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The future of scaffolding with Urban Umbrella

Our beloved Montreal, designated UNESCO City of Design, has sometimes a rough time with all the traffic cones, safety fences and heavy machinery that dot construction sites around its downtown. We have to admit that construction sites are not necessarily the most aesthetically pleasing.

Nothing, however, prevents us from attempting to fix this problem. 

JCB Construction Canada welcomes new business development manager

JCB Construction Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Marie-Ève Marin as new Business Development Manager. She will be working in close collaboration with Mr. Louis Lavigne, cofounder, to ensure the continuous growth of the company’s sales on a national scale. More specifically, she will be called upon to develop new opportunities in the commercial,...

The 1001 benefits of BIM: human scale to the benefit of the client

It may seem unusual for an IT platform to be praised for its human scale. But this is the case for the BIM tool, which facilitates the connection and collaboration of its users, to the great benefit of all, including clients.  

The 1001 benefits of BIM: Logical Site Logistics

A construction site is teeming with activity as heavy vehicles, cranes, containers, thousands of tools, and dozens of workers are scattered about. A poorly organized construction site can quickly generate a multitude of issues that may result in lost productivity, health and safety risks for workers and...

The 1001 benefits of BIM: Visualize your decisions

BIM can be broadly defined as the digital representation of an infrastructure for the purpose of visualization, analysis, and validation. These purposes represent an undeniable advantage for all parties involved in a project as they allow them to visualize their decisions.

The 1001 benefits of BIM: Prefabrication

Between ventilation ducts, electrical ducts and plumbing pipes, to name but a few, the combination of systems to be skilfully concealed in the ceilings, walls and floors of a construction project sometimes requires quite a bit of gymnastics. However, this puzzle is easily manageable with BIM tools. 

The 1001 BIM Tips

Despite the growing popularity of the BIM approach within the construction industry, its use is still relatively marginal for many companies. 

As a new partner of Groupe BIM Québec, JCB Construction Canada wishes to contribute to the industry's digital transition and to the widespread implementation of this management approach of the built environment.

To...

Our BIM deployment: a challenging implementation

As one of the first construction contractors in Québec to implement the Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach, JCB Construction Canada was bound to face several challenges while applying this new construction technology.

The 1001 benefits of BIM

Innovative, collaborative, and efficient, BIM technology has it all. Adopted more and more by public and private clients around the world, the BIM approach simply represents the future of the built environment. 

JCB Construction Canada moves its Ontario office

Brossard, January 20, 2022 - JCB Construction Canada is moving its Ontario office to 399 Four Valley Drive in Concord. More accessible and spacious, the new space will better meet the growing needs of its team...

Construction Costs and Delays: Minimizing their Impact on your Projects

Since 2020, construction costs for all types of projects have increased significantly, by 10% to 25%. The main reason: the surge in building material costs. As an example, the price of steel has simply doubled between November 2020 and October 2021. Nevertheless, it does not appear to have curbed developers’ enthusiasm as steel suppliers are...

The Collège Sainte-Anne is reinventing itself and we are proud to be part of the equation

Building the school of the future?! With pleasure!

In 2019, when the President – General Manager of Collège Sainte-Anne presented his project to build a new high school on the site of the elementary school in Dorval it immediately sparked our interest. As he explained his vision of the project, the more we felt appealed by his way of thinking and his desire to do...

JCB continues its ascent to the top of the list of construction leaders in Quebec

It is with great pride that we announce that JCB ranked 11 in the list of construction leaders in Quebec in 2020. Conducted every year by Constructo since the past 37 years, this leaders list presents the general contractors and specialized contractors according to their revenues earned in Quebec for the year 2019.

This is a rise of 21 positions in the ranking over a period of 3...

JCB Announces the Appointment of a New Partner

Brossard, October 28, 2020 – JCB Construction Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Denis Massey as a new shareholder in the company. Mr. Massey joined JCB as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the management team in November 2018 Learn more

COVID-19's Impacts On Construction

Written by Louis Lavigne, President, JCB Construction Canada

Excerpt from the Commerce & industrie Rive-Sud Magazine, June 2020 (French only)

Ready for The Reopening of Our Construction Sites

Following the Quebec Government's announcement on April 28th concerning the entire construction industry resumption, we are pleased to announce the reopening of our construction sites as of May 11, 2020 and the continuation of our operations.

JCB always ready to serve – Update on the COVID-19 situation

On April 5, the Quebec government ordered the continued closure of businesses and non-essential retail locations until May 4, 2020. Our offices will therefore remain closed and our construction sites halted until further notice, but we remain available to serve the companies that are still in operation and we are actively preparing for the resumption of activities.

Temporary Closure of our Offices and Construction Sites

Following the announcement made yesterday afternoon March 23, 2020, by the Government of Quebec ordering the closure of all businesses and non-essential retail locations until April 13th to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we are constrained to close all our construction sites and offices as of March 25,, 2020.

