About

About Graham

History

From humble beginnings, a proud story of growth, vision, commitment, inspiration and innovation. Our roots are deep, our standards are unmatched, our dedication is timeless.
  • 1926
  • 1930s
  • 1950s
  • 1970s
  • 1985
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2017
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • Graham & Son's truck - 1926

    1926

    Graham is founded and begins building railway stations.
  • Nipawin Hospital - 1930s

    1930s

    The company expands, building government and social infrastructures, such as schools and hospitals.
  • Boundary dam generating station - 1950s

    1950s

    Graham is awarded a major contract to build a power station and begins a phase of expansive growth.
  • Bridge Northern USA

    1970s

    The company expands geographically across Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
  • Employees - 1985

    1985

    Employees purchase the company from the Graham family (Graham remains 100% employee-owned today).
  • Keephills Foundations - 2000s

    2000s

    Graham capitalizes on the buoyancy of this decade–increasing the company’s capabilities, services and further expanding into new markets.
  • Corporate Office

    2010s

    Company revenues continue to increase, despite challenging North American and global economic conditions.
  • Quinn Contracting Acquisition - 2017

    2017

    Graham acquires Quinn Contracting, further expanding our industrial service capabilities to include maintenance, turnarounds and sustaining capital projects.
  • Moltz Construction Acquisition - 2019

    2019

    Graham acquires Moltz Construction, expanding our footprint in the U.S. water and wastewater sector.
  • Milender White team - 2021

    2021

    Graham welcomes Milender White into the Graham Group of Companies, further expanding in Colorado and entering into Southern California.
  • EOM Acquisition - 2022

    2022

    Graham acquires an Energy Operations and Maintenance business, adding significant maintenance and turnaround capacity across North America.

Employees Invested. Literally.

Graham is 100% employee-owned. Our employee-owners are from all levels of the company, not just the executive or senior-management. This employee-ownership model fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and environment. A workplace where people are accountable to both themselves and their colleagues and have a genuine vested interest in the success of every project.
Quick Facts

Purpose, Values & Culture

Our work is our calling. We strive to deliver unparalleled construction solutions because our purpose is to build a better world around us. Our projects enable people to live, work, move and grow in a rapidly changing world. To accomplish this, we build to the very highest standards of innovation, service, safety and quality. Only then do our communities flourish. And only then is our purpose fulfilled.

Since our founding, we have relied on our core values of Commitment, Integrity and Reliability to fulfill our purpose and to deliver added value to our clients.

Commitment. Our actions and promises align. We are diligent, collaborative, and approach challenges with unwavering determination.

Integrity. Honesty and transparency are at the heart of everything we do. We build trust through principled actions, maintaining the highest ethical standards in all our relationships.

Reliability. Our colleagues, clients, partners and communities depend on us and we take that responsibility seriously. We work passionately to mitigate risks in order to deliver successful outcomes and make positive impacts.

A Culture of Caring & Collaboration

Whether it concerns our employees, the company, clients, reputation or each other: Graham people care.

Treating employees as a community has been a hallmark since the Graham family founded the company in 1926.

We collaborate with each other, our clients and vendor partners, and strive to be fair, understanding and reasonable in all circumstances.

We ‘walk the talk’ at all levels of the company mentoring people to develop like-minded values.

We are active and caring contributors to the communities in which we live and work.