Top construction companies.

Ranked by the number of employees in 2003

Firm                  Full-time employees     Firm's
Address               Employees at peak       Specialties
Phone/Fax             Year Established
                      2002 Billings

Fowler Construction   300                     Road construction,
Co. Ltd.              400                     site work
P.O. Box 630          1949
Bracebridge, P1L 1T9  $20M+                   10 per cent
[phone]/
[phone]
Leo Alarie & Sons     150                     Engineering, bridges,
Ltd.                                          roads, mining, buildings,
P.O. Box 912,         300                     concrete, heavy
Highway 101 West                              construction
Timmins, P4N 7H9      1955                    aggregate manufacture,
[phone]/        $20M+                   supply
(705)-268-3571
Tom Jones Corp.       150                     Industrial, commercial,
560 Squier Place      250                     institutional
P.O. Box 10662
Thunder Bay, P7B 6V1  1967
[phone]/        $20M+                   amount varies
[phone]
Bruno's Contracting   60                      Roads, design-build,
Ltd.                                          residential, subdivisions,
665 Hewitson St.      250                     gravel aggregates
Thunder Bay, P7B 5V5  1972                    20 per cent
[phone]/        $20M+
[phone]
Man-Shield (NW)                               11
Construction Ltd.
Peter D. Belluz,
president
883 Tungston St.      25-30                   industrial, construction
Suite #2                                      management, design-build
Thunder Bay, PTB 6H2  2000
[phone]/        $20M+                   80 per cent
[phone]
Villeneuve            80                      Roads, aggregate,
Construction Ltd.                             concrete,
1535 Hwy 11 West      165                     asphalt, rental, logging
Hearst, P0L 1N0       1973
[phone]/        $15M-$19.9M             5 per cent
[phone]
Dominion              7                       Commercial, project
Construction                                  management, design-build
Co. Inc.
1125 Russell St.      20
Thunder Bay, P7B 5M6  1990
[phone]/        $15M-$19.9M             90 per cent
[phone]
Rainone Construction  52                      Excavation, highway
Ltd.                                          maintenance, sewer, water
P.O. Box 640          181                     mining, design-build
Sault Ste. Marie,     1946
P6A 5N2
[phone]/        $10M-$14.9M             5 per cent
[phone]
B.J. Halow & Sons     40                      Roads, site development,
n/p                   110                     railroad construction
Thunder Bay           1969
[phone]/        $10M-$14.9M             5-10 per cent
[phone]
Palmer Construction   12                      Sewer/water, asphalt
Group Inc.                                    paving, concrete, roads,
1121 Peoples Rd.      52                      commercial, design/build,
Sault Ste. Marie,     1965                    highways,
P6C 3W4
[phone]/        $10M-$14.9M             8 per cent
[phone]
Gateway Contractors   12                      Commercial, institutional
Ltd.
636 Squier St.        20
Thunder Bay, P7B 4A8  1997                    n/p
[phone]/        $5M-$9.9M               80 per cent
[phone]
Miller Paving         NP                      Paving, road building,
Northem                                       concrete,
Box 248               NP                      design build
New Liskeard          1950s
[phone]/        NP                      NP
[phone]
George Stone & Sons   12                      Industrial, commercial,
Ltd.                                          institutional,
99 Northern Avenue    60                      construction
E.                                            management, design-build
Sault Ste. Marie,     1915
P6B 4H5
[phone]/        $2.5M-$4.9M             65 per cent
[phone]
Secord Construction   15                      Concrete, shell buildings,
Box 339               35                      commercial, industrial
Timmins, P4N 2E7      1995                    n/a
[phone]/        $2.5M-$4.9M             30 per cent
[phone]
DRD Construction      16                      General construction,
Services                                      renovation, asbestos/mould
517 N Hardisty St.    20                      abatement, building
Thunder Bay,          1983                    enveloping
[phone]/        $2.5M-$4.9M             23 per cent
[phone]

Firm                  Contact
Address               E-mail
Phone/Fax             Web Site
                      % of sub-contracted work

Fowler Construction   Thomas J. O'Callaghan, C.E.T
Co. Ltd.              [e-mail]
P.O. Box 630          www.fowlerconstruction.com
Bracebridge, P1L 1T9
[phone]/
[phone]
Leo Alarie & Sons     Denis Alarie/president, GM
Ltd.                  [e-mail]
P.O. Box 912,         www.alarie.com
Highway 101 West      20 per cent
Timmins, P4N 7H9
[phone]/
(705)-268-3571
Tom Jones Corp.       John Jones, GM
560 Squier Place      [e-mail]
P.O. Box 10662        www.tomjonescorp.com
Thunder Bay, P7B 6V1
[phone]/
[phone]
Bruno's Contracting   Silvio Di Gregorio, sec./treasurer
Ltd.                  [e-mail]
665 Hewiston St.      www.brunoscontracting.com
Thunder Bay, P7B 5V5
[phone]/
[phone]
Man-Shield (NW)       Institutional, commercial,
Construction Ltd.
Peter D. Belluz,
president
883 Tungston St.      [e-mail]
Suite #2
Thunder Bay, PTB 6H2  www.manshield.com
[phone]/
[phone]
Villeneuve            Claude Villeneuve
Construction Ltd.
1535 Hwy 11 West      [e-mail]
Hearst, P0L 1N0       www.villeneuve.on.ca
[phone]/
[phone]
Dominion              Kevin Connor, project manager
Construction
Co. Inc.
1125 Russell St.      n/p
Thunder Bay, P7B 5M6  www.dominionco.com
[phone]/
[phone]
Rainone Construction  Mark Rainone
Ltd.                  [e-mail]
P.O. Box 640          n/p
Sault Ste. Marie,
P6A 5N2
[phone]/
[phone]
B.J. Halow & Sons     Bruce Halow
n/p                   n/p
Thunder Bay           n/p
[phone]/
[phone]
Palmer Construction   Terry Rainone, president
Group Inc.            [e-mail]
1121 Peoples Rd.      www.rainone.net
Sault Ste. Marie,
P6C 3W4
[phone]/
[phone]
Gateway Contractors   G.E. Pollock, president
Ltd.                  [e-mail]
636 Squier St.
Thunder Bay, P7B 4A8
[phone]/
[phone]
Miller Paving         Fred Barabas, marketing
Northem
Box 248
New Liskeard          www.millergroup.ca
[phone]/
[phone]
George Stone & Sons   Harry Stone, president
Ltd.                  [e-mail]
99 Northern Avenue    n/p
E.
Sault Ste. Marie,
P6B 4H5
[phone]/
[phone]
Secord Construction   Guy Secord, president
Box 339               [e-mail]
Timmins, P4N 2E7
[phone]/
[phone]
DRD Construction      Susan Dubinski
Services              [e-mail]
517 Hardisty St.      n/p
Thunder Bay,
[phone]/
[phone]

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