Where are you from and how did you get into this business?
I was born and raised in the GTA, in the west end. My grandfather started Par-Tek Engineering And Contracting in 1924. My father took over the family business in 1962. I started up Partex Design Build Ltd. in 1981.
Describe a typical work day for you?
Define "typical" please?
From where do you draw your enthusiasm and inspiration for the job?
"When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone upon stone, that a time is to come when these stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! This our fathers did for us."
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
How can a customer ensure that they receive the best possible service from you?
All you have to do is hire us.
What has been your most memorable experience on the job?
U of T renovation, ten years ago.
$3.75 million, 36,000 sq. ft interior fit out, completed in 3.5 months, 65 guys on the floor some days, 72 change orders, still friends with architect and client when completed, but we were all pretty tired.