History
Head office of Construction Roger Turgeon in St-Anselme
Head office of Construction Roger Turgeon in St-Anselme
Construction Roger Turgeon Inc. was founded in 1966 by Roger Turgeon. As with many budding companies at the time, the company business was located in the home of the founders in St-Anselme, in the county of Bellechasse in the south-shore area of Quebec City.
At that time, the company employed approximately 10 people who specialized in residential construction and some small commercial projects. The work was mostly performed in the Chaudière-Appalaches and Beauce areas. With sales figures between $50,000 and $300,000 per year, between 1966 and 1977, Construction Roger Turgeon began its first growth period (1978 to 1982) when more extensive commercial work was undertaken by the company, allowing it to achieve a turnover of more than $2 M per year by 1982.
First Construction Roger Turgeon project in 1966 ? Ste-Hénédine post office
First Construction Roger Turgeon project in 1966 ? Ste-Hénédine post office
Denis Turgeon, Engineer and President
Denis Turgeon, Engineer and President
In 1982, Denis and Gaétan Turgeon, the founder?s two sons, took over their father?s management of the company. This decision was a key moment in the history of the company, allowing them, among other things, to rapidly expand and grow. In 1982, the Quebec economy was experiencing a period of recession along with interest rates nearing peaks of 20%. At the time, the construction industry, as was the case for many other industries, was greatly affected by this recession which was characterized by low housing, commercial and industrial investments as well as by a greater difficulty in obtaining financial assistance, more specifically by small and medium enterprises. Despite this difficult economic context, the Turgeon brothers managed to surround themselves with an experienced work team possessing excellent practical knowledge of civil engineering work. This allowed the company to gradually take on larger projects, thereby increasing its sales figures. In only five years, the company managed to quintuple its sales (from $2 M in 1982 to almost $10 M in 1988) despite the difficult economic context and deplorable growth prospects of the times!    
First project managed by Denis and Gaétan in 1982 ? Public Housing project in L?Islet
First project managed by Denis and Gaétan in 1982 ? Public Housing project in L?Islet
In 1988, Denis and Gaétan Turgeon took a key step in the evolution of the company by acquiring Côté Excavation Inc. another family SME. The company specialized in infrastructure work, more specifically with expertise in sewer and potable water line work. This expertise would come to strengthen their realm of expertise as the two businesses were complementary to one another. There was an excellent market for wastewater treatment projects in Quebec and Côté Excavation was well established in that field. Construction Roger Turgeon was, therefore, well positioned to integrate the activities of the second business into its own and subsequently to considerably increase its sales figures while entering another growth phase. From 1988 to 1991, Construction Roger Turgeon and Côté Excavation continued to cooperate as separate entities. In November 1991, the two companies merged legally under the name Côté and CRT. The acquisition of Côté Excavation proved to be a successful business strategy enabling Côté and CRT to achieve strong growth over the next several years while penetrating various parallel market sectors.
Aluminerie Alouette, 4 silo construction project in 1991
Aluminerie Alouette, 4 silo construction project in 1991
Pursuant to this acquisition, the company which was still located in Saint-Anselme, decided to move its head office to Lévis in 1989 and to further develop its service offers by expanding into the industrial sector. In 1991, the company was awarded its first large contract, the construction of four, raw material storage silos for Aluminerie Alouette in Sept-Îles, on behalf of Ports Canada, a project estimated at more than $11 M.
During the 1990?s the company achieved a new growth level by being awarded sizeable projects by Hydro Quebec, one of the major work providers in Quebec respecting large-scale civil engineering work. One example was the work performed at the Beauharnois generating station which totaled more than $80 M. At the time, the pulp and paper industry was also a major work provider for Côté & CRT, much like the wastewater treatment sector with the construction of several drinking water treatment plants and wastewater purification plants. In 1995, another major step in the company?s expansion was taken with the opening of a branch in Boucherville. This step in itself constituted an important business strategy, one enabling easy access to more personnel and providing additional market niches in areas such as western Quebec and Ontario. Towards the end of the 1990?s, the company slowly began leaving behind civil infrastructure work projects (waterworks and sewer systems, earthworks, etc.) to concentrate on work involving a greater degree of complexity and expertise, such as hydroelectric power plants, dams, transforming stations, special buildings, navigation locks, overpasses and bridges. This decision was strongly connected to the weak civil infrastructure work sector at the time. After slowly departing from the municipal infrastructure and earthwork sector, management decided to change the company name to CRT and, in March 1995, Côté & CRT became CRT Inc.
New facility at the Boucherville branch, officially opened in 2004
New facility at the Boucherville branch, officially opened in 2004
Since 2004, with the objective of pursuing expansion, Groupe CRT Inc. invested considerably in the construction and extension of its offices and other facilities. In 2004, the company built new offices in Boucherville and at the same time the company name became CRT Construction Inc. which is still today the official name of the company. 
New head office in Lévis, officially opened in May 2006
New head office in Lévis, officially opened in May 2006
In 2005, CRT Construction Inc. expanded its mechanical maintenance garage and welding shop as well as its storage facilities. The following year, in May 2006, head office is moved to a new building in Lévis.
In 2008 and 2009, new warehouse space and a new welding shop were built at the Lévis head office. Lastly, in 2010, CRT Construction Inc. more than doubled its storage area by purchasing a neighbouring property.
Small 8 MW hydroelectric power plant, Trenton, Ontario (2003 to 2005)
Small 8 MW hydroelectric power plant, Trenton, Ontario (2003 to 2005)
In conjunction with all these investments in the company?s own infrastructures, CRT Construction Inc. has gained for itself notable renown within Quebec?s heavy construction industry. The construction of several hydroelectric power plants in the 2000?s brought the company to a level equal to that of major players in that particular sector of activity in eastern Canada as many of these projects were performed in Ontario and New Brunswick. This expertise, gained within the hydroelectric sector over several years now enables CRT Construction Inc. to target large-scale projects in the rest of Canada, more specifically in western Canada.
La Sarcelle 150 MW hydroelectric power plant (2009 to 2011)
La Sarcelle 150 MW hydroelectric power plant (2009 to 2011)
Since 2007 and in partnership with Hamel Construction Inc. CRT Construction Inc. has penetrated a new market while being awarded, major James-Bay construction projects involving diversion dams, bridges and hydroelectric power plants. These successful ventures allow the company to now position itself as one of the major players in the performance of large-scale work involving Hydro Quebec hydroelectric facilities to be developed over the next decades.
Autoroute 20 bridge, above the Chaudière River in Lévis (2004-2005)
Autoroute 20 bridge, above the Chaudière River in Lévis (2004-2005)
As well, CRT Construction Inc. remains very active within the road infrastructure industry (bridges and roads) and major civil engineering works.
Another highly commended performance by CRT Construction Inc. was the construction of Meunerie Trans-Canada in Pintendre in the Quebec City south-shore area, a project undertaken as construction manager. This project estimated at almost $20 M and which was performed over the course of two years (2009 to 2011), enabled the company to claim great versatility through the performance of a highly complex contract involving the construction of a high-tech, state-of-the-art flour mill.
Meunerie Trans-Canada in Pintendre (2009 to 2011)
Meunerie Trans-Canada in Pintendre (2009 to 2011)
Lastly, the large variety of projects undertaken by CRT Construction Inc. through the years, coupled with the expertise, experience and know-how of its present resources, bring the company to the forefront of the Quebec construction industry.