From their headquarters in Burnaby, they work across BC’s Lower Mainland, where they have been involved with some of the most exciting and complex office, commercial, and institutional projects in the region, and have substantial work across BC, and into Alberta. Recently, for example, the company worked on Lululemon’s new executive offices in downtown Vancouver, within the newly built Burrard Place office tower. There, Lululemon leased about 120,000 square feet of office space across nine floors of the 10-floor building. Over multiple phases spanning the course of a year, Matra worked on all nine floors. “That is a gorgeous space,” says Kelsey Vincent, the company’s operations manager. “The finishes were amazing. Everyone really came through – the project manager, the project coordinator, the site supervisor, all the trades. The space strikes a perfect balance of aesthetics, functionality, and powerful technology, including a stateof-the-art Television in their Executive boardroom, which boasts the highest resolution to size ratio in Western Canada. According to Kelsey, Matra earned that project based on costs and the strength of their relationships – not just their relationships clients, but also with employees, vendors, and other industry partners. She says all those relationships are built on a foundation of “collaboration.” “Collaboration empowers us to build innovative solutions that deliver exceptional client experiences,” she says. “That results in long-lasting relationships with everyone we work with.” In the years since, Matra’s growth has continued apace. These days, the company employs about forty team members, including 15 fulltime site supervisors and 10 OCTOBER 2023
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