Elevating excellence

Celebrating business excellence at the 2024 Business Achievement Awards. We showcase the city’s best and brightest

Photo: Finalist representatives Julia Hou of Mr. & Mrs. Bao Restaurants Inc., David Clementi of ITPS Canada and Andrea Hayward of Sparks Marketing Communications

WHEN THE BRIGHTEST innovators and trailblazers of London’s business community gather at RBC Place London on September 25, they’ll have plenty to celebrate. The annual London Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards gala is the crowning event of our city’s busy business calendar, and the gala event — which this year marks its 41st anniversary — has grown to become the largest of its kind in Canada.

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This year’s finalists represent the diverse spectrum of our local business community — everything from technology and professional services firms to food-and-beverage businesses, specialized manufacturers and community-minded organizations. Over the past few months, a distinguished line-up of volunteer BAA judges have meticulously reviewed and reduced a long list of nominees to 24 finalists in nine categories. And while hard statistics like revenues, employment growth and bottom-line results are all important criteria in selecting the finalists, additional qualities like innovation, people and culture, business initiatives and building on a stronger community are equally critical.

“At the heart of the Business Achievement Awards’ success are its volunteer judges, who play an instrumental role in shaping the event’s outcome,” says Graham Henderson, CEO of the London Chamber. “With meticulous dedication, a substantial group of preliminary judges meticulously review over 100 applications, diligently sifting through the candidates to narrow them down to a handful of exceptional finalists.”

Included in the BAA program is the Corporate Icon Award, given annually to a business that has demonstrated a substantial long-term contribution to the economic progress of the London community. Unlike other BAA awards, the Corporate Icon Award is announced in advance of the awards gala. Read about the 2024 Corporate Icon Award, London International Airport, here.

Meet all the 2024 BAA finalists on the following pages. To learn more about the gala event on September 25, click here.

Agribusiness Award

Food Security Structures Canada

FOOD SECURITY STRUCTURES Canada (FSSC) is committed to helping address world hunger and food insecurity by providing communities with modular and scalable controlled-environment indoor agricultural systems to grow fresh, nutritious and delicious food year-round, regardless of location or climate. FSSC’s goal is to empower the local production of food and thereby reduce the dependence on imports. Its unique system and suite of products minimizes growing costs while increasing the quality and nutritional value of the produce grown.

Founded in 2019, FSSC provides a curated collection of products intended for use in controlled-environment agriculture. Over the past five years, FSSC has focused on developing products and protocols that work together to maximize potential yield while minimizing costs and environmental footprint. By identifying and developing new technologies, FSSC has attained a leadership position in high-density cultivation.

FSSC is proud to partner with leading manufacturers to offer the most advanced and efficient growing systems, resulting in high-quality fresh produce with vibrant flavours. Using modular, lightweight fibre-reinforced polymer technology, its Agrotunnel is the optimum indoor growing environment, and its own unique Better Grow Lights, combined with high-density vertical growing walls, create a system that can provide maximum yield, maximum efficiency and low operational costs.

Proof Line Farm

PROOF LINE FARM is no spring chicken — it’s a sixth-generation family farm in Ilderton (five minutes north of London) that has been in operation since the 1850s. But after finding success selling eggs at a roadside stand based on an honour system, brothers Mike and Steve McNaughton, and Steve’s wife Janan McNaughton, stepped up operations by opening a creamery and farm market on the 60-hectare farm north of London on Ilderton Road west of Richmond Street.

The new 5,000-square-foot market building, which doubles as a production facility and retail space, showcases the farm’s small-batch dairy products, local meat and farm-fresh eggs. The new creamery and farm market blends the history, tradition and quality of local agriculture with the amenities and conveniences modern customers seek.

The Proof Line Farm product range includes fresh whole milk (white and chocolate), gelato made using locally sourced ingredients, an espresso bar, yogurt and more. Locally sourced ingredients are the heart of the Proof Line Farm business and are prominently featured in its signature gelato and espresso bar. The farm market also stocks beef, fresh eggs and other seasonal offerings from its operation as well as local food from neighbouring farms and food producers, such as honey, maple syrup and produce.

