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HCM GROUP

Foundations, Earth Retention, and Concrete Specialty solutions across Canada

We are Canada’s Structural Shotcrete Specialists and Sustainability Experts

HC Matcon Inc., located in Ayr, Ontario, was founded in 2001 as a full-service excavation, shoring and foundation specialty contractor. In our quest for innovation, we investigated the shotcrete system that was new to Western Canada. Working with Canada’s top engineering firms, we introduced shotcrete to Ontario, which provides an innovative method of building foundations that offer reduced costs through time, material and labour savings.

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Founded in 2001, HCM is a full-service geotechnical excavation, shoring and  foundations contractor that specializes in sustainable foundations, including Shotcrete and Structural Shotcrete.

The HCM Group is comprised of HC Matcon Inc(Ontario) , Ottawa Division – HCM Micropile, a division of HC Matcon Inc., and HCM Contractors Inc – (Western Canada).

Our offerings include a variety of foundation and shoring techniques- including caissons, caisson walls, shotcrete, soldier piles and lagging, footing tie down anchors, rock and soil anchors, helical and micropiles, and underpinning.

Our values are Teamwork, Value Through Innovation, Service and Sustainability, all of which our comprised within our motto:

 Innovation in Foundations

We believe in our global stewardship and responsible management of  resources.

We actively  manage our consumption of resources, and seek ways to reduce our impact on the earth.

We believe sustainability is everyone’s responsibility and we require every HCM Group employee to make sustainability central to every business decision.  We believe in the integration of  environmental, economic and social sustainability practices.

Senior management of HCM Group continually reappraises work practices and develops new technologies to reduce consumption of resources.  As such, you will find our workers using eco-friendly products and reducing the amount of concrete, wood and steel used in foundations based on  stamped engineering drawings that eliminate the practice of “overdesign” that leads to excessive use of resources.

HCM Projects

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McMaster Nuclear Building

McMaster Nuclear Building The nuclear research building was an upgrade to the existing structure to allow for world class nuclear research for leading nuclear scientists.  This project was funded by
St. Thomas Courthouse

St. Thomas Courthouse

Alternate Methods Stop Running Sands HCM was retained to design, supply and install a complete shoring system to facilitate construction of the new St. Thomas Court House for EllisDon. Construction
EEEL University of Calgary

EEEL University of Calgary

Zero Ground Loss This project followed shortly after finishing the Taylor Family Digital Library project, which was in close proximity to this site on the same campus. Design considerations for
LRT Slope Protection at Retaining Wall

LRT Slope Protection at Retaining Wall

LRT Slope Protection at Retaining Wall HC Matcon (HCM) and RWH Engineering (RWH) reacted quickly after being contacted to provide a design-build solution for a slope failure that occurred during

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