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ICONIC VANCOUVER ISLAND CONSTRUCTION FIRM MARKS 50 YEARS
As Campbell Construction Ltd . i n V ictor i a c ele-brates 50 years in busi-
ness, it is performing stronger than ever. The company is one of the largest, and l ikely the l a rgest genera l cont ract i ng company on Vancouver Island, operating mainly from Nanaimo south to Victoria and through the peninsula.
T h e c o m p a n y u n d e r t a k e s every kind of project includ-ing high-rises, commercial and institutional projects, multi-f a m i l y d w e l l i n g s a n d e v e n single-family homes. Talking about the long-term success of the company, general man-ager and operations manager Wayne Farey said, “Probably the primary factor in our success is finding talented people and developing their skills through training. A company is built on people. We maintain scheduled timelines, while never losing our focus on quality and we have a reputation that we perform on time and on schedule. We are one of the few contractors on the island that provide and use
their own forces for concrete and wood framing, and we even have our own millwork shop.”
Campbell Construction Ltd. w a s e s t a bl i s h e d i n 196 4 a s W. Campbell Ltd. by William (Bill) Campbell, Ken Farey and also Campbell’s son, Archie. Before that, back in the early 1940s, Bill Campbell worked for the long-established com-pany called Looney Brothers and Hamilton, eventually rising up to management. In 1953, Ken Farey, Wayne’s father, started working for the company and a few years later, Archie also joined. A ll three began their careers as carpenters.
Campbell Construction Ltd. is one of the biggest on the
island
Congratulations to Campbell Construction on 50 years of community building.
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Wayne Farey, Ken Farey and Archie Campbell are the driving force behind Campbell Construction’s success
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and congratulates them on 50 years of building the future.
“They know the project
is in good hands and
they let us run with it
because they trust our
expertise and they know
we’re going to get it done
right.”
WAYNE FAREYGENERAL MANAGER/OPERATIONS MANAGER,
CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION LTD.
15NOVEMBER 2014
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CONGRATULATIONS on your 50th anniversary,
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Congratulations Campbell Construction on this incredible milestone of 50 years!
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When the Looney Brothers and Hamilton successors decided to retire, they offered to sell the company to Campbell. He turned down the opportunity. Shortly after that, new buyers were found. It was then that the two Campbells and Farey decid-ed to strike out on their own as W. Campbell Ltd. Their first job was a cabin on Shawnigan Lake, a project worth $6,600.
Farey recalled an old news-paper cl ippi ng show i ng t he three partners in June 1964, introducing their new company
The company recently built the new BMW Dealershsip in Victoria Campbell Construction completed the iconic New England building SEE CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION | PAGE 18
ICONIC VANCOUVER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
The Pier in Sidney was a major project for the community
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Congratulations on fifty years and all the best for the next fifty!
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to Vancouver Island. He also noted that it took almost no time at all for the company to become well established. It began build-i ng schools a nd m a ny ot her buildings in Victoria.
“Before you knew it, they were one of the larger contractors in town,” he said.
In 1976, Bill retired and Ken Farey became president; at that time the name also changed to Campbell Construction. The essential things didn’t change, Farey said, “But they started to
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The Chelsea is another stylish building completed by Campbell Construction
The Aria in downtown Victoria is a new condominium building recently completed by Campbell Construction
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Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd. is a family run company that has been supplying South Vancouver Island with building supplies since the early 1930’s, along with Ready-Mix Concrete since the 1950’s. Today our focus is primarily on concrete, sand and gravel supply. We currently operate 3 gravel pits, alongside 3 concrete batch plants, with a large fleet of concrete trucks for prompt delivery.
municipalities and the outlying areas of the CRD also extending our service over the Malahat and into the CVRD. We have a large portfolio of mixes designed to meet your project’s needs along with a wide variety of washed or crushed sands and stone.
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Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd. is a proud supplier to Campbell Construction.
Congratulations on your 50th year in business, and best wishes for the future!
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take on more work and bigger projects. The goals and values didn’t change. The company re-mains that way today: it’s based on building a quality product. It’s not all about the dollar. We like to walk away feeling proud of all the projects we’ve built.”
Wayne Farey joined the com-pany in 1979 as a carpenter ap-prentice. Eventually he began s up er v i si n g job s a nd wa s a s up er i ntendent i n t he f ield until 1995, at which point his father moved him into the role
of o p e ra t io n s m a n a ge r. H e said that he grew up with the business.
