MGR Construction Services

What MGR Construction Services does

MGR Construction Services, founded in 1999, is a private construction labour staffing firm operating under the MGR Group of Companies umbrella. The company recruits, vets, and dispatches construction workers to contractors, builders, developers, and institutional clients across Canada and the United States, with physical offices in British Columbia, Ontario, Washington, and Texas, and advertised service coverage spanning Alberta, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Chicago, Colorado, Florida, and Georgia. Its product surface covers general labour, skilled trades, handyman services (deficiency repair and warranty work), construction personnel (OH&S consulting), infrastructure, and custom projects, supported by ancillary offerings such as Swift 911 emergency response, day porter, managed parking, construction site security, vacant unit maintenance, and pre/post construction cleaning. The company also operates the MGR Workforce DBA and side ventures Free Meal Help and Office Suite Plus.

The business model is a labour-staffing agency that bills clients on a quote-based, per-job or per-diem basis for dispatched workers, with the firm fully bonded and offering 24/7 service. Workers are scored against a quality framework that produces a 4.5/5 client rating (per a 2019 survey), and the company emphasizes rapid deployment, including emergency and post-disaster response. Sales and intake are quote-based via website and phone (1-888-796-6471), with no disclosed pricing menus or subscription tiers. Customers include general contractors, builders, developers, insurance companies, and Fortune 500 firms, supplied through the Skilled Trades line.

The operating footprint is lean: internal staff count is reported as 1-10, with the deployed workforce consisting of contract/1099 labour placed on client sites. No external funding, M&A activity, leadership changes, or disclosed financial metrics are apparent in the input data. The firm self-describes as "North America's fastest growing temp agency" and "leading supplier of construction labour in North America," but these are brand statements not corroborated by disclosed performance data. There is no indication of proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or platform-based tooling beyond a basic web presence and worker quality scoring.

Name

MGR Construction Services

Legal name

MGR Construction Services

Website

https://mgr-cs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MGR Construction Services is a North American construction labour staffing firm that recruits, vets, and dispatches general, skilled, and OH&S-certified workers to contractors, builders, developers, and Fortune 500 clients across Canada and the U.S. Founded in 1999 and operating under MGR Group of Companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Staffing Services

NAICS

Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Construction labour staffing
• Temporary construction workers
• Skilled trades staffing
• Construction workforce solutions
• Temp-to-perm staffing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Labour Staffing: MGR Construction Services provides on-demand construction labour to builders, developers, and general contractors. Revenue is generated through staffing fees for supplying temporary workers, direct hire placement fees, and temp-to-perm arrangements. The company acts as a managed workforce provider, supplying skilled tradespeople, general labourers, and construction personnel.
2. Construction Personnel and Safety Services: Additional revenue streams include providing construction personnel for occupational health and safety consulting, WSIB claims management, MOL client representation, and on-site health and safety representatives. Handyman and repair services for residential, commercial, and high-rise deficiencies also generate service fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MGR Construction Services is a North American construction labour staffing company that supplies on-demand temporary, direct hire, and temp-to-perm workers to builders, developers, and general contractors. The company provides thousands of skilled tradespeople (carpenters, electricians, plumbers, welders, pipe fitters, concrete finishers) and general labourers across Canada and the USA through its regional dispatch offices. It also offers specialized services including occupational health and safety consulting, handyman and repair services for residential and high-rise deficiencies, and certified infrastructure staffing for roads, utilities, and telecommunications.

Product overview

MGR Construction Services is a North American construction labour staffing company offering on-demand staffing solutions. The company operates as a unified service platform providing General Labour, Skilled Trades, Construction Personnel, Handyman Services, Custom Projects, and Infrastructure services. The core offering connects construction companies with qualified workers including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, welders, pipe fitters, concrete finishers, and general labourers. Services span from temporary staffing and temp-to-perm placements to specialized health and safety consulting and project-specific worker sourcing. The company has been serving the construction industry since 1999 as a fully bonded provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MGR Workforce: Primary operating brand for MGR Construction Services' temporary staffing and workforce solutions business.

