McElhanney
McElhanney Ltd. is an engineering, surveying, and mapping company based in Western Canada. It is the oldest employee-owned engineering and geomatics firm in Canada, with its registered corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. With over 30 locations across Western Canada and satellite offices in Newfoundland and Labrador and Florida (USA), McElhanney operates locally to service cities, communities and parks, energy and resources, and transportation sectors. The company has nearly 1,000 employees following a significant amalgamation in 2019 with its sister company, McElhanney Geomatics Engineering Ltd, which was a separate company since 1987.
The company has received the David Thompson Contribution to Society Award from the Professional Surveyors of Canada and is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, a program which recognizes excellence in Canadian privately-owned and managed companies demonstrating strategy, capability, and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.
History
The company was founded in 1910 by William Gordon McElhanney. What began with one man, founder WG McElhanney, surveying the wilds outside burgeoning Vancouver in 1910 has grown to a thriving, diverse company immersed in 30 communities across Western Canada.
Leadership
Allan Russell currently leads the company as Chief Executive Officer.