EllisDon explained
EllisDon Corporation |
Industry: | Construction |
Foundation: | 1951 |
Location City: | Mississauga, Ontario |
Location Country: | Canada |
Locations: | 15 offices |
Area Served: | Global |
Key People: | Geoff Smith, Executive Chairperson; Kieran Hawe, President and CEO |
Products: | Construction services |
Revenue: | In excess of $3.5 billion annually |
Num Employees: | 4500+ |
EllisDon is an employee-owned construction services company that was founded and incorporated in 1951 in London, Ontario, Canada, by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith.[1] The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
History
Founding
In 1951, EllisDon was launched by brothers Don and David Ellis Smith as a local contractor in London, Ontario.
1951–1989
Between 1956 and 1968, EllisDon computerized its accounting and cost control systems, and operated a purchased tower crane – the first construction company in Canada to do both.[2] In 1971, EllisDon launched a Corporate Safety Strategy to improve job site safety.[3]
Between 1974 and 1976, the company expanded, establishing operations in Edmonton, Alberta and in Saudi Arabia.[4] [5] Since then EllisDon has expanded its current operations to its offices around the world.[6]
Once EllisDon was awarded the Construction Management Contract for the Metro Toronto Convention Centre project in 1982, it moved on to build the SkyDome (renamed Rogers Centre in 2005).[7] This project was completed in 1989, and was the world's first retractable rooftop stadium.[8]
1990–2003
In 1990, EllisDon established the construction industry's first freestanding Research and Development Department. Following that, EllisDon in 1993 became the first Canadian company to build in Latvia and Lithuania following the removal of the Iron Curtain in the USSR.[9] [10] In 1997, EllisDon completed its first project in Malaysia.
In 1996, Don Smith's son, Geoff Smith – who joined the company as a full-time employee in 1982 – became EllisDon's president and CEO.[11]
2004–present
In 2004, EllisDon participated in a new hospital funding model, a public-private partnership (PPP) with the $450 million William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario.
EllisDon delivered Toronto's MaRS (Medical and Related Services) Convergence Centre (Building B) in 2005.[12]
In 2008, EllisDon completed construction and installation work in the Dubai Waterfront, the largest waterfront development of its kind in the world.[13]
In 2010, EllisDon completed Winnipeg International Airport Terminal Building, Canada's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified airport terminal.[14]
In June 2016, EllisDon launched The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan[15] in support of Canada's international climate change commitments. Industry executives, in collaboration with government leaders, established the initiative outlining strategies to transform the market toward a low-carbon economy.[16] Mohawk College's Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation Building[17] is Ontario's first net-zero institutional building as well as the first pilot project under the Carbon Impact Initiative.[18]
In March 2018, EllisDon acquired the interests of joint venture partner Carillion (in liquidation in the UK) in four Ontario hospital projects, becoming the sole service provider at Royal Ottawa Hospital, Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Brampton Civic Hospital and Sault Area Hospital.[19]
In June 2023, Geoff Smith was succeeded as President and CEO by Kieran Hawe, previously COO. [20] Geoff Smith remains Executive Chair of the Board of Directors.
Selected projects
Alternative energy
Civil & transportation
Commercial office/retail
Culture & recreation
Education
Healthcare & research
Industrial & automotive
Judicial & correctional
Public & government
Residential & hospitality
International
- Miami Federal Courthouse - Miami, Florida[45]
- Palm District Cooling Plant - Dubai, United Arab Emirates[46]
Recognition
- 2018 Renew Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.[47] Achieved Platinum Status.[48]
- 2018 Mediacorp's Top 100 Employers[49] (8th consecutive year).[50]
- 2017 Mediacorp Canada's Greenest Employers[51]
- 2017 Deloitte 50 Best Managed Companies[52]
- 2016 Canada's Safest Employer[53]
- 2016 Financial Posts Ten Best Companies To Work For[54]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Donald J. ("Bus") Smith O.C.. EllisDon. 1 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626002050/http://www.ellisdon.com/don-smith. 26 June 2014.
- Web site: Our History . EllisDon . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140922011236/http://www.ellisdon.com/our-history . 2014-09-22 .
- Web site: EllisDon. Building and Construction Canada.
- Web site: Our Locations. EllisDon. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626013333/http://www.ellisdon.com/our-locations. 2014-06-26. dead.
- Web site: Making a Permanent Home in the Middle East. EllisDon. 2014-08-26. 2014-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827065350/http://www.ellisdon.com/middle-east. dead.
- Web site: EllisDon - Offices. www.ellisdon.com. 2018-06-04.
- Web site: Donald J. ("Bus") Smith Obituary. Legacy.
- Web site: Rogers Center History. Rogers Center. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625061415/http://www.rogerscentre.com/about/history.jsp. 2014-06-25. dead.
- Web site: EllisDon Industrial Services Inc. . Kitimat Chamber of Commerce . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827042459/http://www.kitimatchamber.ca/content/ellisdon-industrial-services-inc . August 27, 2014 .
- Web site: Building on solid foundations. https://archive.today/20140826185043/http://www.canoe.ca/CareerConnectionNews/031008_ont_at_work3.html. usurped. August 26, 2014. White. Linda. Career Connection.
- Web site: Maldonado. Melinda. Ellis-Don founder Don Smith dead at 89. Toronto Star. 16 July 2013 .
- Web site: The MaRS Discovery District. HGC Engineering.
- Web site: Sr. Planning Engineer, EllisDon Construction Inc., Dubai, U.A.E., Badrah Development, Dubai Waterfront . Planning Planet.
- Web site: Jones. Kathryn. Winnipeg Airport Authority. Building & Construction.
