Houle is proud to announce that it has achieved Platinum Club status in Deloitte Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. To be eligible for this category, a company must have been in the program for seven consecutive years. Houle finds itself in good company with other well-known Canadian businesses, including A&W Food Services of Canada, Boston Pizza International, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, and White Spot Limited. Furthermore, the Platinum Club includes some of Houle’s industry clients and partners. For instance, E.B. Horsman & Son, Graham Construction, Maple Reinders, Omicron Canada, and PCL Construction.

Houle first became a Best Managed Company in 2012 and was awarded the distinction after its first application. The company has maintained its membership status by continually demonstrating a strong trend of growth in profitability, people, and resources. Houle’s Executive and Leadership teams have executed a strategic plan to drive success through new markets and services.

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Canada’s Best Managed Companies is Canada’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. This recognition sets Houle apart from its competitors and enhances its sales and marketing efforts across different platforms. Additionally, as a privately held corporation, Houle has benefitted from the program’s annual qualification process. This yearly audit serves as a third-party evaluation that seeks to develop a detailed picture of the company’s financial health, growth prospects, and market performance. By undergoing this process, Houle commits significant time and resources every year to ensure its qualification and maintain its membership status.

Houle’s ability to consistently maintain membership status and now achieve the Platinum Club status is a testament to the company’s commitment to strong management, growth, and success. Employees, partners, and clients alike can be confident in the company’s ability to continue being well-managed, growing, and succeeding.

To view all Platinum Club Members and learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, click here.

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We would like to thank Deloitte and the other firms involved in the Canada Best Managed Companies program for recognizing Houle as a new regional Platinum member at the Regional Finalist Celebration that was held on November 22nd at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. Rois Rizzo, Houle’s VP of Finance, was present for the event and did the honours in receiving the award on stage on behalf of all of Houle. Great job and congratulations to everybody at Houle for your skills, dedication, and hard work that have made it possible to receive this prestigious recognition.

We would also like to congratulate the other members of the program who received the award, either for the very first time, through requalifying, or by becoming Gold and Platinum members. We extend a special congratulations to some of our close partners in the construction industry that were also announced as winners – E.B. Horsman & Son, EllisDon, Graham Construction, Island West Coast Developments, Maple Reinders, Omicron Canada, and PCL Construction.

You can learn more about the Canada Best Managed program online here.

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We care about the communities where we live, work, and play and when we received an emergency call from Santa just three days before the annual tree light-up at Uptown Shopping Centre in Victoria, we knew we needed to help. Attended by many, the annual tree light-up is a cherished event. Determined not to let the community down, we managed to commission the Cottage just one day before the tree lit up, making it possible for Santa’s Cottage to open.

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We want to take this moment to congratulate all the winners at last night’s awards celebration and thank VRCA for recognizing our commitment to safety by honouring us with our 14^th VRCA Safety Award! At Houle, safety is our 1st priority. We invest tremendous amounts of time and effort to uphold this and we appreciate the recognition. Special thanks to the entire Houle team for supporting our core value of safety every day!

By: Ashley Moliere, Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia

Eight-year-old twins Savanna and Kaylee Morris both live with cerebral palsy. They have been members of the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC for five years. Both girls have also been recipients of our camp scholarships for three years. Their mother, Nicole Morris, credits their time at therapy camp as helping the girls grow and become more confident in their abilities. Nicole says that the girls attend the therapy camp with three other girls with cerebral palsy each year and love to interact with other kids just like them.

They look forward to the camp every year which is incredible.

Nicole also says that the girls are able to learn functional mobility skills while participating in fun activities. One big highlight from last year was Savanna being able to take her first independent steps at camp.

Without donors like Houle, stories like these might not be possible. Houle has shown their commitment to the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC with their generous contributions to our programs. Houle’s contributions have allowed us to increase the number of kids we can help send to camp each year. We are able to continue to provide scholarships so that students with cerebral palsy or other disabilities can attend university and college. These donations allow us to fund programs and services so that kids like Savanna and Kaylee can reach their full potential and live a Life Without Limits.

We are excited to announce that we’re officially certified by Measurement Canada as an S-E-04 Certified company. As requested by the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, Houle now offers the S-E-04 inspection and sealing of revenue-grade electrical sub-metering on multiple customer metering systems. We look forward to serving the community with a new provincial team to provide quick and cost-effective service to all commercial, institutional, and residential applications.

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We’re honoured to participate in Jeans Day 2018 to support the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF). Through our donation and social media campaign, we raised a record-high donation of $19,000 for BCCHF. At Houle, we’re committed to giving back to our community and supporting important initiatives like Jeans Day.

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We believe in fundraising for our community and proudly attended the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Life Without Limits Gala at the Vancouver Sheraton Wall Centre. Proceeds from the fundraiser provide financial assistance for students with cerebral palsy to attend a post-secondary institution of their choice. We were able to raise $4,000 for the bursary program that aims to significantly improve students’ chances for a successful post-secondary career.

We’re pleased to announce that we have requalified nationally as Canada’s Best Managed Company. For a third year, we’ve been recognized as a Gold Member in the long-standing Deloitte program.

Houle first became one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2013 and has passed requalification every year since by demonstrating profitability, strong positive growth, dedication to fulfilling its strategic initiatives, and overall excellence in management. You can learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies on the Deloitte website.