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Construction and Renovation Services for Businesses

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carpentryWhether you're looking to construct or renovate a new residence or commercial space, we've got great local businesses for every project.

Quickly find what you're looking for:

Cranes
Office and Retail
Interior Design
Filters and Refrigeration
Commercial Construction
Drilling and Blasting
Steel Construction and Fabrication
Construction Organizations

Cranes

Poland Crane

Poland Crane makes moving difficult cargo easy! They provide superior service - reliably, safely and affordable. Poland Crane will come to your site to match the equipment to the job, map a route and ensure that all permits are in place. They have extensive knowledge of the regulations and will arrange your move with the appropriate authorities. Their trucks are stationed in the Cowichan Valley and Courtenay servicing Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

Contact them at 250.252.0542, or visit them online at www.polandcrane.com.

Office and Retail

Metchosin Centre

Metchosin Centre is located in the heart of downtown Metchosin, within walking distance of all Metchosin has to offer, including the Municipal Hall, the Community Hall, General Store, local schools, MyChosen Cafe, the Galloping Goose Trail and bus service. Both retail space and office space are available to rent.

Visit them at 4480 Happy Valley Road in Metchosin, or online at www.metchosincentre.ca.

Grace Point Square 

Grace Point Square is the shopping and business centre in the centre of Ganges on Salt Spring Island. It's just footsteps away from the famous Saturday Market in Centennial Park and offers a great choice of restaurants, art galleries, shops, and other services and retail options.

Contact them at 604-313-7203, or visit them at 115 Fulford-Ganges Road on Salt Spring Island, or online at www.gracepointsquare.com.

Interior Design

Creative Spaciz

Since 1993, Creative Spaciz Design Studio has offered a highly experienced, award winning design and drafting team who drive their efforts towards distinctive, non-predictable design for their vast array of commercial and residential clientele. From paint consolations to complete home design, they tackle it all.

Contact them at 250.386.1117, or visit them at Unit G, 661 Alpha Street in Victoria or online at www.spaciz.com.

Filters and Refrigeration

Accent Refrigeration Systems Ltd.

Accent Refrigeration Systems is an award-winning international ice arena contractor. Their projects, which include the last four Winter Olympic Games, have circled the globe, covering six continents. They specialize in the design, manufacturing and installation of highly efficient refrigeration and energy recovery systems.

Contact them at 250.478.8885, or visit them at 206, 1097 Langford Parkway in Langford, or online at www.accent-refrigeration.com.

Island Superior Products 

Island Superior Products provides the Airfilope® Filter System for transit and highway coach buses. The filter cleans fine contaminates from the air to dramatically reduce the need for major cleaning and detailing.

Contact them at 250.732.0471, or visit them online at www.superiorproducts.ca.

Commercial Construction

ALLTERRA Construction & Environmental Ltd.

ALLTERRA Construction provides General Contracting and Subcontracting for Municipal Infrastructure, Site Development, Roadwork and Bridges. Under the Environmental Division, ALLTERRA Environmental provides Soil Remediation, Water Treatment, Mass Stabilization and Demolition services. ALLTERRA is based on Southern Vancouver Island producing safe and efficient projects throughout the region.  As the receiver of the "Construction/Development Company of the Year" award at the 15th Annual Vancouver Island Business Awards, you can be assured that you will be provided with quality and experienced staff to get the job done.

Contact them at 250.658.3772, or visit them online at www.allterraconstruction.ca.

Building Products

San Juan Sales are a manufacturers' representative company specializing in exterior building products in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Their expertise is in connecting people with the right products for their needs - products that have proven to be the best in the industry.

Contact them at 250.884.4103 (Victoria) or 206.550.7336 (Seattle), or visit them online at www.buildingproducts.ca.

BUSA Construction Ltd.

BUSA Construction is a full-service contracting company serving the residential, multi-family dwelling and commercial construction needs of Greater Victoria. With over 25 years of experience in the contracting industry, they are well known for delivering quality workmanship and exceptional customer service.

Contact them at 250.590.7166, or visit them online at www.busaconstruction.ca.

Campbell Construction Ltd.

Campbell Construction Ltd. is one of the few true General Contractors remaining in British Columbia. Campbell Construction Ltd. clients benefit from their extensive knowledge and proven performance record when engaged as their Construction/Project Manager. They give their clients the confidence that their project will be completed to the highest standards, on time and on budget.

Contact them at 250.475.1300, or visit them at 559 Kelvin Road in Victoria, or online at www.campbellconstruction.ca.

Clarkston Construction 

Clarkston Construction is a multi-generational west coast builder based in Sooke, BC. They specialize in high end custom west coast homes from Metchosin to Port Renfrew. Their work consists mainly of custom builds, ranging in scope from modest cabins to fine detailed homes designed by world class architects.

Contact them at 250.880.1264, or visit online at www.clarkstonconstruction.ca.

Gorter Construction Ltd.

Gorter Construction Ltd. is a contracting firm that specializes in custom homes, commercial buildings and tenant improvements. They are a proud member of the Canadian Home Builders Association and are a registered Built Green® Builder. Having built a solid reputation for completing quality projects they are excited by the opportunity to meet new clients and help them achieve their building success.