Environmental Award

General Motors of Canada Company – CAMI Assembly Plant

CAMI ASSEMBLY IS Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant. With investment support from both the provincial and federal governments, GM completely retooled CAMI Assembly in record time to become the new global manufacturing home of the Chevrolet BrightDrop line of fully electric delivery cargo vans.

The first Chevrolet BrightDrop 600 rolled off the CAMI production line in December 2022, marking a new chapter in electric vehicle (EV) production in Canada and a significant step in the fight against climate change. BrightDrop’s mission is to decarbonize last-mile delivery through smarter, safer and more efficient ways of delivering goods and services, and the commercial van will play a significant role in GM’s transition to the electric, autonomous and highly connected future the company is planning and designing for. Among others, CAMI

Assembly has fulfilled orders for companies such as Hertz, Walmart, FedEx, Verizon, Merchants Fleet and DHL Canada.
In addition to the Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 and 600 cargo vans, CAMI Assembly is also building battery modules, supporting the company’s increasing EV production volume. A new 400,000-square-foot facility, opened earlier this year, assembles modules for Chevrolet BrightDrop production at CAMI as well as additional Ultium EVs built at other GM plants.

Drewlo Holdings Inc.

DREWLO HOLDINGS INC. is a family-owned business that has been developing, constructing and managing apartment buildings for more than 65 years. With an aim to establish high-quality communities in order to provide the best living experience for its residents, Drewlo Holdings is committed to delivering quality homes and services while continually innovating and enhancing relationships with its employees, contractors and communities.

Drewlo Holdings strives each day to provide friendly and prompt service that sets a standard of excellence in the industry. With more than 9,300 units built, owned and managed (including some of the most luxurious buildings in five cities in Southwestern Ontario), Drewlo Holdings cultivates the best in property managers, maintenance and landscaping teams to provide a best-in-class tenant experience.

As a family company, Drewlo Holdings takes pride in its buildings, and plans, develops and constructs new projects with an eye to what tenants value in making an apartment their home. Committed to listening to all parties with an open mind when evaluating new ideas, and to a collaborative process to solve problems, Drewlo Holdings is also deeply invested in its neighbourhoods and is involved with and supports many worthy programs and charities throughout its portfolio communities.

Excellence in People and Culture Award

LBMX Inc.

SINCE 2000, LBMX has provided unified software and services specially designed for buying groups to simplify and automate group operations while driving performance. LBMX is the world’s most comprehensive buying group automation and intelligence platform — and is the world’s only platform that supports digital marketplaces, product information management (PIM), central and direct bill management, rebate and purchasing analytics and complete electronic data interchange (EDI) services to connect members to suppliers, all in one place.

Supply Cloud (a division of LBMX) drives the commercial relationship between suppliers and their customers, allowing suppliers to view their many independent customers through a single lens. Powered by LBMX technology solutions and the same unique network approach, Supply Cloud is the leading B2B platform, revolutionizing the trading relationship from procurement to pay. It’s the one spot where business meets.

Committed to a culture valuing honesty, integrity and accountability, LBMX believes when it operates with consistency, it inspires trust among its customers and its people. Driven by a highly skilled and talented staff, LBMX employees are hardworking, committed, intelligent and passionate people who like to have fun.
Based in London, LBMX has customers throughout Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

PSD Citywide Inc.

PSD CITYWIDE COMBINES innovative software and comprehensive consulting for the public sector. Its mission is to empower organizations to turn complex infrastructure and financial decisions into simple directions to move forward. With roots as a publications that served to inform public sector practitioners on the emerging trends and insights in the Canadian local government realm, PSD Citywide has always strived to help communities reach their potential.

Now with over 125 employees, our multi-disciplinary team of financial professionals, engineers, municipal practitioners and a leading in-house software development group delivers best-in-class services and software solutions to over 500 cities across Canada and the United States. PSD Citywide understands the unique challenges and barriers cities face and provides holistic solutions to ensure communities continue to deliver services sustainably.

