SPECIAL FEATURE
Ceilings and Walls:
BC's Top 10 industry leaders
It is always a challenge to deter-
mine the Top 10 industry leaders in
any field, but especially among the
BC’s ceilings and walls community.
We took into account designers, con-
tractors, service and supply busi-
nesses, and assessed them on their
reputation, longevity, community and
association leadership.
Note this isn’t a ranking order –
the companies are listed alphabeti-
cally. BC Drywall Installations Ltd.
BC Drywall began in Vancouver in
2001 and expanded into Calgary five
years later, ultimately reaching as far
as Saskatchewan. With $15 million in
bonding capacity, the company
works on large projects including ho-
tels, offices, commercial buildings,
schools, municipal buildings, and re-
tailers. BC Drywall’s installation ser-
vices include: interior light and heavy
gauge framing of wall and ceilings;
exterior steel stud framing of wind
and load bearing walls, parapets, sof-
fits and fascia; interior drywalling,
finishing and texture spraying; exte-
rior gypsum sheathing; and all types
of acoustical, thermal and vapour
barrier installation. It also offers de-
molition services.
Benton & Overbury Ltd.
With a head office in Surrey and a
history stretching back to 1965, Ben-
ton & Overbury offers commercial,
municipal, retail, office and public in-
frastructure clients a full range of de-
sign consulting, complete wall and
ceiling installation, engineering and
building maintenance services. The
company has expertise in interior, ex-
terior and structural steel stud fram-
ing, all aspects of dry installation and
finishing, commercial ceiling installa-
tion, soundproofing and fireproofing,
and commercial renovations and ten-
ant improvement. The company
prides itself in the accuracy of its
professional estimating and project
management services.
Centura Building Systems
(2013) Ltd.
Located in Delta, Centura has
been in business for over 35 years. It
has worked on commercial, multi-
residential, and industrial projects, in-
cluding shopping centres,
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multi-residential high-rises, schools,
hospitals, churches, government
buildings, and conference centres.
Centura installs interior steel stud
framing, insulation, gypsum wall-
board, acoustic ceilings, specialty
metal ceilings and roofs, structural
steel framing, load-bearing wall pan-
els, light-gauge roof trusses, roof
and floor metal decks, and a wide va-
riety of panels (architectural, EIFS,
GFRC, thin shell concrete and Rain-
Screen exterior systems). The com-
pany also offers exterior wall panel
design, structural steel design and
steel detailing of pre-fab buildings.
Crystal Consulting Group
of Companies
Working on projects in both B.C.
and Alberta, Crystal Consulting is
based in Surrey. The company has
three main areas of expertise: dry-
wall, structures, and waterproofing.
Its drywall services include installa-
tion, taping and finishing, ceilings,
stucco soffits, steel studs, and insu-