Family-owned since 1937

Our Story.

BCI was founded in 1937 by C.H. Balzer as a Saskatchewan-owned industrial contracting company. Today we operate across Saskatchewan and Alberta with facilities in Emerald Park, SK and Rocky View, AB.

Origin is not a slogan. It’s the standard.

The company began with disciplined workmanship and a practical promise: do the job correctly, stand behind it, and leave the site safer than you found it. That baseline is still enforced—now at industrial scale.

C.H. Balzer in 1937 beside the first company truck
C.H. Balzer, 1937

BCI’s story is a straight line: craft to capability to controlled execution.

We’ve built commercial work, then diversified into industrial scopes—water and wastewater systems, generating plants, and other essential infrastructure across Western Canada.

The company is family-owned—and the culture reflects it. Multiple families have three generations working here at the same time. That continuity is not sentimental. It is how standards stay intact.

Three generations. One line of accountability.

BCI was built by Carl Balzer, expanded by Rudy Balzer, and modernized under Ron Balzer—without loosening the standard.

Three generations of Balzer leadership
Leadership continuity — stewardship, not ownership as a talking point.

Carl Balzer established the baseline: disciplined work, honest pricing, and reliability.

Rudy Balzer expanded the company’s reach and capacity to serve the industrial demands of Western Canada.

Ron Balzer modernized execution—building a company structured for controlled outcomes, audit readiness, and long-term operational responsibility.

Family ownership matters for a simple reason: the consequences of decisions do not get outsourced.

Measured growth. Documented capability.

The company’s footprint expanded through specific, recorded steps—facilities, divisions, and infrastructure that support repeatable execution.

1985
Moved into a new office and fabrication shop (7,000 sq ft).
1990
Initiated a maintenance division; ongoing maintenance work for major industrial facilities followed.
1993
Opened an Alberta branch office providing construction and maintenance services.
2000
Purchased 20 acres for new development at the Saskatchewan facility.
2001
Constructed Alberta fabrication capacity and added an Electrical Division.
2012
Added a Structural Division; relocated Alberta facility to a new 3.5-acre property with office + shop.
2015
Expanded Alberta storage and completed additional indoor storage in Regina (9,000 sq ft).
2025
Saskatchewan facility achieves Net Zero.
2026
Alberta facility achieves Net Zero.

Leadership today.

Leadership at BCI is structured for delivery — safety, quality, schedule integrity, and documented completion. Execution is driven by the people behind them — in the shop and in the field.

Ron Balzer headshot
Ron Balzer President/CEO
Dwayne Currie headshot
Dwayne Currie Senior Vice President
Sue Balzer headshot
Sue Balzer Chief Financial Officer
Shayne Currie headshot
Shayne Currie VP of Operations
Kim Robinson headshot
Kim Robinson Alberta Branch Manager
Dallas Packham headshot
Dallas Packham Construction Manager