WinnPro Construction is an industry-leading commercial contractor based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They provide a variety of services, including general contracting, project management, design-build, and building maintenance, and they work on a variety of commercial and industrial typologies, including retail stores, restaurants, shopping centres, offices, and more. Since forming 23 years ago, they have successfully delivered a long list of projects to satisfied clients – many of whom they have been working with since close to the company’s founding. “We strive to achieve long-term relationships with our partners and customers,” says Albert Krahn, WinnPro’s founder and president. “We recognize the value of experience, hard work, and standing by our word. We listen to the needs of our customers to understand their specifications and create the commercial space they want.” Albert has personally been working in construction since he was 18 years old, and he’s been working in the commercial sector specifically since the late 1980s. For many years, he worked as a site foreman and then as a part-owner of a commercial contractor that worked all over the country. In the year 2000, Albert went out on his own and formed WinnPro Construction. Backed by his experience and contacts in the city, he was able to get off to a fast start. In the years since, the company has grown at a steady rate in terms of both volume and project size. These days, their projects can range in value anywhere from $30,000 to $10 million. Oftentimes, the projects on the smaller end of the value spectrum are spinoffs of their larger projects – for example, they might convert a defunct building into a new grocery store, and then within that grocery store they will do three mini-restaurants. According to Albert, the vast OCTOBER 2023
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