Update on the COVID19 situation on our construction sites

To follow up on our communication about the COVID-19 released last Friday, March 13, here is an update on the situation on our construction sites and the additional preventive measures put in place.

Our Commitment With Regard To Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ensuring the health and safety of our employees, customers and stakeholders with whom we interact in our operations is of the utmost importance to us. In this way, we are actively monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) and we have put in place our business continuity and health risk mitigation plan that we continue to adapt to the various changes and impacts that are...

JCB Construction Canada sets up an office in Toronto!

Brossard, February 19, 2020 - JCB Construction Canada makes its presence official in the Ontario market with the opening of its new Toronto office at 260 King Street East. In operation since spring 2019, the new branch is overseen by Vice-President and General Manager, Benoit Labelle, who divides his time between the Montreal head office on the South Shore and the new branch...

Moisson Rive-Sud awarded JCB triple recognition, a record!

JCB has been a proud supporter of Moisson Rive-Sud for nearly 10 years to fight hunger and food insecurity in the Montérégie region.

Last November 13, Moisson Rive-Sud awarded JCB not one, but three medals of recognition for our significant contribution as a donor, a record!

Building more efficiently with technology

Written by Louis Lavigne, President, JCB Construction Canada

Excerpt from the Commerce & industrie Rive-Sud Magazine, Fall 2019 (French only)

JCB is finalist in Canada's Best Managed Companies program

The Quebec finalists of the Best Managed Companies program were announced on Wednesday, November 6th during an evening of festivities and we are pleased to announce that JCB has qualified for a second consecutive year!

The winners will be announced in spring 2020. In the meantime, we would like to thank each and every one of our employees for their dedication and sustained...

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A New Name Aligned With Our Ambitions

To better reflect our vision, the extent of our field of expertise and to foster JCB’s growth nationally, JCB general contractors Inc. / JCB entrepreneurs généraux Inc. is changing its name to become JCB Construction Canada Inc.

JCB is currently positioned as a leader in the Quebec commercial, industrial and institutional construction industry. Our brand image...

JCB is amongst the top 15 construction leaders in Quebec

It is with great pride that we announce that JCB ranked 15 in the top leading companies in the Quebec construction industry. Conducted every year by Constructo since the past 35 years, this leaders list presents the general contractors and specialized contractors according to their revenues earned in Quebec for the year 2017.

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Being helpful is in our nature...

This year, in addition to contributing to Moisson Rive-Sud's cause, we are helping Santa Claus to distribute his gifts. Click on the image above to see the video.

On behalf of the entire JCB team, we wish you great health, happiness and prosperity for 2019.

Happy Holidays!

JCB is finalist in Canada's Best Managed Companies program

JCB general contractors is proud to be a finalist in Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. The winners will be annoucned in the spring of 2019.

Deloitte and CIBC presented the finalists for the province of Quebec last November 14th during a cocktail reception. Canada’s Best Managed Companies is Canada’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence...

Manpower Required

Written by Louis Lavigne, President, JCB general contractors.

Excerpt from the Commerce & industrie Rive-Sud Magazine, Fall 2018 - Volume 15 - Number 25

JCB won the award for excellence in steel construction from the CISC

Brossard, November 19, 2018 – The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction revealed the award-winning projects for Excellence in Steel construction last November 8, during the 20th edition of the Design Awards Gala at the Montreal Casino. We are proud to announce that JCB was rewarded with honours in the Stairs / Architectural Walkways category for the architectural stairs at...

New completed project in Toronto

Our team recently completed the Element AI project in Toronto. This firm specialized in artificial intelligence solution was founded in October 2016 and has since achieved remarkable success and an extraordinary growth. Following the establishment of her head office in Montreal and the opening of offices in London, South Korea and Singapore, Element AI undertook the opening of a fifth office...

The construction agreement, an easy step!

Written by Louis Lavigne, President, JCB general contractors.

Excerpt from the Commerce & industrie Rive-Sud Magazine, Summer 2018 - Volume 15 - Number 24

First Edition of Moisson Rive-Sud’s Presidents Club Charity Dinner

The first edition of Moisson Rive-Sud’s Presidents Club Charity Dinner was held on May 28th at l’Hôtel Rive-Gauche. The fundraising event created by Louis Lavigne, President at JCB and Vice-President of Moisson Rive-Sud’s Board in collaboration with Moisson Rive-Sud’s team aims to offer a venue for business leaders to share their thoughts on subjects that...

JCB won the Excellence Award of the CCIRS

Brossard, May 8th 2018 – The South Shore’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIRS) revealed the winners of the Excellence Awards last Wednesday night during the 34th edition of the Dominique-Rollin Gala at L’Étoile theatre in Quartier DIX30, Brossard. We are proud to announce that JCB is the award winner in the Contractors and Construction...