Crestview Group
30 YEARS STRONG by Rennay Craats
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he late 1980s were not a time to start a business in Calgary; unemployment was up, oil prices were down and the economy was lagging. Despite the less-than-ideal business conditions, Tim Engel and Wes Smith took the plunge, merging their years of experience to create Crestview Electric in 1988. The duo worked hard to build their business from the ground up, working in the field for clients all day and then in the basement office in Engel’s home to take
care of administrative tasks at night. Their hard work and quality product earned them their first jobs, and then satisfied clients returned to them for a second and third. Within a year, Crestview had outgrown the basement and had found a home in a small bay in the Foothills Industrial Park. The successful company earned a solid reputation and grew exponentially over the next 17 years. By 2005, Smith was ready to retire and Engel had to decide where to take the company.
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