The Marwest Group of Companies is a family operation founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since forming in the late 1960s, they have grown at a steady and sustained pace, honing their mastery in construction and finance while developing, building, and managing income producing properties across the country. Today, they are in their third generation of family ownership, they have offices in Winnipeg and Calgary, and they proudly boast over $1 billion of developed and built commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. “Although we have grown tremendously, we still thrive off of the hard work and entrepreneurial instincts engrained by our families back in the late 60s,” says Armin W. Martens, a third generation leader of the company. “Our offices in Winnipeg and Calgary allow us to operate with agility and precision across western Canada, while growing our strong family company for success today, tomorrow and for the many generations hereafter.” Armin personally joined the family business in January 2009 as a project manager. By the time he joined, Marwest Group had evolved from a general contractor with an expertise in heritage projects, to a builder and developer of their own projects – particularly projects in the seniors independent living sector. They had moved into that niche because they realized there was a void in the marketplace for quality housing for seniors who didn’t need assisted living, but who wanted to downsize to a more convenient property while still “seeing out their retirement in style.” “We realized quickly those projects were quite OCTOBER 2025
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