2017 Top 50 Kootenay Companies
It’s that time again for Kootenay Business to present our list of Top 50 Kootenay companies by revenue. This year, we welcome two new companies to the list—Acklands-Grainger Inc. and CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
Acklands-Grainger has a long history, having been founded as Acklands in 1889 by Dudley Ackland. In 1996, Acklands was purchased by publicly traded company Grainger, and the name was changed to Acklands-Grainger Inc. The company takes pride in being Canada’s largest distributor of industrial, safety and fastener products. In the Kootenays, Acklands-Grainger has a presence in Cranbrook, Sparwood and Trail.
CanWel, founded in 1989, is Canada’s only fully integrated national distributor of building materials, lumber and renovation products. CanWel, which purchased Jemi-Fibre operations in the Kootenays in 2016, also operates a vertically integrated forest products company through its CanWel Fibre division based in Western Canada.
If you believe your company would qualify for inclusion on the 2018 list, email [email protected].
| Company | Sales (millions) | Product or Service | Employees | Established | |
| 1 | Teck Coal Ltd. | 4144 | Mining of Steelmaking Coal | 4000 | 1969 |
| 2 | Teck - Trail | 2049 | Mining/Smelting | 1432 | 1906 |
| 3 | Canfor | 626.0 (est) | Lumber | 971 | 1938 |
| 4 | Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership | 381.3 | Pulp | 413 | 1961 |
| 5 | FortisBC | 360 | Utility | 2200 | 1897 |
| 6 | Skookumchuck Pulp Inc., A Paper Excellence Company | 350.8 (est) | Pulp & Power Generation | 300 | 1968 |
| 7 | Columbia Brewery (Labatt) | 247.8 (est) | Brewing | 143 | 1847 |
| 8 | Interfor Corporation | 183.5 (est) | Lumber | 309 | 2008 |
| 9 | Pacific Insight Electronics Corp. | 127.2 | Manufacturing | 250 | 1987 |
| 10 | Columbia Basin Trust | 97 | Community Development | 52 | 1995 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. | 96.5 | Forestry | 355 | 1956 |
| 12 | Investors Group Financial Services | 91.1 | Financial Services | 31 | 1926 |
| 13 | Canadian Mountain Holidays LP. | 75 | Hospitality/Tourism | 500 | 1963 |
| 14 | Columbia Power | 66.2 | Power Generation | 42 | 1995 |
| 15 | Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd./Kootenay Innovative Wood Ltd. | 61 | Forestry | 150 | 1938 |
| 16 | Western Financial Group | 60 | Insurance & Financial Services | 100 | 1897 |
| 17 | CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. (Formerly Jemi-Fibre) | 46 | Forestry | 300 | 1989 |
| 18 | Selkirk College | 46 | Post-secondary and Community Education | 450 | 1966 |
| 19 | Porcupine Wood Products Ltd. | 43 | Forestry/Lumber Manufacturing | 125 | 1993 |
| 20 | Kootenay Savings Credit Union | 35.9 | Financial Services | 208 | 1969 |
| 21 | Denham Ford (BC) Ltd. | 33.4 | Ford Dealership/Automotive | 33 | 2008 |
| 22 | Sutco Contracting Ltd. | 31.2 | Transportation (Regional/Long Haul), Waste Wood/Logs/Fuel | 150 | 1994 |
| 23 | ReMax Caldwell Agencies | 30.9 | Real Estate Sales | 13 | 1963 |
| 24 | A.M. Ford (Sales) Ltd. | 30.2 | Ford Dealership/Automotive | 38 | 1982 |
| 25 | Selkirk Paving | 29 | Asphalt Paving/Ready Mix Supply/Gravel Crushing | 90 | 1990 |
| 26 | Maglio Building Centre/Maglio Building Centre (Trail) Ltd. | 24 | Retail/Lumber | 75 | 1976 |
| 27 | Heritage Credit Union | 19.2 | Financial Services | 45 | 1948 |
| 28 | Kootenay Country Store Co-op | 16.8 | Retail | 170 | 1975 |
| 29 | Galena Contractors | 16.6 | Road Construction/Drilling/ Blasting/Logging/Bridge Construction | 67 | 1969 |
| 30 | Spring Honda | 16 | Automobile Sales & Service | 25 | 2011 |
| 31 | Acklands-Grainger Inc. | 15 | Industrial Supplies | 20 | 1889(Acklands)1996 (Grainger) |
| 32 | Box Lake Lumber Products Ltd. | 14.9 | Forestry | 45 | 1988 |
| 33 | East Kootenay Community Credit Union | 13.7 | Full service Financial Institution including mortgages, loans, investments, accounts will advice | 60 | 1951 |
| 34 | Selkirk Security Services Ltd. | 12 | Security, Fire and Safety Products & Services | 53 | 2006 |
| 35 | St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino | 11.9 | Hospitality/Tourism | 260 | 2000 |
| 36 | Glacier Honda | 10.6 | Automobile Sales & Service | 20 | 1991 |
| 37 | Fab-Rite Services Ltd. | 10.2 | Manufacturing | 60 | 1982 |
| 38 | Marbor Holdings (Hume Hotel & Spa and Best Western Plus Baker Street Inn) | 10 | Hotels & Spa | 213 | 1979 |
| 39 | Selkirk Signs | 10 | Manufacturing | 75 | 1984 |
| 40 | Amec Foster Wheeler Americas Limited | 9.6 | Engineering/Consulting | 74 | 1965 |
| 41 | Revelstoke Credit Union | 7.7 | Financial Services | 50 | 1953 |
| 42 | Boundary Electric (1985) Ltd. | 7.2 | Electrical Manufacturing & Installation | 30 - 35 | 1947 |
| 43 | Canadian Timberframes Ltd. | 7.2 | Commercial and Residential Timber Frame Design, Manufacturing & Construction | 35 | 1999 |
| 44 | Grand Forks Credit Union | 7 | Financial Services, wealth management | 50 | 1951 |
| 45 | Trainor Mechanical Contractors Ltd. | 7 | Mechanical Contractor | 50 | 1987 |
| 46 | True Key Hotels & Resorts Ltd. | 7 | Hotel & Resort Management Company | 200 | 2010 |
| 47 | Creston & District Credit Union | 6.6 | Financial Services | 22 | 1951 |
| 48 | Nelson & District Credit Union | 5.9 | Financial Services | 47 | 1950 |
| 49 | Unifab Industries Ltd. | 5.5 | Steel Fabrication | 30 | 1999 |
| 50 | Columbia Valley Credit Union | 5.1 | Financial Services | 21 | 1957 |