Products and services

• General Labour On-demand general labour staffing service supplying thousands of quality workers across Canada and the U.S. Handles recruiting, screening, and hiring to provide temporary staff, direct hire, and temp-to-perm placements for construction companies.
• Skilled Trades Supply of qualified skilled trade workers including carpenters (residential/commercial framing, trim/finish), concrete finishers, plumbers, pipe fitters, welders (MIG, TIG, Stick, Arc, Aluminum), and electricians for construction projects.
• Construction Services Core construction staffing service providing construction labour, project management, construction machinery, service personnel, and health and safety management since 1999. Fully bonded with over 20 years of experience serving builders, developers, and general contractors.
• Construction Personnel Occupational Health and Safety consulting and personnel services including OH&S policy development, site trailer setup, jobsite inspections, workplace audits, toolbox talks, JHSC meetings, OH&S training (fall protection, WHMIS), MOL compliance assistance, accident investigations, and WSIB management.
• Handyman Services Fully bonded handyman and service personnel focusing on residential, commercial, and high-rise suite repairs for pre and post-sale deficiencies, warranty work, with end-to-end customer service solutions.
• Custom Projects Custom worker sourcing service for unique project requirements. When standard workers are unavailable, the team sources specific worker types across the North American network.
• Infrastructure Certified and bonded infrastructure construction services including buildings, roads, trenching, telecommunication lines, hydro, gas and water lines, running conduit, sewer and water mains, road and walkway construction, architecture, surveying, contract management and maintenance.
• General & Skilled Labour Comprehensive construction labour services providing labour foremen, machine operators, skilled and general construction labour, service personnel for PDI Prep and PDI Deficiency repair, onsite Health and Safety Representatives, and heavy equipment for commercial and residential projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5 out of 5 quality score rating from clients in 2019 (independent third-party survey)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PeopleReady: Operates the largest network of branches delivering industrial, construction, and general labour staffing across North America. Directly competes with MGR for on-demand construction labourers via the JobStack digital platform.
• Tradesmen International: US-focused construction staffing firm specializing in skilled trades, providing carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and other tradespeople on a temporary and direct-hire basis. Closely comparable to MGR's blue-collar skilled trades staffing core.
• CCS Construction Staffing: Niche staffing provider focused exclusively on construction trades and skilled labour across North America. Closely mirrors MGR's narrow industry focus and craft-based placement model.
• Aerotek: Allegis Group's staffing arm placing skilled trades and industrial workers, with a meaningful construction vertical. Competes with MGR for skilled trade placements and provides a benchmark for scaled construction staffing operations.
• Labor Finders: Staffing firm focused on construction, industrial, light industrial and environmental skilled trades across the US. Highly comparable in terms of construction labour placement focus and branch-driven dispatch model.

Others

• WorkForce Software: Workforce management SaaS provider used by staffing firms, contractors, and employers. Adjacent rather than competitive — MGR and similar agencies are potential buyers/users of its time-and-attendance and scheduling tools.

Emerging players

• Workrise: Tech-enabled workforce management platform serving energy and construction with on-demand craft labour markets. Competes with MGR's direct-sourcing positioning in industrial trades and represents the digital threat to traditional staffing agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader with North American operations placing construction, industrial, and skilled trade workers through brands such as Adecco and LHH. Sets the competitive benchmark for multinational staffing providers entering the construction vertical.
• Express Employment Professionals: Large franchised staffing network placing both industrial and office workers across the US and Canada. Overlaps with MGR in the construction and industrial labour categories.
• TrueBlue (PeopleSource): Public staffing parent of PeopleReady, Centre Technologies and other staffing brands. Provides scale, technology investment, and balance sheet that MGR lacks, and competes broadly for industrial and construction placement spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/mgrworkforce
• Facebookfacebook.com/mgrworkforcehq
• Instagraminstagram.com/mgrworkforce
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mgr-construction-services

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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