Contact them at 250.380.7343, or visit them at 105 - 379 Tyee Road in Victoria, or online at www.gorterconstruction.ca.

Gra Scale Developments 

Gra Scale Developments specializes in custom residential homes and exceptional commercial renovations uniting skilled professionals to bring your project from idea to reality. From the conception of your project, the experts at GDI translate your ideas into 3D architectural renders which allow you to easily move walls, windows or even your roofline to create design plans that suit your vision for the property.

Visit them online at www.gdivictoria.com.

SC Smith Building Company

With over 15 years of building and project management experience under his carpenter's belt, Steve Smith set out in 2004 to start a new type of residential contracting firm. The Victoria-based SC Smith Building Company, comprised of a skilled team of tradesmen, specializes in creating distinctive new homes and carrying out timeless renovations. As Built Green®-certified builders the team at SC Smith Building prides itself on implementing practical and modern building techniques while, at the same time, never losing sight of what previous generations of tradesmen brought to the table.

Visit them online at www.scsmithbuildingcompany.com.

Story Construction Ltd.

Story Construction is an award winning General Contracting firm that has been satisfying commercial and residential clients on Vancouver Island for over 30 years. At Story, they deliver quality architectural projects with an emphasis on ensuring clients are informed and involved in decisions along the way. From smaller tenant improvements to custom homes to large new commercial buildings, Story has been a go-to contractor for Victoria's design and business community.

Contact them at 250.386.3396, or visit them at #2B - 416 Garbally Road in Victoria, or online at www.storyconstruction.ca.

True Home® Construction

With years of faithful service to Greater Victoria, True Home® has established lasting relationships with local suppliers and professional trades alike, ensuring consistency and excellence to their projects. Owner Paul Greenwood is a licensed REALTOR®, enabling him to have a better understanding of the impact his companies work has on the value of residential properties.

Contact them at 250.516.9041, or visit them online at www.truehomeconstruction.ca.

Drilling and Blasting

Ocean Pacific Media Blasting Inc.

Ocean Pacific are leaders in the industry, specializing in the surface preparation of all substrate surfaces such as wood, metal, aluminum, copper fibreglass, concrete porcelain, and many others. Media blasting replaces the need to use toxic chemicals, and is a natural deodorizer for fire restoration of wood, brick or concrete almost eliminating smoke odour. Based on Vancouver Island, they service Western Canada as they are a mobile company.

Contact them at 250.701.2391, or visit them online at www.pacificloghomerestoration.com.

TNT Industries Ltd. 

TNT Industries Inc. has over three decades of experience drilling and blasting, and they possess expert knowledge of blasting geometry and explosive engineering. Their specialties and experience include: in-town controlled blasting, hydro projects, highway projects, right-of-way, pipeline trenching, mining, rip rap, crusher feed, specialty sizing, pit run, road-building, foundations, bridge approach, quarrying, and pre-shear. While being located in Victoria they service Western Canada, including the Yukon.

Contact them at 250.202.6385, or visit them online at www.tntblasting.ca.

Steel Construction and Fabrication

Versatile Technologies Inc.

Versatile Technologies are a welding and fabricating shop located in Chemainus, BC. In their state of the art welding and fabrication shop their equipment includes shear brake and roller, plate rolls, extrusion rollers, and waterjet. They do on-site welding and mobile welding.

Contact them at 250.324.4116, or visit them at 3137 Henry Road in Chemainus, or online at www.versatiletech.ca.

West Coast Pre Fab Ltd.

West Coast Pre Fab Ltd. is a locally owned, family-run steel construction & maintenance business located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. They have two divisions: a commercial division that offers structural steel and fabrication services, and an industrial division that services British Columbia's pulp and paper industry.

Contact them at 250.709.2300, or visit them at 3425 River Road in Chemainus, or online at www.westcoastprefab.com.

Construction Organizations

West Shore Developers Association

The West Shore Developers Association (WSDA) is a group of land developers, consulting engineers, builders and contractors who focus their business in Langford. The organization was formed in 2005 with the goal of creating a united group of companies involved in the land development industry in Langford that would promote responsible development, while providing a forum for development related issues in the West Shore.

Visit them online at www.westshoredevelopers.ca.

Westbrook Consulting Ltd.

Westbrook Consulting Ltd. specializes in Municipal Infrastructure and Land Development Engineering. Westbrook has become the leader in Land Development Engineering Consulting in the Westshore of Greater Victoria. They provide the expertise required to design and manage municipal infrastructure from initial concept to project completion.

Contact them at 250.391.8592, or visit them at 115 - 866 Goldstream Avenue in Victoria, or online at www.wbrook.ca.

Yellow Sheet Construction Data Ltd.

Yellow Sheet Construction Data Ltd. Is Vancouver Island's leading provider of private and public sector construction leads. Stimulate your business with 1,000's of project leads through Yellow Sheet including access to privately negotiated data for your region.

Contact them at 250.480.1230, or visit them online at www.yellowsheet.ca.


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The Team at Radar Hill