Rising to what builds us

1. After 10 years of experience specializing in piping in the construction industry, Jean Turgeon decided to found Plomberie Jenaco, with the priority of creating and maintaining lasting relationships with his customers.
2. Speaking of clients, he meets Jean-Pierre Meunier, Ghyslaine Petruk and Nicolas Metsos, who will become major partners.
3. That same year, the company became a member of the Corporation des maîtres mécaniciens en tuyauterie du Québec (CMMTQ).
   

2001

Michel Lachance joins the team. He will become a partner.

2001 to 2004

It is a dazzling start for the Bruiere project with Habitations Classiques in Boucherville (more than 2,000 units built in 10 years) and for the McMasterville project with Construction JP Meunier (more than 750 homes built in 10 years).

We are working on our first commercial mandate: Action Chevrolet, a project of more than 10,000 square feet. It is also the beginning of concrete slab floors projects with St-Bruno-sur-le-Lac, where our founder meets Mr. Pelland, a retired plumber who will become a mentor.

2007

We welcome Isabelle Désilets to the team. She will become a partner.

1. We are carrying out our first major project for the Bureau des soumissions du Québec (BSDQ), the Côté-St-Paul project with 136 units to build for seniors. We also work with the Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM).
2. Joining us that year: Ludovick Cotzavikiaris (who will become partner) and Jérémy Turgeon (pipefitter), son of Jean Turgeon.
   

1. Plomberie Jenaco becomes Le Jenaco Group; the company positions itself more than ever as a specialist in piping, heating and plumbing, not to mention its expertise in energy efficient processes (geothermal, radiant, solar, etc.).
2. We meet Louis J. Papineau, VP Proment, and Jeff Brown, VP Reliance Construction. Together, we take over the Zuni project from the previous contractor.
   

1. We won the bid for Evolo 1, a project consisting of a tower of 35 floors and 249 units which uses mixed water and during which we learn the different techniques of high-rise.
2. Nancy Ricard and Jean-Sébastien Landry are joining us. They will become partners.

We win successively the bids for the projects Evolo 2, Roccabella 1 and 2, Peterson, Gallery, Tour des Canadiens 2 and 3, Hotel Mont Stephen, CHSLD with Medifice and Square Dix-30. We are also working on many commercial projects and the Saint-Hyacinthe Convention Centre.

2014

Philippe Poitras adds to the team. He will become a partner.

1. We welcome André Beauchesne. He will also become a partner.
2. We win the Maestria prize, awarded for the achievement of the year by the CMMTQ, for the Evolo 2 project.

We dive into the projects IKEA Beauharnois, DATA Center, Airbus Mirabel, Evolo S, Evolo X, MYX, Cardinal Léger Public School and St-Hubert School. This period also marks our dive into the world of spas; with the work at the St-Hilaire's Strom Spa.

2018

We launch our supply and logistics department.

2019

1. Noémie Turgeon, daughter of Jean Turgeon, joined the company after completing her studies in mechanical engineering with a specialization in building mechanics.
   
2. Jenaco is celebrating its 25th anniversary! This is an opportunity to consolidate our collaborative approach focused on sharing expertise. We celebrate during the Haute Voltige recognition evening and the Jenaco Group family day, and by creating the «Partager pour bâtir» day, dedicated to the stakeholders of a construction project in order to highlight the benefits of collaborative work.
3. Another event to celebrate: the deployment of our internal 3D modeling department.
   

1. At the beginning of the year, we won the BNC, Solstice, Roccabella 3 and Livmor projects. As we enter the pandemic, we are working hard to find solutions and take good care of our teams.
2. We are hosting a virtual Christmas party that everyone still remembers today! Our team is proud to have gone through this difficult year with resilience. From this pandemic period was born our slogan: "Together, anything is possible!".
3. A new estimation software is implemented to allow paperless tenders and a lot of of internal processes are automated to increase our efficiency.

2022

1. We inaugurate our service department.
2. We are increasingly embracing the next generation in the company’s operations. A rebranding committee is created to mark this new chapter. This is the beginning of a collaborative approach to redesign the brand to update the influence of our offer and our expertise.
   

1. We blow out 30 candles! Le Jenaco Group becomes Jenaco again. We celebrate by continuing our growth, respecting the same values as we started. We look to the future with serenity, in a vision of sustainability.
2. We are starting the PCL-2 project in Longueuil, which has 1,022 units and will see the light of day in 2027.
3. Jenaco is a 2024 award recipient at La Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de la Rive-Sud (CCIRS) in the "Contractors and Construction Trades" category.