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Pagnotta Industries
Celebrates 25 Years By Nerissa McNaughton
M
ario Pagnotta had a vision of creating an enduring legacy for his family – something that could benefit them all and be passed down for generations. With that in mind, he used his experience to create Pagnotta Industries, a family owned and operated construction company in the multi-unit and commercial construction market that focuses on cast-in-place concrete structures. Cast-in-place means the concrete is poured on site instead of being pre-cast and transported to site. Now, 25 years later, his vision is alive and well. Mario’s children now own the family business, and the company recently relocated to a large, state-of-the-art facility to accommodate the ongoing growth. According to Alex, Pagnotta’s president and Mario’s son, the company’s growth has always been aggressive. “Mario incorporated Pagnotta in 1992,” says Alex. “He started with small jobs, but in 1995 he bought his first
tower crane and built his first high rise. By 1998 Mario had 200 people working for him.” Alex admits that it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing at first, despite the company’s early success. “It was a little bit chaotic! The company wasn’t ready for all that growth!” Yet, there were worse problems that could have been had. Mario worked just as hard on the company’s internal operations and corporate culture as he did on the service side of the business, and Pagnotta continued to grow at a more sustainable rate. In 2000, Alex graduated from university and took on the role of financial controller in the family business. He was the general manager by 2008, and in 2014, the succession plan completed and he assumed ownership of Pagnotta, alongside his sisters, Sandra and Anita. Pagnotta Industries | 25 | 1 55