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Palmer Paving
& Construction Ltd. was formed in 1965 by Mr. Curt Damignani
and Mr. Wilf Palmer. The company immediately gained a reputation
for providing quality work at fair prices. Many of the original
clients such as the Sault Ste. Marie Board of Education and the
Sault Ste. Marie Roman Catholic Separate School Board continue as
clients today. Over the years Palmer Paving
has worked on countless number of commercial projects throughout
Sault Ste. Marie. Palmer has built residential subdivisions such
as Berkshire Estates and the Sar-Gin development on Hare Avenue
to full street reconstruction, including sewer, water, asphalt and
concrete for the City of Sault Ste. Marie on such projects as the
Walnut Street reconstruction. Whether moving dirt, laying pipe,
or building sidewalks and roads Palmer Paving & Construction
Ltd. strives for top quality in all its projects.
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Much
of Palmer's success has been due to the loyal workforce. Flavio Radi,
retired from Palmer Paving & Construction Ltd. in October of 1997
after 30 years of service to Palmer. Palmina DeForge, Office Manager,
retired from the firm after 32 in 2000, while Archidio Giulietti has
32 years of service with the firm. John Dixon has 30 years with the
company while Jacques Chouinard reaches the 30 year mark in July of
this year. The team effort and experience of the employees of Palmer
Paving & Construction Ltd. have contributed greatly to its success
and reputation over the years.
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In
1995 Terry Rainone purchased shares in Palmer and became company
President. From that point forward Palmer began a steady growth
curve to bring it to its present status today as a diversified,
multi-dimensional construction company. Palmer has the expertise
to take your project from the initial conception stage through
to the finished product - on time and within budget.
Kember Construction Inc. was formed in 1995 to build on the
success Terry Rainone has developed in the building industry.
Terry led his former firm into the building business in 1988
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the company
grew to be a very important and significant part of the company's
operations. Terry's first building was built for Bridge Steel
in 1988.
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From
there he worked on the Design/Build of many projects including the
Ministry of Natural Resources Refrigerated Storage Facility at the
Thessalon Tree Nursery; Great Lakes Power Limited, Wawa Offices and
Maintenance Building; the construction of Wendy's Restaurant in Sault
Ste. Marie; Lamon Motors, Wawa's GM dealership, Algoma Furniture expansion
in Sault Ste. Marie, the DDI Seamless Cylinder expansion in Sault
Ste. Marie; Lajambe Forest Products mill expansion in Sault Ste. Marie,
the Ministry of Natural Resources office expansion in Wawa; Ontario
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Marathon; Fitzpatrick Industries expansion in Sault Ste. Marie,
Good Old Dad Food Products plant expansion in Sault Ste. Marie;
Canadian Liquid Air expansion in Sault Ste. Marie; and supplied
the pre-engineered building for the King Packaged Materials plant
in Sudbury, Ontario among others.
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From
1995 Kember Construction Inc. worked hand in hand with Palmer Paving
& Construction Ltd. to provide integrated turn-key construction
services. Kember has also worked on renovation projects for the Sault
Area Hospitals, numerous school renovation projects for the local
school boards, both public and separate, as well as other residential,
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In April 1997
with an affiliated company's purchase of a retail operation in Wawa,
Ontario, Palmer / Kember opened its Wawa branch office to service
the northern reaches of its territory.
The philosophy at Palmer / Kember was to provide quality construction
at fair value to the client. To further integrate the successful
operations of both Palmer and Kember, Terry Rainone purchased all
outstanding shares in Palmer Paving and Construction Ltd. in September
of 1999. In March of 2000 the companies were merged to form Palmer
Construction Group Inc. With a blend of new management personnel
combined with the many years experience of our established employees
Palmer Construction Group Inc. has grown to be a leader in our community,
both through our quality of workmanship and reputation for successful
completion of projects, and also for our community spirit in giving
to local charitable organizations and groups to make our community
a special place to live. From donations to the Cancer Centre and
the Group Health Centre to repairing a water line for a community
skating rink we believe in building not only our company but the
community we live and work in.
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