In the early
60's Ray Speerbrecker bought a D6 CAT for skidding logs. Speers
Construction was born and Ray had entered the world of construction.
As the Speers fleet grew, Ray found his company operating
a logging outfit and camp for Federated Co-op. He saw opportunity
in building logging roads and in the late 70's made a very
progressive move in building them with an excavator. The excavator
is now the machine of choice, but in the interior Speers was
one of the first companies to use it for road building.
As the 80's came around the forest industry was slowing down
but other opportunities were just on the horizon. The decade
of the CPR double tracking and highway construction was on
its way. The transition from forestry to earth moving was
challenging, but welcomed. Speers embraced the change and
took on a couple of double tracking contracts as well as part
of the power line to the Mount Macdonald Tunnel for CPR. With
the slow down of railway construction, highway
construction was another experience to be added to the list.
The company worked on many of the major highways throughout
British Columbia including the Trans Canada Highway and the
Coquihalla Highway. In the late 80's the company also got
into mining when it was awarded a contract with Domtar Gypsum
which is now know as Georgia Pacific. As the 90's approached
the company was back into forestry work and operating the
gypsum mine. In the last 10 years Speers has been involved
in the construction of 4 Run of the River Hydro projects,
more CPR double tracking, the reconstruction of a Dam in Southern
Alberta, and most recently the 1 Billion dollar Revelstoke
Mountain Resorts ski hill development in Revelstoke. The many
years of experience has brought Speers into the new millennium
as a well rounded company known for its outstanding performance.
Highways have been constructed and mountains have been moved
since Ray first started skidding logs in the early 60's. We
are more than fortunate to have what Ray has created for us
today and are committed to the process of continuous improvement.
The years that lay ahead will bring continued growth ensuring
that Speers will maintain itself as a premier construction
company. We are proud to be part of something that is more
than just a job or business.
Speers Construction Inc. "It's About Performance".
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