EllisDon

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EllisDon Corporation
Company type Private (employee-owned)
Industry Construction
Founded1951
Founders
  • Don Smith
  • David Ellis Smith
Headquarters
Mississauga, Ontario
,
Canada
Number of locations
15 offices
Area served
Global
Key people
 Geoff Smith, Executive Chairperson; Kieran Hawe, President and CEO
ProductsConstruction services
RevenueIn excess of $3.5 billion annually
Number of employees
4500+
Website www.ellisdon.com

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.

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History

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EllisDon construction crane at York University

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. [2] [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] [1]

1990–2003

In 1990, EllisDon established the construction industry's first freestanding Research and Development Department. [2] 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. [2]

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. [9]

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

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The Halifax Central Library, completed 2014

Alternative energy

Civil & transportation

Commercial office/retail

Culture & recreation

Education

Healthcare & research

Industrial & automotive

Judicial & correctional

Public & government

Residential & hospitality

International

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