PSD Citywide has worked closely with hundreds of organizations and understand the unique challenges that all sizes of local, First Nations and regional governments face in every department. Its technology replaces siloed software to enable more efficient and collaborative processes, while its consulting services provide resources to help put infrastructure investments first, optimize workflow and keep budgets on track. Together, PSD Citywide’s software and consulting services optimize the way cities are built, run and supported.

Innovation Award

EXAR Studio

EXAR STUDIOS IS an interactive digital media company that serves the tourism, place management, festival and educational sectors. Its flagship product is the Engage Art application, which provides means to explore the world through the lens of sound, augmented reality (AR) and social connection. EXAR has 12 employees and has been in business for five years.

EXAR as a company strives to build tech and digital experiences that foster belonging through art, culture, social moments and exploration. Committed to employing technology as a force for good in the community, as well as at the level of each individual, EXAR believes art can inspire people to see things from a new perspective.

EXAR is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Best Music Video award from the Cannes Film Festival, multiple smart city competitions and, most recently, for innovation in placemaking from the Ontario Association of BIAs (the Toronto Art Walk 2.0). Its clients include the Entertainment District of Toronto (TDWBIA), the CN Tower, Parks Canada, the Trans Canada Trail and Tourism London. The Engage Art app serves the North American market and is live in more than 20 cities, including San Francisco, New York, Toronto and Ottawa.

ITPS Canada Ltd.

AS THE BIGGEST independent school of experimental flight testing in the world, ITPS Canada is comprised of two divisions: the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) and the International Tactical Training Centre (ITTC). ITPS is one of only eight internationally recognized test pilot schools globally and the only one in Canada providing these qualifications for its graduates. Qualified students may be conferred one of its two MSc degrees and Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities accredits. ITPS has trained students from civil and military organizations from over 28 countries.

ITTC offers advanced fighter pilot training to NATO and allied air arms, such as Fighter Lead-In Training (FLIT). Currently, ITTC is training two Ukrainian pilots in London, and 30 more pilots are being schooled via distance learning in preparation for their training in London.

ITPS is a 100 per cent wholly owned Canadian business employing 107 skilled workers at its burgeoning Blair Boulevard location and its satellite offices on Huron Street (includes consultants). Its modern facilities, highly experienced engineering, maintenance and instructional staff — along with its diverse aircraft and simulator fleet — support the regional economy by creating jobs, attracting investment and driving growth in aerospace manufacturing and research and development.

Manufacturer Award

Forrat’s Chocolates

FORRAT’S CHOCOLATES SPECIALIZES in quality truffles, caramels and chocolates made fresh using only European chocolate, coco mass, cocoa butter and natural flavorings. The brainchild and passion of chocolatier Marc Forrat, the first Forrat’s store opened in 2003 at the Covent Garden Market. Over the years, the business has fined-tuned to market conditions and client desires, but the mission has always remained the same: to provide high-end chocolate to the masses while removing the stigma that it must come with a high-end price.

Retailing online and at The Market at Western Fair District, Forrat’s Chocolates are produced at The Grove agri-business hub at 900 King Street. Its production space is equipped with state-of-the-art European chocolate equipment, enabling production runs varying in size from small custom orders to very large batches, thanks to a high-speed packaging line that can package up to 200 pieces per minute. Leveraging cutting-edge technology allows for Forrat’s to provide precision chocolate enrobing and casing, and its specialized chocolate melters and extensive collection of moulds can produce a wide variety of chocolates to fit any occasion and demand.

With a continuous commitment to innovation and technology, Forrat’s takes pride in delivering high-quality chocolates made in London, Ontario.

Artcal Graphics & Printing

ARTCAL GRAPHICS & Printing was first established in 1977 by Wilfred Myers as a side job while he was working in the screen-printing division at 3M Canada. Myers quickly established a growing customers base, and within six years had acquired London’s first vinyl cutting machine. Today, more than 45 years later, Artcal Graphics & Printing is the city’s leading manufacturer of screen- and digitally printed decals, signs, banners, vehicle wraps, floor graphics, trade show displays, wall murals, promotional items, point-of-purchase display signage, custom printed prototypes, election signs and more.

