of professionals to provide structural rehabilitation, building envelope services, and generational site works services for newer buildings and infrastructure. “Between our two divisions, we offer one of Canada’s most comprehensive sets of restoration services,” Clay says. “We are well equipped to streamline small, simple projects, or to tackle large, complex challenges.” In terms of value, HRI Group has done projects valued from a few thousand dollars – usually as favours for existing clients – to projects valued in excess of $10 million. The majority of their work is still historical restoration, but new restoration and concrete repair jobs represent a growing percentage of their portfolio. The sectors they service vary, and their clients include a mix of public and private entities. According to Clay, clients across the building spectrum tend to choose HRI for similar reasons. One of the main reasons is their efficiency: “Our goal is to be as productive every single day as we possibly can,” he explains. “It’s challenging, but we do everything we can to limit our downtime, to limit our mistakes, to limit the amount of time we sit idle or have to go backwards. That’s how we keep our costs down. That’s what makes the difference.” Another main reason clients choose HRI, Clay believes, is their communication and, relatedly, the character of their team: “We like to think we’re a team of reasonable people. We communicate well. A lot of the THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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