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Wales McLelland Construction, general contractor in East Richmond, Richmond BC

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About Wales McLelland Construction


Richmond general contractor on Fraserwood Place with more than fifty years behind it, focused on industrial and commercial buildings. Offers design-build, pre-construction planning, construction management and straight general contracting across Western Canada.

Warehouses are not neutral boxes. Dock height, column spacing, clear ceiling height and the turning radius in the yard decide whether a tenant can actually operate inside one, and the difference between a well-planned building and a cheap one shows up in every shift worked there for the next forty years. That is the world this contractor builds in: industrial and commercial buildings, handled from pre-construction planning through design-build and construction management to straight general contracting, across Western Canada from an office on Fraserwood Place.

East Richmond is the part of the city most residents only ever drive past. Beyond the No. 5 Road farmland the land turns into warehouses, distribution centers and industrial estates spread between Highway 91 and the river, and almost none of it is meant for the public. It is also where a great deal of the regional economy physically happens, which is easy to forget from the No. 3 Road corridor.

Wales McLelland Construction, general contractor in East Richmond, Richmond BC
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Commercial construction runs on relationships, and the firms that last are the ones developers call back for the next project rather than the ones with the best website. Anyone planning a tilt-up, a food plant or a commercial fit-out is dealing with a different process than a residential renovation: longer timelines, drawings before pricing, and a contract that assumes both sides have lawyers. Homeowners wanting a bathroom done should look at the residential trades instead. This is the shape of firm that industrial projects in Richmond actually go to.

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6211 Fraserwood Place Richmond, BC V6W 1J2

In the East Richmond neighbourhood of Richmond.

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