development component of what we do, and I couldn’t say no.” Since Amanda and Jacob’s involvement, Royop has transitioned into a new generation of leadership. The previous generation is still around to offer advice when needed, but Jacob says their current executives are all in their late-30s or early-40s. “We’re an ambitious young group,” he says. “The previous generation built a really solid and impressive foundation and now we’re working on taking it to the next level. We’re looking at growing exponentially. We’re off to a really great start.” As previously mentioned, Royop is growing in many ways – they are expanding their geographic reach, they are taking on larger projects, and they are diversifying their asset classes. In addition, they are building on their construction management and project management capabilities – “that’s a huge area of growth for us as well,” Jacob says. Even as the company grows and diversifies, however, Jacob clarifies that they will continue doing what they are best known for: “We’re still going to stick with what we call our ‘bread and butter,’ which is well-located grocery-anchored shopping centres. We’ve built some really outstanding relationships over the years with all the land developers, brokers, and tenants throughout Western Canada. We do generally get a good first look at all the different grocery-anchored centres that are coming online – typically greenfield, although we do look at a number of THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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