“I’ve always been interest-ed in building. I was involved i n bu i ld i ng a la rge boat as a teen-ager. I had always taken woodworking and other courses involving construction. I think this company was just bred into me.”
To date, Campbell Construc-tion has worked in the capacity of general contractor/construc-tion manager on hundreds of projects; through its manage-ment a nd sk i l led workers it has the ability and expertise to
perform:• excavations,• concrete formwork,• c o n c r e t e p l a c i n g a n d
finishing,• wood framing,• rough and finish carpentry,• m i l l w o r k s u p p l y a n d
installation.
Campbell Construction is one of the few true genera l con-tractors remaining in British Columbia. Farey said that when the company is engaged as a construction manager/project manager, its clients benefit from deep knowledge and a proven
performance record.“We give our clients the con-
fidence that their project will be completed to the highest stan-dards, on time and on budget.”
Campbell Construction may have started with a mere cabin on the lake, but today it handles projects for major private de-velopers like Concert Properties and Jawl Properties worth any-where from $15 million to $40 million. Currently Campbell Construction is completing the CRSA building at the University of Victoria worth $60 million. In the past, the company has built projects like the Common-wealth pool in Saanich and the
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Port Theatre in Nanaimo. The company has worked on at least one-quarter of the buildings on the UVic campus in Victoria since the institution opened its doors in the 1960s.
“We have a lot of return busi-ness, and we think that says somet h i ng about us,” Fa rey said. “We have some custom-ers we’ve been working with for more than 20 years. The feed-back we get is about the quality of the product and the time-line – our ability to complete projects within the given time-lines.” He added that Camp-bell Construction also handles servicing at the end of the con-tract if necessary and receives accolades for prompt attention to minor issues.
Some of the company’s work, such as government contracts, is awarded th rough a tender process. However, Farey noted that the majority of the work is through private developers. Typically, the process begins with a concept drawing, and while the company does not get involved in conceptual design, it does offer invaluable input in constructability.
“We try to guide them along to build an economical build-ing,” he said. “We have input at various stages; our idea is to build things economically and
for longev ity.” T he way t he company works with the client is dependent on the client it-self. Some take a hands-off ap-proach, Farey said.
“They chose us for a reason. They know the project is in good hands and they let us run with it because they trust our exper-tise and they know we’re going to get it done right.” He point-ed out that when the company finishes a project, it is finished to the last detail. On a high-rise condominium for instance, the project isn’t complete until the appliances and window-cover-ings are installed and all a new owner has to do is move in. If there are minor issues l ike a scratch in the paintwork, the company handles it quickly and efficiently. Most commercial projects are completed to the “tenant improvement” stage, because most offices have dis-tinct requirements that they handle themselves.
Campbell Construction is cur-rently completing numerous projects throughout the low-er island area such as Selkirk Waterfront, Shawnigan Lake School, Railyards Phase 3, and The Era in downtown Victoria, a project with commercial on the ground floor and living quarters above. The ground floor will be completed to the typical tenant improvement stage.
The number of crew the com-pany employs varies according
to the number of projects at any given time. Farey said that this past year has been a busy one – and that is not about to change going into 2015. In downtown Victoria you could literally stand on any street corner and see a project completed by Campbell Construction.
“ We reg u l a rly h ave m a ny, many projects going simultan-eously,” Farey said. “And then there are were also other pro-jects going on around town.” He added that it takes good people to keep all those balls in the air at the same time. He noted that when the compa ny gets th is busy, its own crews can number up to 350 people.
“We were averaging about 340 people on our sites for probably about a straight year,” he said. “It fluctuates – and we’ve got a lot of work coming up next year.” One of those projects is the South Block behind the Par-liament Buildings with Concert Properties and Jawl Properties. The company also has ongoing projects with LeFevre & Com-pany and Alpha Properties.
Things have not always been so busy, Farey said, noting that he has been with the company through more than one econom-ic slowdown, including in the early 1980s when staff had to be pared down to about 15 people. But the company has great ver-satility, he said, and that has kept it going through it all.
“We’re a ver y compet it ive contractor,” he said. “W hen the work is lean out there, we have the ability to aggressively go after the work and make the numbers work – and by mid- 2015 it looks like it’s going to be very busy on the island again.”
