Gorman-Mazzon Limited is a custom design-build contractor based in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Since forming in 1984, they have delivered a long list of high-end residential and commercial projects, and developed a reputation among their clients for their responsiveness and ability to meet the specific and individual requirements of their projects. As a result, the company has been able to sustain and grow entirely through repeat business and word of mouth. “We don’t have an online presence because we don’t need one,” says Lou Mazzon, director. “If someone calls me about a job, it’s because they were referred by somebody I worked for – or it’s because they’ve worked with me before.” “Very few of my clients are one-off,” he adds. “In a lot of cases, I’ll build the offices for their business, and then they bring me back later to build their house. When I get a new client, we usually end up becoming friends, and we end up working together over and over again. We’ve never been out of work, ever. We always have something going on, and we’ve always been busy.” In past years, Gorman-Mazzon Limited has been larger in size. When Lou originally founded the company, it was with a partner who did interior design, and they had an interior design department in-house. When his partner retired, that department closed and the company shifted its focus solely to building – though Lou still has a BCIN stamp that allows him to do drawings and obtain permits for single-family residential projects. These days, the company’s in-house team includes Lou, a carpenter, a laborer, and a bookkeeper, and they rely on a trusted team of loyal subcontractors to do the majority of the work on-site. JANUARY 2026
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