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We’re always looking for new team members to join us in all of our ventures. We encourage anyone to send their resume or make an appointment to talk about opportunities within our organization. But what about the task-force? What about the foot-soldiers that grind and weld these systems and components into functional structures and facilities? As of 2018, all of Lar-Mex’s trades-people are members of Local Union Associations which provide us with qualified staff who are vital to each and every project Lar-Mex undertakes. For more information about becoming a trades-person or joining a Local Union Association in the trades that we currently manage, visit the sites:
We can all recall hearing that the Peace Tower of Parliament had to be the tallest in the city-scape. Pretty much, buildings were restricted to 45.5 meters within the downtown area because of The National Capital Commission’s “Canada’s Capital View Protection” which was first challenged when the EDC buildings were built and then completely changed just in 2017; giving builders and developers a whole new range of possibilities.
Lar-Mex is hard at work every day at the Claridge ICON which will be the tallest building to be completed since the new rules were established. Although a handful of other projects claim to reach higher than the forecasted 143m (45-story) ICON, none have yet to get under-way.
Led by our VP of Construction, Dan Chouinard, our on-site Project Manager, John Crowder, and trades General Foreman, Justin Mallette, Lar-Mex is proud to be amongst the contractors involved to be the first to touch the Ottawa sky.
On May 9th of this year, Lar-Mex Inc. officially be turned 30. The big Three-Oh. Dirty-thirties. Officially adulting. All the stuff we wish we could have avoided as people. But, for a business, it’s different. Turning 30 has all sorts of interesting quirks about it without all the slower-metabolism-issues turning 30 usually implies.
This company was founded in a small apartment in a building at the corner of St-Laurent and Montreal road. Shortly after, it moved into a basement of a bustling family’s bungalow in Overbrook. It finally moved to its first commercial-designated building on Coventry road, then to the second floor of that same building a while later. Eventually, we made our way to Canotek Park. But not in the building we occupy now, no… a smaller, darker, and simpler unit. Until finally, we didn’t have enough space there either. We moved to the current location in 2009, at the time, we occupied 2 units. I can’t even really recall the order that everything happened after that because it was all so fast but, today, we occupy 6 units. Not to mention the West-End location, our pre-fabrication shop; and our satellite office within the Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph.
But buildings, moving, and shops aren’t the only things that demark a company’s growth. Although it’s a simple way of reminiscing over the years and realizing what strong people are capable of when faced with adversity, opportunities, risks, and a good amount of defeats to learn from.
And, judging by the trend, it’s not over yet. Lar-Mex intends to continue to grow in the Ottawa market and aims to advance consistently. We will continue to grow our team, our reach, our services, our client-base, and our possibilities for as long as possible. Because, well, 40 is just around the corner and we hear that can be the start of a mid-life-crisis.
In 2018 The City of Ottawa launched a program which aims to have building owners throughout the city complete the installation of Backflow Prevention Devices. These devices are installed to prevent a building’s contaminated water to enter the city’s drinking water should the flow of water reverse for any reason.
Lar-Mex currently has certified plumbers and designers who can survey the system and provide solutions and installation of backflow prevention devices. With more employees receiving their accreditations regularly, we provide our clients with their compliance of this program within the prescribed deadlines.
For more information about the City of Ottawa program visit: https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/water-and-environment/drinking-water/drinking-water-programs/backflow-prevention-program#about-backflow-prevention-program