Combining innovative technology with creative expertise to deliver unparalleled quality, Artcal understands the importance of customer service, high-quality standards, knowledgeable staff and leading technology. Artcal has been recognized by peers with numerous industry awards but considers its greatest achievements to be the long-term relationships it has established with customers and the role it has played in helping build and promote their brands.

Operating from a state-of-the-art facility at 779 Industrial Road, Artcal fuses modern technology with creative expertise to deliver unparalleled quality in every one of its projects. From leading screen-print provider to full-service graphics house, the Artcal Graphics & Printing journey reflects a dedication to quality, innovation and customer satisfaction.

Nonprofit Award

London Cares Homeless Response Services

LONDON CARES IS an organization founded to respond to individuals experiencing chronic and persistent homelessness in London. Its work is grounded in the Housing First principles of: housing is a human right; services are person centered; a harm reduction approach is deeply embedded in everything the organization does; and London Cares believe that people should move quickly into housing and then wrap intensive case management support around them to move towards stability.

London Cares is a diverse team of over 70 problem solvers and strategic thinkers, fueled by a passion for progress and a belief that housing is a human right. Its outreach services operate in the City of London with two teams working around the clock and one team working during business hours to meet people where they are at. Many locations London Cares attends are isolated (urban camps, wooded areas, along the river) and require teams to hike in to engage with people who are well hidden.

Housing stability services from London Cares help individuals secure and maintain stable, permanent housing through a trauma-informed approach, intensive case management and a mantra of “whatever it takes.” Its highly supportive housing solutions provide shelter and support to people experiencing chronic homelessness with complex health needs.

Meals on Wheels London

 

MEALS ON WHEELS London provides food and transportation services to adults 18-plus with a disability and to all adults over the age of 55. All services are available at subsidized rates to ensure that those facing economic barriers can utilize services without worrying about cost. Meals on Wheels also offers crisis and compassionate programming where food resources can be accessed by anyone who finds themselves in an emergency at no cost.

An organization in which volunteers sit at the heart of its work, over 150 volunteers currently work with the Meals on Wheels London team.
Meals on Wheels London has 16 employees comprised of nine full-time staff and seven part-time staff. The organization has been serving London since 1969 when it started with just six clients. Today, the organization has grown to serve over 5,388 clients annually. In addition to meal delivery, Meals on Wheels London also provides transportation services for wellness related appointments within the city.

With a mission to nourish community wellness, one person at a time, and a belief in a community in which every person should have a pathway to wellness and independence, Meals on Wheels London embraces change head on and continually modernizes its historical model to meet evolving community needs.

Business of the Year Small Business

London Bicycle Café

FOUNDED IN 2017 as a direct response to the planet’s climate crisis, London Bicycle Café employs 10 — five full-time and five part-time. It integrates coffee, art, food, transportation and space for a community of citizen-cyclists to grow and flourish.

The café and the bike service centre locations are safely accessible by bike from nearly everywhere in the city, providing a welcoming first contact for new clients and a “welcome home” for its existing customer base.

Since its inception, London Bicycle Café has established itself as the region’s urban cycling, family bike, cargo bike and e-bike specialists.With a selection of the best utility bicycles in the world, its mission is to help individuals, families and other businesses with cycling solutions and outstanding service.

The Bicycle Café is passionate about serving the freshest, locally sourced ingredients in its dishes. Fostering a culture of mobility and exploration, from work commutes to family outings, the London Bicycle Café expert team is dedicated to creating perfect cycling solutions tailored to your needs.

Doubling revenues every second year, the business has enjoyed seven consecutive years of sustained revenue growth. A fast-growing enterprise, London Bicycle Café is proud to have aided the decarbonization goals of thousands of citizens, families and businesses.

