ATLANTIC CANADA Guildfords Group of Companies Oldest North American insulation contractor evolves to offer diversity of construction industry services Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature Guilfords, North America’s oldest insulation contrac- tor, opened as a family-owned business in 1906. The business grew and expanded through decades of his- tory and change with additional services and resources. While the now-diversified enterprise evolved to be- come an Atlantic-Canada-based partnership in 2000, the Guilfords Group of Companies continues to operate within the framework of family and client-commitment. It is preparing to expand its operations to new and growing markets. “Guildfords has a long and proud history in Maritime Canada,” said business development manager Greg Brown. “Over the years we have added different spe- cialty niches to increase our range of services and now what makes sense is to take our expertise into new markets. Our goal is to continue to grow and diversify.” With offices in St. John’s, Sydney, Halifax, Port Hawkesbury area, Moncton and Saint John, Guildfords has a strong Atlantic presence but Brown says the com- pany is already doing work in other Canadian markets and will focus more energy on bidding on projects on a national and international basis. The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Spring 2013 – 33