Qualico Company

The second installment of our Opening Minds and Building Futures series highlights the experiences of one newcomer employee and the strategies Star Building Materials Calgary is using to ensure new employees find success in their roles and beyond.

Winnipeg, MB – Kevin Van, President & CEO, is pleased to announce that effective June 26, 2023, Alphonse Pilon, has joined Qualico as the Senior Vice-President, Single Family Homes. The Senior Vice-President, Single Family Homes will report to Kevin Van, and will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of our single-family housing business units in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Over the past decade, Kensington Homes has demonstrated a commitment to its corporate responsibility framework goal of providing career opportunities and home building industry exposure to young talent through its co-op student program. Each year, one or two co-op students spend around five months with the company, gaining real-world experience and learning more about how the homebuilder operates.

A cross-vertical collaboration between Qualico Communities Winnipeg and StreetSide Developments Winnipeg is combining innovative lot design and multi-family product to make the most of land being developed in Winnipeg’s Bison Run community.

StreetSide Developments Edmonton has broken ground on a new bungalow product that is affordable for downsizers and gives them a home that perfectly suits their current life stage.

As part of its ongoing support for the non-profit organization The Dream Factory, Qualico recently presented a cheque to the charity for over $9,000, much of which was raised through fundraising efforts by Qualico employees, trades, and suppliers throughout 2022.

The distribution centres, one for The Brick and the other for Home Depot, represent tremendous growth within Edmonton’s light industrial real estate market in recent years.

StreetSide Developments Calgary has started construction and pre-sales for Evanston Park’s fourth and final phase, adding 79 modern saltbox-style townhomes to the well-established Evanston community in Northwest Calgary.

On September 17, NuVista Homes will be opening its brand-new showhome in the Painted Sky community in Langdon, AB, being developed by Qualico Communities. As well, the team will be launching six new home models designed specifically for the large lot sizes offered in the community.

In Canada’s growing residential construction market, the price of lumber directly impacts the cost of building and purchasing a new home. For major lumber and construction material suppliers like Star Building Materials, keeping costs down requires innovation and making the most of valuable resources.