Stevens Group of Companies

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Stevens Group of Companies is a privately held third generation family business with its head office located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.D. Stevens and his namesake company, B.D. Stevens Limited, are the founder and founding company, respectively, of what has grown to become the Stevens Group of Companies today. After many years in the logging and timber industry, Burnett David Stevens made his foray into the construction industry in the 1930's with the construction of residential units in the south end of the City of Halifax. His determination, integrity, and vision stood him well as his business flourished and became incorporated in 1953. With a solid background in house and apartment construction, the company continued to grow through the addition of commercial projects. Today, the namesake company, B.D. Stevens Limited, has continued the tradition of excellence and is an industry leader in General Contracting, Project Management and Design-Build services. "BD," as he was widely known, also had a penchant for both founding and constructing Baptist Churches throughout Atlantic Canada. In fact, he constructed so many churches in this area that it inspired the writing of a book entitled "The Man Who Built Churches," which gives an anecdotal glimpse into many of these projects and the man behind them. We would be pleased to send you a complimentary copy of the book. Just contact us by email or phone with your address and we will send a copy to you. BD's son, Laurie Burnett Stevens, successfully transitioned the family construction business to the second generation. Starting work with the company in 1957, he also started his own company, L.B. Stevens Construction Limited, and grew the business over the years to become the Stevens Group of Companies. "LB," as Laurie was known, always enjoyed the concrete and aggregate industries as well as the construction business. So it was not surprising that Gateway Materials Limited, an aggregate quarry started in the late 1960's on Kearney Lake Road in Halifax, received considerable attention from Laurie as the business grew servicing local markets. When LB purchased Dartmouth Ready Mix Limited in 1974, another area of keen interest for Laurie was ready to take off. Under his guidance, the business of the supply of ready mix concrete has grown from the original plant in Dartmouth, to 12 plants in two provinces today with a fleet of 90 ready mix trucks. The original Dartmouth Ready Mix name now operates as Quality Concrete with the familiar bright yellow and grey mixer trucks. During this time of growth, Laurie relocated the Stevens Group of Companies in 1980 from the original homestead area of B.D. Stevens on Main Avenue in Fairview to a new Tilt-Up office building at their present location on 20 MacDonald Avenue in the Burnside Industrial Park, Dartmouth, NS. This project was the Group's first Tilt-Up project. Since this inaugural attempt using Tilt-Up, the Group has continued to develop and grow the use of Tilt-Up construction techniques such that it is recognized as a leader in the growing sector of Tilt-Up construction.

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