Cana Construction
As one of Alberta's leading contractors, CANA is fully active in
all segments of the construction industry. CANA's staff of up to
200 employees are highly qualified individuals who believe in a
TEAM APPROACH to every project. CANA's experience and TEAM
APPROACH, has been enormously successful with all assignments
showing a strong record of performance.
In 1942, Red Dutton, Reg Jennings and Bob Burns founded Burns and
Dutton Concrete and Construction Company Ltd. primarily for the
purpose of providing concrete work for the Commonwealth Air
Training Plan. In 1970, the Company was renamed CANA
Construction Co. Ltd., and in 1985, CANA Limited was incorporated
as the 'parent' company.
CANA's 55 years of expertise is apparent in the numerous major
projects completed. While achieving success in all areas of
Canada, CANA is most proud of it's Calgary projects including
the award winning Calgary International Airport, Petro Canada
Centre, and the Canadian Airlines (Olympic) Saddledome. Other
prestigious projects include the Banff Springs Hotel Conference
Centre, Bow Valley Squares 1 to 4, Calgary Centre for the
Performing Arts, Calgary Convention Centre, Spruce Meadows,
Rockyview General Hospital, Delta Bow Valley Hotel, Nova Head
Office Building, Trimac Head Office Building, Telus Building, the
Harry Hays (Government of Canada) Building, Tom Baker Cancer
Centre, and both the Southern and Northern Alberta Jubilee
Auditoriums.
CANA's Mission Statement is to provide efficient, client
oriented, quality construction services and solutions. CANA is
totally committed to completing all projects on time, on budget,
and with the highest level of quality, safety and service.
CANA works closely with clients and designers during the
Pre-Construction phases of a project providing planning, cost
estimating, scheduling, design analysis and alternate methods and
materials. This service reduces costs and enhances the overall
effectiveness of a project, without forsaking architectural
integrity or function.
This TEAM APPROACH continues through to construction and allows
the client to make informed decisions based on all the
information available. Fully equipped computer centres and
sophisticated networking allow for timely reporting and accurate
scheduling. CANA Crane & Equipment Ltd. provides all CANA
projects with construction equipment thus enhancing the ability
to achieve timely project completion.
The success of the CANA TEAM APPROACH is best exemplified with
the 1995 / 1996 renovations to the Canadian Airlines (Olympic)
Saddledome. Working closely with the National Hockey League
Calgary Flames Hockey Club, the Saddledome Foundation, and design
consultants, an entire new box suite / club level was created
including major renovations to the 20,000 seat seating bowl. All
work was completed prior to the 1996 hockey season, in an amazing
140 day period, on time and on budget.
CANA was also the original constructor of the Olympic Saddledome
and in 1984, was awarded the prestigious Canadian Construction
Association's Montgomery Memorial Award for Outstanding
Innovation in Construction Practice.
CANA also received the American Concrete Institute Award of
Excellence for Design and Construction in Concrete.
In 1992, CANA was awarded a second Montgomery Memorial Award for
the innovative roof design of the indoor Calgary Soccer Centre.
Originally assembled as a flat configuration, the roof was then
post tensioned or stressed to form the first large scale stressed
arch structure in Canada. Used extensively in Australia, this
was the first application in the severe winter conditions of
Western Canada.
In 1988, CANA was awarded a second American Concrete Institute
Award of Excellence for the construction of the World Heritage
Site, Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre near Fort
MacLeod, Alberta.
CANA has been instrumental in the construction of the University
of Calgary including the Jack Simpson Gymnasium which bears the
name of CANA's long time President and Owner. The recent
construction of the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre,
a world class testing / medicine facility, was also a CANA
project.
Spruce Meadows, Calgary's world-renowned equestrian facility, has
construction requirements that only an expert can provide. John
Simpson, CANA's President and CEO, is a former Olympic equestrian
rider and provides CANA with the expertise to meet all of the
stringent Spruce Meadows requirements.
Renovations and additions to existing structures is another CANA
specialty. Notable projects involved retail shopping centres and
include the Market Mall and Northland Village Shoppes in Calgary,
Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Victoria Eaton's
Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. All of these projects
presented a special challenge in that full public and business
operations had to be maintained throughout the construction
duration.
Approximately 75 percent of CANA's business is with repeat
clients, due to their commitment to quality, service, and
performance.
Company Details
Year Established:
1942
Total Sales ($CDN):
$50,000,000 +
Number of Employees:
192
Company Information
J.D. Simpson
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(403) 255-5521
Fax:
(403) 255-0944
Email:
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Services
Construction - Industrial Facilities-medium & Light Manuf.
Construction - Industrial Facilities-resource Processing
Construction - Commercial Buildings-office Buildings
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-shopping Centres
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-warehouses
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-hotels And Restaurants
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-recreational Facilities
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-terminals/Air/Bus/Train
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-parking Garages
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Commercial Buildings-radio/Tv Stations
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Institutional Buildings-education Facilities
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Institutional Buildings-hospitals & Clinics
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Institutional Buildings-prisons
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Institutional Buildings-religious Buildings
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Institutional Buildings-laboratories
New Construction/Renovations
Construction - Electric Power Facilities-generating Plants
Construction - Electric Power Facilities-transmission Lines
All power facilities including underground and overhead 70 - 500
KV construction and maintenance.
Construction - Gas & Oil Facilities-pumping Stations
Construction - Gas & Oil Facilities-refineries/Gas Process.
Construction - Water & Sewage Systems-water/Sewage Treatment
Construction - Trade Contractors-mechanical Systems
Construction - Trade Contractors-foundation
Construction - Industrial Facilities-heavy Manufacturing
Construction - Institutional Buildings-farm Buildings
New Construction/Renovations - Stables and pig barns