Sidetrack Café

SIDETRACK CAFÉ IS is an independent espresso café and tea shop operating two locations in London. Sidetrack: A Wortley Café is in the Wortley Village neighbourhood in Old South; Sidetrack: A King Street Café is a second location operating as the in-house café in Innovation Works, a social enterprise incubator on King Street. In addition to classic and novel coffee and tea creations, Sidetrack serves a range of baked goods, light meals and pantry items sourced from local suppliers in London and southern Ontario.

Sidetrack was founded in November 2019 in a location that had serially housed two iconic London cafés: The Red Roaster and Fire Roasted Coffee. The business positions itself as the latest steward of a cherished neighbourhood gathering place, bringing friends, neighbours and strangers together to know and be known to one another. Its early existence bracketed the pandemic and cemented its commitment to community, agility and creative solutions. It also led to a signature sidewalk “walk-by” service window in Wortley Village, a much-anticipated seasonal feature now in its fifth season.

Supported by a crew of 12 across both locations, Sidetrack Café embraces its employees as genuine co-creators of the business, working inspirationally and proactively to create a welcoming space for every Londoner.

Sparks Marketing Communications

SPARKS MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS is a London-based marketing agency that strives to ignite meaningful moments through interconnected brand experiences for retail clients in North America.

From strategy and planning to execution and analysis, Sparks works with some of Canada’s most iconic brands, including Maple Leaf Foods, Rockwool, Hudson’s Bay Company and Lindt. Sparks creates integrated marketing strategies that combine digital, social, experiential and traditional marketing strategies, forging a path to consumer loyalty and sustainable business growth for its clients.

Its range of services are aimed at helping clients meet their customers where they’re at, and includes strategy and campaign planning, digital marketing, experiential and event activation, brand and creative production, in-store demos and meeting and conference management.

The Sparks team is led by chief operating officer Andrea Hayward and chief growth officer Tom McIntosh. With a background in marketing and entrepreneurship, Hayward oversees the daily operations of the agency, bridging the gaps between company KPIs, client satisfaction and financial results. McIntosh, a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business and a client strategy executive with over a decade of agency experience, is responsible for the overall strategic direction of client business and sets the vision for operations and outcomes in collaboration with the production teams.

Waseer Law Office

WASEER LAW OFFICE is a boutique law firm specializing in immigration law, family law, estate law and real estate law. Committed to providing customers with knowledgeable and in-depth legal services and assistance, the firm is known for treating clients with the highest level of respect and consideration.

As an immigrant himself, founder Zia Waseer strives to understand people’s difficulties at every stage of their immigration process and is dedicated to developing strategies adapted to the unique needs of each individual and the Canadian market.

In addition to being licenced by the Law Society of Ontario, Wasser is also licenced as a solicitor in England and Wales and obtained a law degree from London Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He has earned recognition as one of the Forest City’s top three immigration lawyers, a testament to his outstanding dedication to the field.

With more than 17 years of experience working in immigration law, Waseer is well versed in processing applications for both temporary and permanent residence, including those for spouse and partner sponsorships, express entry and humanitarian situations. Offering services in English, Hindi, Punjabi Urdu and Arabic, the Waseer Law Office team is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of new immigrants and their families.

Business of the Year Medium Business

London Brewing Co-operative

THE LONDON BREWING Co-operative is Ontario’s only independent certified organic craft brewery, and prides itself on sourcing ingredients that are local — a truly local beer brewed by Canada’s first craft malt certified brewery. London Brewing Co-operative is one of two worker-owned cooperative breweries in Ontario and is an active member of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation.

London Brewing Co-operative operates according to a triple bottom line of people, planet and prosperity, and its mission is to create meaningful work by brewing delicious beer, made from sustainable and organic ingredients, which reaches consumers throughout London and the larger Southwestern Ontario region.

The London Brewing Co-operative has 22 employees, which includes nine worker-owners (employees who are also owners of the cooperative). Established in 2014, the London Brewing Co-operative is celebrating its tenth year of doing business in the Forest City — we have expanded from distributing solely through the Root Cellar restaurant to being in LCBO locations from Windsor to Ottawa.

