By David MacDonald W hen the four founders started this then lit- tle-known business back in 1985, the homes were built within a 7,000 square feet factory in the Fredericton Industrial Park,” she said at a brisk pace. “The original dream was to create factory-built, quality homes for New Brunswickers. Now, 32 years later, Maple Leaf Homes operates out of a 130,000 square feet facility. We’re now a leader in factory-built housing in Atlantic Canada and beyond. We have homes being delivered throughout Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Northern Canada, and the Eastern United States. This week, actually, we celebrated our 17,000th serial number.” This mile stone is a point of pride for staff, management and ownership alike, and is the result of very good work by experienced people over several decades. Erika told me with certainty. “We have an amazing team of dedicated and highly skilled workers. We’ve always remained commit- ted to providing jobs for New Brunswickers and providing the very best quality-built homes. Maple Leaf Homes is also committed to safe practice, training, promotion from within, and loyalty. Ranging from 150-300 employees – depending on the time of year – Maple Leaf Homes has a team of reliable and committed employees; we even have a few that have been with us since the start and it’s that kind of commitment to our foundation – please excuse the pun
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2017
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