Because of the ups and downs of the economy, long range plan-ning for a company like Camp-bell Construction isn’t easy, he said. But he certainly has goals and ambitions.
“I plan to be around for a num-ber of years yet,” he said. “As far as I’m concerned, I’d like to see the company hit 75 years while I’m still around.”
Campbell Construction Ltd. is at 559 Kelvin Road in Victoria.
www.campbellconstruction.ca
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On behalf of Acme Painting (2010) Ltd., We would like to offer our
congratulations to Campbell Construction Ltd. on your
achievement of 50 years in business. With the quality of people that you employ, your
commitment to exceed profes-sional workmanship and outstand-ing outcome in project completion. We are sure your next 50 years will be just as successful as the first!
Best wishes to all!
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Congratulations to Campbell Constructionon 50 great years
Congratulations to Campbell Constructionon 50 great years
Benton & Overbury (Vic) Ltd. is pleased to provide our interior
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION
Alpha Project Developments has been working with Campbell Construction
since 2003. Since that time, the developer has turned over vir-tually every project to Campbell Construction.
“I have a great deal of trust in Wayne and his judgement,” said company partner Fred Rohani. “They are by far the best people to work with for concrete projects and our projects are mostly concrete.” Those projects have ranged in size from $3 million to $60 million. Rohani said that he likes to bring Campbell Construction in at the beginning of the project, long be-fore the foundations are dug.
“We bring them in at the design stages of the project and they are excellent to work with to bring about new ideas to save costs in construction, while maintaining the quality that we want. They also have an excellent quality control as well as outstanding warranty follow-up procedures. We’ve been very happy working with them in terms of warranties.” He added that until Alpha Project Develop-ments began its relationship with Campbell Construction, it had been its own general contractor, a role they were happy to cede.
“We now put our trust in them. Wayne is extremely reliable and
knows his business really well.” Alpha Project Developments’
newest project is the 17-storey Legato tower in Victoria. Once again, Rohani said, his company is counting on Campbell Construc-tion to manage the project from the ground up.
Chris LeFevre, owner and presi-dent of LeFevre & Company Prop-erty Agents Ltd. has also worked
with Campbell Construction for many years.
“I trust them,” LeFevre said. “They are very capable; they have a huge depth of knowledge; they build to a high quality; they are reliable; and they have a sustained work force. All those things add up to somebody that you can rely on. They’re unique.”
Along with working on many LeFevre buildings in Victoria, Campbell Construction has also done extensive work at Shawn-igan Lake School where LeFevre is the former chair and chair of the building committee. Camp-bell Construction has worked on dining halls, dormitories, sports facilities, libraries and refurbish-ment in the main building.
“That building program has been in excess of 10 years,” LeFevre said, adding that he has no doubt he will continue to work with Campbell Construction in the future.
“They allow me to sleep at night,” he said. “I need people I can rely on. Once you establish a relationship like that, you do everything to sustain it, just as they do. You come across people like Wayne Farey once in a while in your business career and when you find them, they’re gold.”
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our project coordinator.”
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Concert Properties Ltd. has been working with Campbell Construc-tion for about 10 years. Senior vice-president Arif Rahemtulla recalls that the first of many pro-jects the firms collaborated on was a Marriott Hotel. Since then, Con-cert Properties has used Campbell Construction exclusively for work on Vancouver Island.
“We have an outstanding re-lationship with Campbell Con-struction, spanning over 10 years,” Rahemtulla said. “In that time we
have collaborated on six signifi-cant projects. Campbell brings competent and well experienced field staff and management per-sonnel to every project. They are professional, courteous and have demonstrated willingness to do whatever is necessary to ensure a project’s success. We are looking forward to working with Campbell Construction on our upcoming projects in Victoria.”
Robert Jawl of Jawl Properties Ltd. also intends to keep working with Campbell Construction.
“We have worked with Campbell
Construction over the past 30 years on a wide range of projects,” he said. “We’ve had a long and very productive relationship with them since the early days of their busi-ness. We’ve found them to be ab-solutely first-rate in terms of the quality of the construction ser-vices they’ve been able to provide and it’s been a wonderful part-nership throughout that time.” He particularly cited The Atrium in downtown Victoria completed in 2010.
“They did a spectacular job,” Jawl said.
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