Electromechanical Engineering Intern

What's new with construction leaders? Several major players in Quebec's construction industry have spent the past few months strengthening their presence in their respective markets. Atwill-Morin (12th in the ranking), a Montreal company specializing in masonry, concrete and scaffolding, thus made a big splash in Toronto by taking over last February the assets, contracts and some of the employees of Brook Restoration, which specializes in restoring building envelopes. "It was experiencing financial difficulties and we reached an agreement with its bank," explains Matthew Atwill-Morin, president and CEO of Atwill-Morin. This transaction gave it access to major construction projects in the Queen City. "We took a shortcut that saves us the usual slow progression from small to medium, then to large sites," says the executive. Atwill-Morin doubled its revenue in four years, from $100 million to $200 million. The group now has 1,200 employees and 14 operating companies. Its workers are involved in several major projects, including the renovation of the Château Frontenac, the Ottawa and Quebec parliament buildings, and the Supreme Court of Canada building. Economic instability, reflected among other things in rising construction costs and a pause in private investment, is however slowing its growth, he admits. Pomerleau (1st) plans to end 2026 with revenue of $7.5 billion. "We are slightly ahead of our targets, with growth of 10% to 15% per year," says Éric Gaudet, executive vice-president at Pomerleau. Pomerleau is currently leading more than 220 projects in Canada. Its sites include the Woodfibre LNG liquefied natural gas plant in British Columbia, the SkyTrain extension between Surrey and Langley, the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority hospital project in Northern Ontario, carried out in collaboration with five First Nations, the expansion of the Contrecœur container terminal, and the roof replacement of the Montreal Olympic Stadium. The Saint-Georges-based company also plans to benefit from the major spending announced by Ottawa, particularly in defence and the energy transition. "We are in a historic investment cycle, but we have to face headwinds to seize these growth opportunities," emphasizes Éric Gaudet, mentioning the aging workforce and recruitment difficulties. TCI+ diversifies. For its part, Laval-based TCI+ (4th) is continuing to diversify its activities, among other areas in the industrial sector, where it offers green energy production technologies from the global Omexom network. Founded in 1978 in the construction and maintenance of electrical networks, the company now has 1,750 employees. Since its acquisition in 2020 by the French group VINCI Energies, its workforce has grown by just over 15%. "VINCI Energies' strategy does not value growth at all costs," says Sylvain Rousseau, vice-president of strategic business development at TCI+. "We are instead looking for the right deals, those where we are convinced we can aim for the best social, environmental and financial performance." The past few months have been marked by a period of transition, especially due to the Quebec elections, he continues. He now hopes to see the many wind and hydroelectric projects announced over the past three years come to fruition. An imposing list for CMI. Projects are coming one after another at a rapid pace at CMI (15th), a Quebec City company specializing in electrical installations for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. Its revenue has grown by 35% since 2021. "Our volume of work hours recorded with the Commission de la construction du Québec is constantly rising," emphasizes Marie-Lou Carbonneau, project coordinator and BIM manager at CMI. The list of sites currently being carried out by CMI is also impressive: the new critical care sector of Enfant-Jésus Hospital, the Vaudreuil-Soulanges hospital complex, the new Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing, the Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse, the Quebec Ministry of Finance building and the Institut nordique de l'Université Laval, among others. Lambert Somec makes a shift. Lambert Somec's (13th) shift toward the hydroelectric sector is paying off, as the Quebec City company benefits from Hydro-Québec's sustained investments in modernizing and ensuring the long-term viability of its facilities. Active for several decades in hydroelectric plants, the company recently obtained a $14.1 million contract for work at the Outardes-2 generating station. Always attentive to market needs, Lambert Somec also works in data centres and telecommunications, while continuing its activities in hospitals and other institutional buildings. The company also took part in the REM project, including the above-ground plumbing work at the Rive-Sud maintenance centre. Lambert Somec expects to achieve revenue of about $120 million in 2026. With several sites nearing completion, however, the company anticipates its revenue will stabilize or even decline, says Philippe Pelletier, vice-president of finance.

Saint-Gobain Canada launches Quebec gypsum recycling program to divert waste from landfills. The new program will collect clean gypsum waste across the Montreal area and recycle it into new gypsum wallboards. By Building Last updated Sep 21, 2026 Saint-Gobain Canada is launching a gypsum recycling program in Quebec that will allow its CertainTeed plant in Sainte-Catherine to receive and recycle clean gypsum waste. Once fully operational, the program is expected to divert up to 80,000 tonnes from landfills annually. CertainTeed's plant on the south shore of Montreal obtained approval from the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) to start receiving clean gypsum waste for recycling and reintroduction into the production of its gypsum wallboards. CertainTeed Canada is launching its program with the support of its recycling partner, New West Gypsum Recycling, which will run the gypsum recycling line at its Sainte-Catherine plant in the Greater Montreal Area. Saint-Gobain Canada says the permit will allow CertainTeed's gypsum recycling program to divert up to 80,000 tonnes of gypsum waste per year when the program reaches full maturity. When properly triaged, gypsum can be recycled infinitely and reintroduced into the production of gypsum wallboards without altering their performance, reducing dependence on virgin raw materials and supporting lower life-cycle environmental impacts. According to RECYC-QUÉBEC, nearly 250,000 tonnes of gypsum waste are sent to landfills every year in Quebec. Gypsum waste disposed of in landfills can contribute to the formation of hydrogen sulfide, a corrosive gas, increasing the risk of potential contamination of biogas produced at certain landfills, causing unpleasant odours and occupying limited landfill space that could otherwise be preserved. "Gypsum recycling represents a concrete opportunity to improve the circularity of construction materials while reducing pressure on landfill sites. This initiative is part of a necessary transition of the construction sector toward more circular practices, where residual materials can become valuable resources. RECYC-QUÉBEC welcomes this type of commitment and is proud to support it through its financial assistance programs," added Emmanuelle Géhin, President and Chief Executive Officer, RECYC-QUÉBEC. As part of the launch, CertainTeed is partnering with general contractor Pomerleau, to divert gypsum waste from its job sites. Pomerleau is committed to attaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 with a sustainable development plan that addresses environmental and social issues in its projects. A series of bins will be deployed on the south shore of Montreal at selected construction material distributors to collect clean gypsum waste at no cost, including Manugypse, located at 1289 Rue Newton in Boucherville, Proulx, located at 2800, boul Ford in Châteauguay, and Pont Masson, located at 2715 Bd Monseigneur-Langlois in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. As part of CertainTeed Sainte-Catherine's gypsum wallboards Life Cycle Assessment action plan, the launch of the gypsum recycling program is part of efforts that also led to the inauguration in September 2025 of North America's first zero-carbon (scopes 1 and 2) gypsum wallboard plant and the largest plant of its kind in the world. The upgrades saw the CertainTeed plant located outside of Montreal completely electrify its operations to now be fully powered by renewable electricity. The facility upgrades to support the electrification and decarbonization of the CertainTeed Sainte-Catherine operations also helped decrease energy usage by up to 30 per cent and boost production capacity by up to 40 per cent. With the new process and equipment, Saint-Gobain Canada says CertainTeed's plant has reduced its CO2 emissions by 44,000 tonnes per year, which is equivalent to the average emissions of 14,000 cars annually. This milestone also marked the launch of a new Infinaé CarbonLow gypsum wallboard category in Canada that is estimated to have up to 60 per cent less embodied carbon cradle-to-gate.