Columbia Wall Systems - Company History

Columbia Wall Systems (BC) Ltd. is determined to provide the best Stucco Application service in the industry. We have achieved a high level of respectability as a company that completes its contracts in a very timely fashion while achieving a high level of workmanship.

We were the first company in Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley to use acrylic stucco on many multiple housing projects and continue to research and test new innovations in the stucco industry. In the past, Columbia Wall Systems has been quick to respond to increased demand. During the construction boom in the early 1990's we had as many as 36 employees.

Columbia Wall Systems (BC) Ltd. has extensive experience in every aspect of the E.I.F.S. Acrylic Systems, (exterior insulated foam system). Columbia recognizes the importance of doing a careful job, completely enveloping the building and therefore protecting it from the elements of nature. We are always concerned about the integrity of the exterior wall of any building and fully guarantee our workmanship.
My personal involvement in this industry started 32 years ago, the last 30 of which I have run my own business. Together as a team, the Columbia crew has well over a 100 years accumulative experience doing what we do best. We have worked on several High Rise Buildings one of which exceeded 40 stories in height.

Columbia Wall Systems went international in 1996; we were chosen by the Hung Kuo Group in Taipai, Taiwan to apply Acrylic Stucco to the exterior of a 550 unit, 18 story high-rise in Taiwan. Based on our reputation and the above experience, we were recommended to this firm by the manufacturer of the acrylic stucco.

This project was a Canadian / Taiwanese partnership to bring new construction techniques into Taiwan. We had to endure cultural differences, language barriers and military threats from Mainland China.

At the time, China was threatening Taiwan over their first presidential elections by using live ammunition during their naval exercises in the strait between the two countries. We also experienced two earthquakes and one typhoon. In spite of all this the project was completed successfully and on time. It will long remain one of our greatest achievements and certainly the most interesting contract.