We would like to thank Deloitte and the other firms involved in the Canada Best Managed Companies program for recognizing Houle as a new regional Platinum member at the Regional Finalist Celebration that was held on November 22nd at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. Rois Rizzo, Houle’s VP of Finance, was present for the event and did the honours in receiving the award on stage on behalf of all of Houle. Great job and congratulations to everybody at Houle for your skills, dedication, and hard work that have made it possible to receive this prestigious recognition.
We would also like to congratulate the other members of the program who received the award, either for the very first time, through requalifying, or by becoming Gold and Platinum members. We extend a special congratulations to some of our close partners in the construction industry that were also announced as winners – E.B. Horsman & Son, EllisDon, Graham Construction, Island West Coast Developments, Maple Reinders, Omicron Canada, and PCL Construction.
You can learn more about the Canada Best Managed program online here.
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We want to take this moment to congratulate all the winners at last night’s awards celebration and thank VRCA for recognizing our commitment to safety by honouring us with our 14th VRCA Safety Award! At Houle, safety is our 1st priority. We invest tremendous amounts of time and effort to uphold this and we appreciate the recognition. Special thanks to the entire Houle team for supporting our core value of safety every day!
We’re pleased to announce that we have requalified nationally as Canada’s Best Managed Company. For a third year, we’ve been recognized as a Gold Member in the long-standing Deloitte program.
Houle first became one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2013 and has passed requalification every year since by demonstrating profitability, strong positive growth, dedication to fulfilling its strategic initiatives, and overall excellence in management. You can learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies on the Deloitte website.
Safety and construction excellence brought Houle to center stage three times at last night’s Awards of Excellence gala hosted by the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA). For the fourteenth time, Houle earned VRCA’s safety award proving itself once more to be among the safest electrical contractors in the trades industry of British Columbia.
In the up to $2 million electrical category we won the Gold award for our work on the Prince Rupert Airport Terminal Upgrade. In the over $8 million category, we received gold for our work on our North Island Hospitals project. We also received Silver recognition for our work on the Tsawwassen Mills Mall and the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre. Houle also won Silver in the over $2 million category with its BC Hydro Nanaimo District Office project.
Overall, we were honoured with two Gold awards, five Silvers and the Safety Award. Thanks to the VRCA and its panel of judges for recognizing commitment to excellence, quality and safety on our projects. We recognize and thank our many valued partners and associates involved in these projects including, Graham Construction, EllisDon, Ledcor Group, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Marcan Construction, Omnicron as well as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Vancouver Coastal Health, Stantec Engineering and the Double Platinum sponsor for the awards of excellence, WorksafeBC.
Congratulations to our talented staff that drive our projects and initiatives and achieve excellence. Our Executive Team extends their thanks and appreciation for all the hard work and dedication that has earned these coveted awards.
Lastly, congratulations to all the award winners, most notably Ledcor Group for their Gold award on the Tsawwassen Mills Mall project.
Congratulations to all!
We’re proud to announce that we have requalified at Gold level in Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program, sponsored in part by Deloitte, CIBC, Queen’s School of Business, Mackay Forums, and Canadian Business Journal. We initially achieved Best Managed status in 2012, and after recently earning Gold again, we aspire to reach Platinum status by 2020, joining other successful organizations like EB Horsman and Son, ITC Construction, and Boston Pizza International.
To learn more about the Best Managed Companies program, visit here.
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We’re proud the share that the Canadian Security Media Publisher, SP&T News has named Houle the 2016 Security Integrator of the Year. The recognition is for our outstanding security work at the South Shore Corridor Project at Port Metro Vancouver.
Congratulations to the entire Security division. In addition to our team featured on the cover of SP&T, there is an article detailing the 2016 Security Integrator of the Year.
Learn more about Houle’s involvement on this project by reading the full article online.
You can also learn more about the South Shore Corridor Project on the Port Metro Vancouver website.
Our project teams received great recognition at the 2016 Vancouver Regional Construction Association Awards of Excellence which took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. While celebrating the accomplishments of the BC construction industry, we won three times throughout the evening.
The first award was in the category of Outstanding Achievement for Safety by a Trade Contractor, achieving a superior safety record over 200,000 or more person-hours.
This was followed by a second award in the category of Innovation and Productivity for the Connected Snow Removal Camera Solution applied at Global Roadway Maintenance in Kelowna, BC.
The third award of the night was the Gold Award of Excellence for Electrical Contractors up to $2 Million, presented to the project team in Prince George for the Northern Rockies Regional Recreational Centre located in Fort Nelson. A finalist among two other electrical contractors, FHM Installations and Status Electric in the category, with all three becoming Silver Winners back in August but with Houle claiming the grand honour of being the Gold winner.
Congratulations to the amazing teams at Houle that contributed their hard work, innovation and drive for excellence that earned these awards and this special recognition from our business community!
We’re proud to share the news of our new Gold Standard status with the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program.
Deloitte recognizes companies as Gold Standard members after maintaining Canada’s Best Managed Companies status for three consecutive years. For demonstrating our commitment to the program we have held the title as a Canada’s Best Managed Company since 2012.
“Reaching our fourth year as a member of the Best Managed Companies of Canada program is another strong testament to the quality, professionalism and strength of leadership at Houle”, comments Rois Rizzo, Vice President of Finance and CFO at Houle.
