Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
Issue link: http://publications.winnipegfreepress.com/i/683412
PCL CONSTRUCTION - a proud member of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce W hen you see the green and gold PCL Construction flag flying at a building site, you know something exciting is underway. "Seeing the PCL logo up all over the city on some of the most prominent buildings being built in Manitoba gives us a feeling of being part of something bigger — Winnipeggers building Winnipeg," says David Van Hooren, operations manager for the Winnipeg District. "Personally, it represents safe, ethical and professional delivery of construction services to our city, province and country." PCL is a 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Edmonton, conducting operations all over North America, the Caribbean and Australia. PCL employees take great pride in their work and their company, which officially celebrated 50 years in Manitoba in 2015, although its history in our province goes back even further. Beehives were in, a British band was about to spark Beatlemania and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had just won two Grey Cups in a row when some of PCL's earliest projects in Manitoba started springing up in 1963. They included the Mall Centre at 491 Portage Ave. near the University of Winnipeg, and the Royal Bank Building near Portage and Main (220 Portage Ave.). In 1965, PCL established a permanent district office in Winnipeg and continued to build the city's skyline, with landmark projects such as the Richardson Building and the Winnipeg Inn, which is now the Fairmont at Portage and Main. Many of the most prominent attractions and businesses in the province have been constructed by PCL, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and MTS Centre. The company also works on remote northern and First Nations projects such as the University College of the North campus in Thompson. Whether it's part of your daily commute (the Disraeli Bridge), your place of work or school (Manitoba Hydro Place and various projects at the University of Manitoba) or where you like to shop (IKEA), PCL has roots in your neighbourhood. BUILDING ON HISTORY PCL Construction looks ahead to next half-century Many of the most prominent attractions and businesses in the province have been constructed by PCL, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and MTS Centre. "