Wishing our CKP Colleagues Continued Success! smseng.com be closed to that,” he continues. “There may be times when we disagree, but the fact that we’re willing to listen and we’re willing to work with them, I think that goes a long way.” “We all have a common goal,” Haney adds. “Us, our client, the design team, the builder – we all want to come out on the other side with a successful project. That’s how we view it. We believe that perspective helps us build strong relationships all around.” Moving forward, Crosier Kilgour’s goal is to continue building strong relationships with industry partners. The strength of those relationships, Derek says, is more important than growth – as they have been growing “quite consistently since the late 90s,” and they are not necessarily looking to get much bigger. “We’ve been adding people every year,” Derek says. “It’s been a very organic growth – until the addition of IDI, which was the first time we’ve ever acquired another firm. And we didn’t do that as part of an intentional plan to spur growth. It was done because of the fit between our firm and the services that IDI offered.” “We’ve said a number of times ‘I don’t see how we can get any bigger.’ I think I would still say that. The focus at this point, in the near future, is to continue to improve the quality of work that we’re doing.” Crosier Kilgour already has experience working nationally. Mostoftheirworknaturallytakes place in their home province of Manitoba, but they have also done a lot in Saskatchewan and northwestern Ontario – and for their national clients, they JUNE 2023
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