London Brewing Co-operative products can be found on taps throughout London and area and at festivals across the region — bringing the message of “worker owned, locally grown” and making “very different beer” to consumers across Ontario and raising awareness of the need for locally focused and sustainable products.

Mr. & Mrs. Bao Restaurants Inc.

MR. & MRS. BAO Restaurants Inc. (MMB) is a dynamic and community-focused restaurant and food truck chain specializing in Asian fusion comfort food. Its mission — “building a community through sharing the taste of home” — drives every aspect of its operations, from menu design to customer service.

Founded in 2017 on the Western University campus, MMB was born out of a desire to offer busy students and professionals a taste of home-cooked meals despite their hectic schedules via a food truck. Since its inception, MMB has grown to encompass three original brands: Mr. & Mrs. Bao, Poke Poke and Stevie’s Chicken Joint, operating across Southwestern Ontario and employing an enthusiastic team of 15 individuals.

MMB’s geographic scope includes major urban centres and educational campuses where it serves a diverse clientele through its restaurants, food trucks and catering services. Each location offers a unique blend of traditional flavours and modern culinary techniques, providing a comforting yet contemporary dining experience.

MMB is dedicated to sustainability and community involvement, integrating local ingredient sourcing and eco-friendly practices into its business model, ensuring not only delicious food and innovative offerings, but also contributing positively to the communities where it operates.

Nicholson Sheffield Architects Inc.

NICOLSON SHEFFIELD ARCHITECTS (NSA) is an award-winning architecture firm based in downtown London. Established in 1984, the business has a 40-year history of providing professional design services in London and the surrounding region. NSA provides full architectural services for a range of sectors including residential, educational, healthcare, recreational and commercial.

NSA is a 20-person team, comprised of architects and technologists with diverse backgrounds and expertise. The firm has a strong reputation for its highly collaborative approach, serving clients through professional excellence, and meeting design challenges with creative and effective solutions. NSA approaches each of its projects with a refined working methodology, ensuring that responsibility for clearly defined project tasks is given to specific team members, who are each then accountable for their success and timely delivery.

Whether it be a renovation to an existing building or a new facility, NSA designs have been celebrated for their creativity in making the most of a site while addressing a wide variety of design challenges with creative and cost-effective solutions.

Believing that good listening is fundamental to good architecture, NSA works closely with clients to understand their strategic vision, their aspirations and their overall project goals, fostering a collaborative and friendly approach to delivering a successful project.

Orca Intelligence

ORCA INTELLIGENCE IS a modern freight audit organization that offers industry-leading freight audit, data cleansing and analytical reporting services. Combining intuitive technologies with smarter processes to create efficiencies that save organizations money, Orca solves logistics and operational challenges by empowering a clients’ supply chain with what matters most: critical intelligence.

Understanding that every supply chain is unique, Orca’s processes are custom built to individual client needs, enabling organizations to implement solutions with minimal change to operations. Utilizing leading-edge technology that leads to deeper insights and a better understanding of operations and processes, Orca solves logistics and operations challenges by empowering supply chains with critical, clean, reliable data and business reporting that makes saving money easy.

By getting to know each clients needs, Orca customizes tools, services and processes to achieve goals sooner — no more searching for shipment data, guessing a freight partners’ performance or blindly serving clients with sub-par transportation providers.

By bringing a fresh view to the industry, and by focusing on innovation and client experience, Orca enables supply chains to work smarter, not harder, giving businesses the transparency needed to cut costs, optimize processes, maximize profits and free up resources to work on what really makes their organizations successful.

Business of the Year Large Business

Labatt Breweries of Canada

LABATT IS ONE of Canada’s founding businesses and its leading brewer, with its roots going back to a single small brewery founded by John Kinder Labatt in London, Ontario in 1847 — where its hometown brewery still stands.

Today, Labatt is a national brewer with over 3,600 employees, a portfolio of more than 60 quality beers and 10 breweries from coast-to-coast, proudly serving Canada and the communities the firm calls home.

