (MHBA), and the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA). Most recently, at the 2023 MHBA Awards, Harwood Design Builders won the RenoMark Renovation Award for ‘Outdoor Structure Renovation,’ bringing their total count of awards to well over 60. We spoke to co-owners and Jeff Halstead and Trevor Bjarnarson about that recent award-winning project, their history of industry recognition in general, and also about how the company has evolved since they took over from founder Wayne Sage a little over a year ago. This edition also includes another award-winning full-service designbuild company, also based in Winnipeg – a company called Make it Home. In their case, they have been recognized as the winner of 18 RenoMark Renovation Awards from MHBA, and four National Awards for Housing Excellence from the CHBA, all in the last 10 years. Doreen Gauthier, founder and owner of the company, talked to us about that award-winning streak and about the quality and personalized service that has made it possible. For those stories – and more stories about multi-faceted, versatile companies, much like the companies named above – just keep reading.
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