Below are some short facts and interesting points about Mainroad:

• 100% employee-owned

 

• Mainroad Group consists of 10 operating companies:  Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting, Mainroad Howe Sound Contracting, Mainroad South Island Contracting, Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting, Mainroad Infrastructure Maintenance, Mainroad Pavement Marking, Mainroad Transtronic Services, Mainroad Maintenance Products, G & E Contracting, Saanich Peninsula Rentals (SPR), and Salvador Ready Mix Concrete

 

• 450 employees

 

• Who knows how many pieces of equipment!

 

• Holds offices in the communities of: Cloverdale [head office], Port Kells, Burnaby, Pemberton, Cranbrook, Victoria and Sidney, Vancouver Island

 

• Holds work yards in the communities of:
  Lower Mainland Region: Cloverdale, Port Kells, Burnaby, West Vancouver and Pemberton
  South Islands: Sidney, Victoria (Langford), Sooke, Duncan, Galiano Island, Mayne Island, Mill Bay, Pender Island, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island and Thetis Island
  East Kootenay Region: Cranbrook, Fernie, Invermere, Jaffray, Kimberley, Sparwood and Yahk

 

• Currently has 3 operating businesses (Mainroad Lower Mainland, Mainroad Infrastructure Maintenance, and Mainroad Pavement Marking) as ISO 9001:2008 registered, with all businesses following ISO standards and guidelines

 

• Maintains a Provincial Highway Contract area with the most structures, bridge decks, swing bridges, counterflow systems, and local municipalities

 

• Bridge with most traffic in BC (Port Mann Bridge) -  we maintain that!

 

• Tunnel with most traffic in BC (George Massey Tunnel) – we maintain that, too!

 

Mainroad was the FIRST:

• Highway maintenance company to become ISO registered in North America: Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting
• In Canada to install safety cable barrier fencing on freeways to prevent head-on collisions
• In BC to use salt brine for winter road maintenance
• In BC to design and manufacture its own salt-brine maker
• In BC to offer de-icing salt via barge delivery