- https://www.ontario.ca/page/climate-change-action-plan The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan
- News: The Carbon Impact Initiative: an industry-led action plan in response to Canada's International climate change commitments.. 2016-05-21. 2018-06-04. en.
- https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/donors-and-supporters/mohawk-momentum-our-causes/joyce-centre-for-partnership-innovation Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation Building
- News: The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. 2018-06-04. en-us.
- News: EllisDon announces purchase of Carillion health care assets. 1 March 2018. Daily Commercial News. 1 March 2018.
- Web site: Hawe assumes CEO role with EllisDon . 7 June 2023 .
- Web site: Alberta Children's Hospital sets a new standard in family-centered care . Canada's Healthcare Newspaper.
- Web site: Petersen. Chris. EllisDon - Toronto South Detention Centre . Building & Construction.
- Web site: Highway 7 East Rapidway (H3). EllisDon. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709102954/http://www.ellisdon.com/vivanext-highway-7-east-rapidway-h3. 2014-07-09. dead.
- Web site: Confederation Line LRT Named Top PPP Deal of the Year by Project Finance Magazine . SNC Lavalin . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903021719/http://www.snclavalin.com/2014-04-11_confederation-line-lrt-named-top-ppp-deal-of-the-year-by-project-finance-magazine.php?lang=en . September 3, 2014 .
- Web site: Union Subway Station: Second Platform and Concourse Improvements. Urban Toronto.
- Web site: Brentwood Town Centre. Tboake . 25 September 2005 . 24 August 2019.
- Web site: Petersen. Chris. EllisDon - Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Building & Construction.
- Web site: Ontario Wind Turbine Noise ReportOne Bloor East goldring-centre-sport-centre noise-control vibration control toronto ontario Goldring Centre for High Performance. HGC Engineering.
- Web site: Harris. Jim. EllisDon. Building & Construction.
- Web site: Misener. Kevin. Rogers Centre opened as 'Skydome' 25 years ago today. City News.
- Web site: Davidson. Staci. EllisDon – Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan. Building & Construction.
- Web site: NSCC's Centre for the Built Environment. Atlantic Green Building. 2014-08-26. 2014-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827082837/http://www.atlanticgreenbuilding.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:centre-for-the-built-environment&catid=57:individual-case-studies&Itemid=131. dead.
- Web site: EllisDon chosen as construction manager for $100-million Ivey building . Richard Ivey School of Business . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111117020046/http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/media/2009/Press/090713.htm . November 17, 2011 .
- Web site: Alberta Children's Hospital sets a new standard in family-centered care . Canada's Healthcare Newspaper.
- Web site: Toyoda. Lina. Surrey Memorial Hospital launches campaign to build new tower. The Province. 2019-01-27. 2018-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810042208/http://www.theprovince.com/surrey+memorial+hospital+launches+campaign+build+tower/5631119/story.html. dead.
- Web site: Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) - University of British Columbia . EllisDon . 2014-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827075703/http://www.ellisdon.com/triumf-ariel . 2014-08-27 . dead .
- Web site: Chrysler Corporation Assembly Plant AMC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917055828/http://www.ellisdon.com/ed/projects/view/?id=3088665 . EllisDon . 17 September 2008 . 9 May 2017.
- Web site: Denso Manufacturing - Auto Parts Facility and Office . Roberts Onsite . 2014-08-26 . 2014-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827060032/http://www.robertsonsite.ca/project_details/denso_parts_facility_and_office . dead .
- Web site: EllisDon – Saskatoon Police Service Headquarters. Building & Construction.
- Web site: The Elgin County Courthouse . www.ellisdon.com . 2014 . 24 August 2019.
- Web site: Hamilton City Hall. McCallum Sather Architecture. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827084207/http://msarch.ca/projects/17. 2014-08-27. dead.
- Web site: Rehabilitation of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Public Works and Government Services Canada. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140805213914/http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/collineduparlement-parliamenthill/batir-building/mod-sjam-eng.html. 2014-08-05. dead.
- Web site: EllisDon wins $200M hotel construction deal. Ottawa Business Journal. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827125849/http://www.obj.ca/Other/Archives/2001-05-23/article-2131566/EllisDon-wins-$200M-hotel-construction-deal/1. 2014-08-27. dead.
- News: Jermyn. Diane. How's this for an employee perk? Reduced rate at a resort in St. Lucia. Globe & Mail.
- Web site: A Precedent-Setting Case . McGraw-Hill Construction.
- Web site: Palm District Cooling Plant - DCP4. Canadians at Work. 2014-08-26. 2015-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505021247/http://canadiansatwork.ca/2011/palm-district-cooling-plant-dcp4/. dead.
- Web site: Project List 2018 Top100 Projects. top100projects.ca. en-US. 2018-06-04. 2018-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502153922/https://top100projects.ca/2018filters/. dead.
- Web site: Project List Top100 Projects. top100projects.ca. en-US. 2018-06-04. 2018-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904112709/https://top100projects.ca/ranking/?yr=2018&kpid=92. dead.
- Web site: Canada's Top 100 Employers (2018). Employers. Canada's Top 100. www.canadastop100.com. en-US. 2018-06-04.
- Web site: Top Employer: EllisDon Corporation. content.eluta.ca. 2018-06-04.
- Web site: Top Employer: EllisDon Corporation. content.eluta.ca. 2018-06-04.
- Web site: Meet our winners Canada's Best Managed Companies Deloitte Canada. Deloitte Canada. en. 2018-06-04.
- News: Announcing the 2016 Canada's Safest Employers Canadian Occupational Safety. 2018-06-04. en.
- Web site: EllisDon Selected as One of Ten Best Companies to Work For. www.newswire.ca. en. 2018-06-04.