Labatt breweries in Creston, Edmonton, London, Montreal, Halifax and St. John’s brew Canada’s most iconic beers, including Labatt Blue, Kokanee, Budweiser, Bud Light, Alexander Keith’s and Lucky. Labatt is also a proud member of the Anheuser-Busch InBev family, the world’s leading brewer, distributing renowned favourites and Canadian classics including Budweiser, Alexander Keith’s, Labatt Blue, Bud Light, Kokanee, Stella Artois, Corona and international brands such as Beck’s, Leffe and Hoegaarden.

Labatt is also a major producer and distributor in Canada’s ready-to-drink beverage segment, with brands like Palm Bay, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Okanagan Cider and NUTRL Vodka Soda.

Labatt is a workplace where people can bring out the best in themselves through a collective purpose of creating “A Future with More Cheers” and by brewing up a future that everyone can celebrate and share.

McDonald’s London

IN 1968, A culinary revolution landed on London, Ontario’s doorstep. The McDonald’s at Oxford Street West and Wonderland Road was not only McDonald’s first foray into The Forest City, but also the second McDonald’s in all of Canada.

In the years since, McDonald’s has flourished to 18 locations in London, nearly 1,400 units across Canada employing 90,000 Canadians — and approximately two million people worldwide!

More than just a place to grab a quick bite, McDonald’s is a vibrant part of the London community. With Londoners visiting McDonald’s almost nine million times a year, the golden arches have become a local landmark, and McDonald’s proudly contributes to the local economy and community spirit. Beyond serving up Big Macs and fries, the company is deeply invested in London’s well-being, raising $1,990,845 for its two most significant charities since 2017, with ambitious plans to provide even greater support in the future.

Looking ahead, McDonald’s is set to revolutionize dining with cutting-edge technology and digital innovations. These advancements promise to enhance customer experience and strengthen the bonds with Londoners. As McDonald’s continues to expand and evolve, it remains committed to continuing to foster deep connections with its guests, ensuring it not only serves millions of customers — but also creates millions of relationships.

Magil Construction Canada Inc.

MAGIL CONSTRUCTION IS a multi-discipline, privately owned construction firm founded in 1946. Magil specializes in pre-construction, construction management, design-build, general contracting and self-perform concrete services across the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors, with a strong focus on projects within the automotive, food, pharmacy and energy manufacturing industries.

Throughout its history, Magil has embraced cutting-edge technology and expanded into new markets while fostering strong relationships with our repeat clients. With a coast-to-coast presence in Canada and a growing list of international projects, Magil provides a wide range of solutions and has developed strong in-house expertise in performing projects meeting the highest environmental and technological standards.

Magil prioritizes building relationships based on respect and integrity, recognizing the unique potential in every client interaction. Viewing each project as an opportunity to excel and continuously strive to provide innovative solutions, Magil tailors its services individually to each specific client while ensuring strict control over quality, costs and schedules.

Magil has been COR certified since 2020, underscoring its commitment to safety. Understanding the importance of the safety and well-being of its employees, the company continuously works toward providing a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible workplace for all its employees, subcontractors and visitors.

MTE Consultants

MTE CONSULTANTS IS a multidisciplinary engineering firm providing services in civil and structural engineering, building and environmental science, toxicology and land surveying. Consisting of a group of over 450 professionals, MTE team members are passionate, collaborative and authentic people who are proud to have helped shape the regions in which they work and live.

Throughout MTE’s history, the firm has developed a reputation as a company that cares passionately about its communities. In keeping with that caring history, MTE has chosen to put a focus on environmental sustainability for its corporate operations and continually encourages its staff to do the same in their daily routines.

While professional engineering is its core strength, MTE also takes a structured business approach to projects. Through the use and ongoing upskilling in various technologies and platforms, MTE has refined its project management skills and implemented procedures to effectively track and control project costs and schedules, as well as build efficiency into all of its designs and studies.

By creating ownership opportunities for its employees, MTE has created a true sense of shared accountability and responsibility that manifests itself in a genuine commitment and dedication to do the right thing for its clients and its team.