facilities, and clinics, with a growing focus on veterinary care facilities. While still primarily serving local clients, FMI is actively pursuing larger opportunities, including hospital expansions and major design-build projects. “Vancouver is home for us,” Ryan notes. “We’re still not at full capacity here. With the right people, we could easily handle $300 million a year in revenue, but growth has to align with our values and culture.” One of FMI’s distinguishing features is their ability to deliver fast-track projects on challenging timelines. A standout example involved a 120,000-square-foot tenant improvement project for Cadillac Fairview. While the typical timeline for a project of this scale would be four to six months, FMI completed the work in just two and a half months. “The big contractors walked away because of the penalties and the schedule risk,” Fereshteh recalls. “We were the only ones who said yes, and we made it happen. We had 150 people working around the clock in three shifts, and we delivered on time.” A veterinary hospital fit-out presented another tight timeline challenge. Normally a six-month project, it was compressed into just two months. FMI coordinated trades and procurement seamlessly to meet the deadline. Ryan adds, “Subcontractors from neighboring projects kept telling us it couldn’t be done, but we finished on time, and the trades working with us couldn’t believe it. That’s what fast-track means to us – delivering what others think is impossible.” This ability to succeed under pressure comes from NOVEMBER 2025
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