Projects | Industrial Buildings

We build warehouses, distribution centers, cold storage facilities, transportation/logistics facilities, heavy industry factories and foundries for a variety of industrial clients, ranging from manufacturers of consumer products through to metals recyclers. The volume of industrial construction we do – amounting to some two hundred buildings over the past decade and generating over two million square feet of new industrial space every year – places Reliance among the top contractors in North America in this market.

Recently, given the scarcity of new land in developing metropolises and the constant increasing volume of imports from the far east, the redevelopment and modernization of existing industrial facilities and brown sites to today’s marketable standards, has become a niche market in which we have excelled.

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Labrador 2004  |  74,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
New 74,000 sf head office for the natural spring water company serving as corporate offices and a shipping/distribution center complete with drive-through loading docks and 32’-0” high steel structure for storage
SF Marketing 2005  |  90,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
New offices, distribution center and production facility for a high end audio and sound equipment distributor. The building includes a humidity controlled warehouse area and repair room for guitar storage and repair, production areas, 20,000 square feet of finished offices and a 2 storey acoustically treated showroom for high-end speaker and amplifier demonstrations.
Mobilia Head Office and Warehouse 2000  |  90,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Construction Management, Design Build Mechanical
A 90,000 sf head office and warehousing facility for The Mobilia Furniture Store chain. Concrete slab met extremely stringent tolerances to allow for computer warehouse racking systems.
Puma Canada 2005  |  110,500 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
New Canadian head quarters for Puma including 20,500 sq. ft. of offices and a 90,000 sq. ft. warehouse. The warehouse includes 14 loading docks and 2 drive-in doors. The offices include a high-end showroom, a long span architectural stair and open mezzanine for the lobby area. The entire project was completed in just 3 and a half months.
Dollarama 3 2006  |  130.500 sq.ft.
Contract delivery :
Construction Management, Design Build Mechanical
Expansion of 130,500 SF of warehouse to an existing building of 200,000 SF which was completely stripped and renovated. Total square footage after expansion is 330,500 SF.
Conglom 2010  |  140,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
Only Reliance could envision the transformation of this waste site into a valuable and fuctional plot of land. The site originally contained 20' - 0" of unsuitable fill material, but Reliance formulated a soil re-engineering plan that eliminated the need to import any material. Completed in 2010, this two storey LEED building totals 140,000 sf of office and warehouse space. The warehouse is approximately 30' 0" clear and includes over eight loading docks.
Howmet Aerospace 1998  |  190,000 sq.ft.
Contract delivery :
Construction Management, Design Build Mechanical
A 190,000 sf aluminum casting facility for an aerospace industry manufacturer. Tight tolerance levels of floors and stringent mechanical and electrical requirements were met to the exacting specifications of the manufacturer. Separate, specific environments were required for each of the different process departments.
Sico 2010  |  203,000 sq.ft.
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
This new 203,000 sf distribution center constructed for Akzo Nobel Sico was built on a fast track basis and completed in less than 5 months. The project was submitted as a candidate for LEED certification and included a TPO roof to reduce solar heat gain and nine solar wall panels used to pre-heat fresh air for the warehouse. Shipping areas included 29 dock-level doors including hydraulic levelers and one drive-in door.
Dollarama 2 2004  |  260,000 sq.ft.
Contract delivery :
Construction Management, Design Build Mechanical
Construction of two new warehouses totalling 260,000 sf utilized as a distribution center and built on fast track basis in just 3 and a half months. The warehouse has a 28' 0" clear hight and is equipped with ESFR sprinkler systems. The building is a combination of precast architectural concrete and metal siding façades.
Indalex 1995, 2000, 2004  |  295,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build Mechanical, Fixed Price
Aluminum extrusion facility housing eastern Canada head offices. Originally constructed in 1995 as a 200,000 sf plant, further enlarged by 50,000 sf in 2000 and an additional 45,000 sf in 2004. The site selected for this building contained a 40'-0" wide river running through it which was excavated and backfilled during the winter months without any impact to the project schedule. The last extension in May 2004 included bases for a $2,000,000 press and underground service trenches.