Building for the future
At Concord, we are proud of where we have come from and excited about where we are going. Our company timeline offers a sampling of project highlights and some of the milestones we have reached since 1978.
1978Concord Projects Founded
Concord Projects Ltd. was founded by Ted Paetkau.First Project
Concord's first project, St. Luke's Zion Lutheran Church was built for $239,000.1979Vickar Community Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Concord's automotive expertise begins with Vickar Community Chevrolet Oldsmobile at 964 Regent Avenue West.1980Bethel Place
Bethel Place, a 133-unit apartment block, is built. Construction cost was under $30,000 per unit and interest rates were approaching 20%.1982Concord Relocates
Concord relocates its office of four employees to 1215 Henderson Highway.1983Villa Cabrini
During difficult economic conditions, Villa Cabrini, one of Winnipeg's largest mixed-use projects of the time is completed.1984Vita Health Pharmaceuticals
Concord completes its first design-build pharmaceutical project for Vita Health Products.1989Jim Gauthier Chevrolet Oldsmobile
The largest and most modern dealership at the time, Jim Gauthier Chevrolet Oldsmobile located at 1400 McPhillips, is completed.1992Palliser Furniture
Concord completes an office renovation for Palliser Furniture, the beginning of a long-term relationship between the two firms.1994New Location, New Logo!
Concord constructs and moves into a new office building at 1277 Henderson Highway. A new logo is also introduced this year.1996First in the new Waverley Auto Mall
Dan Murray Chevrolet is the first of several automotive projects for Concord Projects in the new Waverley Auto Mall.2001Biovail Expansion
Pharmaceutical giant, Biovail, hires Concord for its plant expansion in Steinbach, Manitoba. This is Concord's largest project to date.2002Homestead Manitoba - Kildonan House
Concord completes Kildonan House, its first of many assisted living projects for Homestead Manitoba.2003Concord Celebrates 25 Years
Concord celebrates 25 years in business and builds a house for Habitat for Humanity.2005Fire Mountain Lodge in Canmore
Concord ventures into Alberta for the first time to build the Fire Mountain Lodge in Canmore.2008Spanning Over a Retention Pond
Concord completes the very challenging RTDS / TGS building spanning over a retention pond in the Smart Park Development at the University of Manitoba.2011The YFC Centre for Youth Excellence
The YFC Centre For Youth Excellence at Higgins and Main is completed. A striking building improving the North End of Winnipeg's Downtown.2013The First Project for Bentall Kennedy
The first project for Bentall Kennedy / bcIMC is built 152,000 square foot multi-tenant distribution centre. It is the largest high cube industrial building of its kind built in Winnipeg in over a decade.2014New Logo
Concord Projects expands its office building and introduces a new logo.2015Nolan Ploegman Becomes President
January 1, 2015, Nolan Ploegman becomes President & CEO of Concord Projects.Marpeck Commons
Grand Opening held for the new Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Library named Marpeck Commons.2017Concord Projects Foundation Established
The Concord Projects Foundation established as a registered charity.2018Audi Winnipeg
Audi Winnipeg is open for business. The newest luxury auto dealership in Winnipeg is built by Concord.Concord Projects Celebrates 40 Years
Concord Projects celebrates 40 years in business at The Met on Donald Street.2019State-of-the-art Fitness Facility
State-of-the-art, 78,000 square foot fitness facility, Altea Active is completed in Bridgewater Centre in just 13 months.Projects Go Digital
Concord invests in a cloud-based digital construction management system to transform its service offering to clients and improve collaboration with consultants and subtrades.