TOP 20 GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Fillmore Construction
Meeting tight deadlines
on challenging projects
for more than 25 years
The CDCR Special Feature
Edmonton based Fillmore Construc-
tion began more than 25 years ago as
a one-man operation. Today, the com-
pany works in a variety of sectors, de-
livers its expertise to large national
chains, and has developed a reputation
for being able to deliver on tight dead-
lines for even the most challenging
projects. Chris Fillmore, president, says the
company his father Brent founded
grew by leaps and bounds over the lst
decade, both in its scope and size. The
company’s projects range from con-
struction of grocery stores and car
dealerships to apartments, schools
and seniors’ facilities. Its services in-
clude new construction, building ex-
pansion, facility maintenance, and
tenant improvement. The company’s
staff numbers more than 100 and in-
cludes 10 project managers, 25 office
staff and 30 site supervisors.

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While the company has grown, it
has maintained its core value of
‘doing it right’ that Brent founded the
company on. “Part of our success in
meeting the tight deadlines we work
under comes from identifying poten-
tial issues before they happen, fixing
things before there is a problem if
you will. This advance work means
that things in the field happen the
way we want them to and helps us
deliver faster.”
Fillmore Construction works for sev-
eral national companies including
Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart, CIBC,
RBC, TD, Sobey’s, Liquor Depot, Mc-
Donald’s, and Sherritt. One example of
the company’s ability to meet dead-
lines he says, is a 90,000 sq. ft. Loblaw
the team took from a dirt field to grand
opening day in seven months plus four
days from being awarded the contract.

“We understand that these clients
are held to strict schedule require-
ments, that the owner's project man-
ager is under pressure to open on
time, so we focus on achieving what
they need.”




He says the company has also de-
veloped an ability to beat others in its
key market sectors due to the shear
number of projects completed for the
same clients over the past decade or
more. From its office in Edmonton,
Fillmore Construction regularly com-
pletes projects throughout Alberta,
Saskatchewan and B.C., except Van-
couver. It has also completed numer-
ous projects in the territories at client’s
requests. Fillmore says another aspect of the
company’s success is its people. “A
solid 20 per cent of our staff have
been with the company for more than
10 years and there are many others
who have been with us almost that
long.” With Brent now largely involved
with Legacy Equipment, Fillmore Con-
struction’s equipment rental business,
Chris and his brother Jeff have taken
the helm. “We run the company much
the way our father always has, with an
open door policy and a focus on main-
taining tight relationships with every-
one here.”
He says during quieter times, there
is a focus on building systems, people
and programs, so when big projects
come or demands are high, the team
is ready to work together to respond.

That same team comes together to
support the local community as well.

Together, they have worked on proj-
ects for Habitat for Humanity, Pedal
Power for the Edmonton Food Bank
and have raised just shy of $1,000,000
for the MS Bike Tour in the last eight
years. Fillmore Construction has been
named one of Canada’s Best Man-
aged Companies and is among the 70
Best Employers in Alberta. For more
information, visit fillmoreconstruc-
tion.com. Food Plants
Grocery Stores
Automotive Commercial Retail
Multi-family / Seniors
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL
The Fillmore Construction team has a Passion for Excellence. We are attuned to our client’s needs and always take great ef-
forts to ensure every client thinks first of Fillmore Construction for their future construction projects. Our team is built to fa-
cilitate our clients for every size, scale and complexity of projects. Our team regularly completes projects ranging in value
from $20,000 to $30,000,000 across Alberta and all of Western Canada. We use innovation and passion to breed our
success. Fillmore Construction hosts an industry leading in house Field Management Application and a fully customized
tendering database system to ensure our trades are well managed and our pricing is as competitive as possible.

9114 34A Avenue, Edmonton AB T6E 5P4
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