TOP 10 CANADIAN PAINTING CONTRACTORS
L.P.C. Limited expands
with quality and expertise
in commercial and industrial
painting and coatings
Canadian Design and Construction
Report special feature
Over the past 20 years, Toronto
based L.P.C. Ltd. has provided expert-
ise in the painting and coatings indus-
try, with a focus on industrial and
commercial projects.

Leonard Tawaststjerna, president,
has a long history in the painting in-
dustry dating to 1976, when he
started working in his father’s busi-
ness. In 1998, Leonard took his expe-
rience, knowledge about the industry,
understanding of the importance of
building business relationships, and
co-founded L.P.C. Ltd.

Tawaststjerna says the company
has earned its reputation in the past
two decades for consistently provid-
ing high levels of quality assurance to
every project, no matter the scope or
size. L.P.C. services both the industrial
and commercial sectors. The indus-
trial market includes water and
sewage treatment plants, towers,
tanks, mining and manufacturing facil-
ities. Commercially, work includes
malls, stores, office and residential
towers, education facilities, hospitals,
transportation and other infrastruc-
ture. Tawaststjerna explains that work-
ing in both the commercial and indus-
trial sectors means that when one
economic area is soft, he can redirect
energy to the other. This allows L.P.C.

to keep people working and, he says,
ensures that key staff stay engaged
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and employed. “We take pride in our
skilled and experienced team,” he
said. The company handles more than
100 projects of varying size and scope
annually, employing about 70 staff at
any given time.

In 2005, L.P.C. expanded its busi-
ness to Western Canada and has tack-
led projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba. Some of these include
work for Alberta Health, the University




of Calgary, The Bow Office Tower,
Manulife Place, the Calgary Interna-
tional Airport expansion, K + S
Potash, and Winnipeg Women’s Hos-
pital redevelopment.

In Ontario, L.P.C. is active in mall
and retail development, transporta-
tion, water and sewage treatment
plants and data centres. Current proj-
ects include TTC York Spadina Sub-
way Stations, VIVA and Metrolinx,
Union Station retail development and
treatment plants throughout Ontario.

Services provided include painting,
intumescent and special coatings,
wall coverings and epoxy flooring
services. Tawaststjerna says L.P.C. is com-
mitted to providing a high standard of
quality assurance and quality control
for its clients. “Some companies
won’t take on projects that are heavily
focused on QA/QC. However, we are
committed to providing these
processes, because a high level of
QA/QC is part of what we do.”
L.P.C. Ltd. is structured to be lean
and competitive, says Tawaststjerna,
but also recognizes that to keep
clients, ensuring safety, quality, and at-
tention to detail are key. Being COR
certified, he says, helps. “I believe that
these processes, the internal reflec-
tion, education, auditing and self-au-
dits have made us better. Safety and
reflection on QA/QC go hand in hand
and ensure that systems are not only
in place, but that they’re working.”
For more information, contact
Leonard Tawaststjerna at (416) 782-
2815 or leonard@lpclimited.com.

Head Office
2700 Dufferin Street, Unit 23
Toronto, Ontario, M6B 4J3
Tel: (416) 782 -2815 ext 221
Fax: (416) 782-1694
Western Division
1339 40 th Avenue NE, Unit 17
Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8N6
Tel: (587) 774-4330
Fax:(403) 695-4257
For more information email
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