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INDUSTRIAL · WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION

Warehouse and Light Distribution Construction

Cube, capacity and truck flow. Set by your tenants, not by guesswork.

BuildwithMGI is a licensed Ontario general contractor that builds warehouses and light distribution buildings across York Region, the GTA, Hamilton, Barrie, Ottawa and Cornwall. It has delivered warehouse builds with clear heights set to the racking, engineered slabs, dock levelers and high-piled storage sprinklers. Site plans are drawn for truck flow and tenant turnover.

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Est. 2014

Family-owned

Licensed Ontario builder

Tarion-registered

York Region · GTA

Hamilton · Barrie · Ottawa · Cornwall

An array of multi-unit projects

Delivered

Meadowlands
Group Inc.

An industrial division of Meadowlands Group Inc. BuildwithMGI Industrial is backed by Meadowlands Group Inc., a family-owned Ontario general contractor since 2014, and by the family's own investment arm, which buys, builds and holds income property. We build your asset the way we build our own.

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Warehouse builds delivered.

Auto shop garage and commercial store builds delivered.

Ottawa branch.

No remote-mobilization premiums in Eastern Ontario.

Technical scope

Built for racking, forklifts and trucks.

Pre-engineered steel or tilt-up concrete, chosen for span, height and schedule.

Clear height set from the racking system and tenant profile.

Slab thickness, strength, reinforcement and flatness engineered for rack and forklift loads.

High-piled storage sprinklers, ESFR or in-rack, to NFPA 13. Fire pump and water service sized to match.

Dock doors with levelers, seals and bumpers. Drive-in doors with ramps.

Truck court and trailer parking laid out for 53-foot trailers.

LED high-bay lighting on occupancy controls. Warehouse heating and ventilation.

Office and barrier-free washrooms, laid out for future multi-tenant demising.

Stormwater management and site servicing to the municipality's requirements.

Regulatory path

Step

Authority

What BuildwithMGI delivers

1. Permitted use

Municipal zoning by-law

Warehousing and distribution use confirmed; height and coverage limits checked

2. Site plan approval

Municipal planning

Truck access, parking, landscaping and stormwater

3. Building permit

Municipal building department

Structure, storage sprinklers, fire alarm and exits filed

4. Fire protection

Fire department

Sprinkler and fire pump acceptance testing

5. Occupancy

Building inspector

Final inspection closed. Tenant moves in

Investor financial execution

Budget certainty

A line-item schedule of values and monthly cost-to-complete reporting.

Lender-ready draws

Draw packages mapped to your lender's schedule, with the 10% statutory holdback under Ontario's Construction Act tracked on every invoice.

Protected capital

$5 million commercial general liability coverage and course-of-construction insurance for the full value of new builds.

Time to occupancy

A critical-path schedule from permit to occupancy, updated weekly.

Clear height, docks and power match the tenant market. The building is never over- or under-built for its rent.

Pre-engineered or tilt-up structure shortens the path to occupancy.

Office, services and fire separations are laid out for demising if a single tenant leaves.

Process

Budget and site yield review

Site plan and design

Permit

Build

Fire testing and occupancy

Our crews do the work, each carrying its own insurance and WSIB coverage.

FAQ

Questions owners ask.

What clear height should a new warehouse have?

It depends on the tenants you target. We set the height from the racking system and tenant profile. Every foot of height adds cost and rentable cube, so the number is decided before design.

What floor slab does high-bay racking need?

A slab designed by a structural engineer for rack post loads and forklift wheel loads: thickness, concrete strength, reinforcement, flatness and levelness. Joint layout and the vapour barrier are set at design. Slabs are the hardest element to fix later.

What sprinklers does a warehouse with high racking need?

High-piled storage needs a sprinkler system designed for the commodity and storage height, usually early suppression fast response (ESFR) heads at the roof or in-rack sprinklers, to NFPA 13, the standard the Ontario Building Code references. We size it before the roof structure and water service are designed.

How much truck court and how many dock doors does a warehouse need?

Enough truck court for 53-foot trailers to back into the docks and turn, and a dock door count matched to your tenants' throughput. Levelers, seals and bumpers are specified with the door layout.

Send us the land.

Share the site, a concept or a pro forma. A family owner replies with the building it can hold and a preliminary budget within one business day.

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