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HENDRIKS CONSTRUCTION LTD. Hendriks Construction: A Family Company with Family Values By Nerissa McNaughton

loys (Al) Hendriks has always liked to design and build things, and with Hendriks Construction he has done more than build some of Edmonton’s finest structures. He and his team have built a company with a solid reputation for honest, high-quality work. If you have yet to hear about Hendriks Construction, that is because they seldom advertise through print or media. They don’t need to. Their reputation creates such word-of-mouth buzz that their project calendar is overflowing clear through 2016. “I had been working here in Canada since 1958,” says the fam-

ily patriarch who emigrated from Holland. “I saw how things were done here in Edmonton and thought, ‘hey, I can do the same or a little better on my own terms’.” His own terms meant launching Hendriks Construction. Although he had not previously owned a company, Al had performed engineering and construction work in Holland. The company’s original location was 124 Street and 106 Ave, but when Hendriks designed and built the commercial building at 8711 50 Street, Al liked it so much, he decided it would be the new Hendriks headquarters. “When I opened the door, I scheduled myself one year to get

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HENDRIKS CONSTRUCTION LTD. going,” he smiles. “Within days, I had my very first request for a project. That was for a group of five doctors whom were in need of investments. Over the next several years, I built several large residential projects for them and together, the projects were worth $10 million and $12 million (1970 dollars).” The pace didn’t let up. In fact, it just kept increasing. Within a month and a half of opening, Al found himself in need of more staff. The Woodcroft Branch of the Edmonton Public Library, the courthouse in Stony Plain, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage building, Boyle McCauley Health Centre, the William Lutsky Family YMCA, St. Thomas More Catholic Church and restoration work on the Alberta Land Titles Office are just some of the many projects to showcase Hendriks Construction’s fine work. Hendriks was also proud to be selected for the three $9 million Central Park Lodge Retirement Communities projects, which were built in Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. A company with an outstanding reputation, many successful projects and a heart for giving back. Can it get any better? Yes it can. Hendriks is a family business, and that means the company also runs on good-old-fashioned family values. All of Al’s children have worked at Hendriks Construction, starting in entry level positions and working their way up. John and Perry swept floors and dug ditches during their summer holidays. Perry officially joined Hendriks after graduation from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (NAIT) building construction engineering program. Today he is the general manager, although, as he says wryly, “I still have my same desk!”

John also joined the company the same year as Perry, prompting another kind smile from his father as he happily muses. “Those boys have been with me since day one.” In 1991, Al’s youngest son, Allen, finished his journeyman carpenter apprenticeship at NAIT and came on board. Next was his daughter, Angie, who upon her completion of her Red Deer College studies, joined in 1999 as the office manager. For a time, Perry’s wife Joanne also worked in the office. “With our family team, we have developed a very lean and efficient construction company,” says Al. Things have come a long way since Hendriks was launched with just four employees. The family business has swelled to approximately 20 staff in the field and office. Edmonton’s robust economy and ongoing construction projects have not made it difficult for Hendriks to find staff. “For labour we have a core group, what we have had for years and years,” confirms Al, proving that the outstanding working conditions at Hendriks has resulted in very low turnover and plenty of employee loyalty. “We have, during the last 15-20 years, taken workers from being labourers and put them through NAIT’s apprenticeship program to become Red Seal journeyman carpenters. We look after the costs of going to schoolbooks, salary, etc. Later on they become foremen and site superintendents. This method has served them well and served us well. That is why we have such a loyal core group.” Perry agrees, “We can always count on them.” Giving back has been part of Hendriks’ mandate since day

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one. “We are known as the ‘steeple people’,” Al laughs. He is referring to the many projects they have completed, often with a charitable aspect, for the area’s churches. In fact, the first church Al worked on as project manager, St. Joseph’s Basilica, was in 1962 – before he founded Hendriks. The company also supports numerous charities and events throughout Edmonton. What is next for Hendriks? Changes, but good ones. Al is looking to retire. “The boys are doing a very good job on the

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projects as it is. They don’t need any input on a daily basis, but I still enjoy coming to the office once a week,” confirms the company founder. “We’ve been a family business from the beginning. I don’t see us evolving outside of that,” smiles Perry. “It will stay as a family business. There are lots of opportunities in the province of Alberta and certainly in Edmonton. We continue to be a very, very busy company with lots of projects on the go. We are mainly a design build type of company and enjoy that kind of work. With the projects we have on the books, the future looks good. “When you’ve been around for 40 years, you develop a rapport with the industry,” continues Perry, and he is absolutely right. The Hendriks team is proud that they don’t need, or want, to self-promote. Their many satisfied clients are more than happy to talk about their great service and that is what keeps driving the business forward. Hendriks Construction thanks their valuable staff, vendors, and clients for their support over the decades. The management team also thanks their family and friends for their support and understanding as their careers within the company continue to evolve. Grateful for the repeat business, word-of-mouth advertising, and opportunities for community involvement, Hendriks is excited about, and looking forward to, all the future has to bring.

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