Doug notes that his company’s products are already seven-to-nine generations ahead of anything else on the market. Maintaining that status at the head of the pack means his team will refuse to rest on its laurels. In fact, the next generation of products will set the bar to a level far exceeding even those current industry-leading standards. How will Doug and his team manage yet another leap forward when their existing leading edge includes being able to service their products by remote, in real time, from a computer in their Calgary facility? Hard work, dedication, and a commitment to innovation and excellence. Those traits plus an ever-growing reputation that has allowed Conematic to build alliances with eight of the world’s top 10 component manufacturers. This effectively means manufacturing and development are not conducted in a vacuum. Rather, they are the result of collaboration with other industry leaders—the best of the best all working together to create integrated heating, cooling, and domestic hot water systems unmatched anywhere. Period.

Doug is a native-born Albertan; a second generation Calgarian whose grandfather emigrated here from England in 1904. Following his graduation from Western Canada High School, he began studying engineering but was forced to give that up when the family moved to Medicine Hat. He spent many years working in construction and real estate development but that engineering bug never quite went away. It’s what led him to notice that while most parts of a building tend to last quite well, heating systems often break down. He felt there had to be a solution. And he was right. Conematic has never had a system fail, which may be the company’s most impressive statistic among a list of remarkable achievements.

So how does this grandfather of toddler Ella and four-year-old Jackson account for his success? First, there’s 30 years of support from his wife, Kathy. Doug considers the rest of his answer. “You know,” he muses. “It’s astounding what you can accomplish when you give the day 110% effort. Stack 110% days over and over again and you’ll be amazed at the impact you can have.”