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.
  • Procore

    Concord invests in a cloud-based digital construction management system to transform its service offering to clients and improve collaboration with consultants and subtrades.
  • 2021Uptown Lofts

    The first of many new projects for Globe Capital Management, converting the old Academy Lanes Bowling Alley into chic new Uptown Lofts all while preserving the heritage elements of the building.
  • 2022The Concord Way

    Concord rolls out our own internal collaborative learning and development program called The Concord Way.
  • 2023Misericordia Terrace

    The construction of Misericordia Terrace – a 10 -storey assisted living facility, on a postage stamp sized site right beside the hospital, marked the first project that Concord built requiring the usage of a tower crane.
  • Concord Projects Classroom

    The Concord Projects Foundation makes a 10 - year pledge to Red River College and has one of the classrooms named in our honour.
  • 2025Concord's New Home

    Concord moves into its new home at 127 Bannatyne, in the heart of Winnipeg’s Exchange District – a National Historic Site.