Company Profile

Emmons & Mitchell Construction Limited is one of Kingston’s oldest locally owned construction companies, originally incorporated in Ontario in 1957 by Edward Mitchell and Donald Emmons. Emmons and Mitchell has been engaged in General Contracting, Project Management and Design Build Projects since its inception. The original owners Edward and Don held a steadfast belief in maintaining quality workmanship which carries on today with the second generation, Murray Mitchell, Mark Emmons and Robert Vinkle.

Murray H. Mitchell – President

Murray joined the firm in 1974 as a junior estimator after four years working in the field on various projects. Murray became a principle in the company in 1982. Over the past years Mr. Mitchell has been the Construction Manager on several projects in the Eastern Ontario Area. In 1995, Mr. Mitchell was presented with a Project Management Gold Seal Certificate by the Canadian Construction Association. From 1989 to 1993 Mr. Mitchell was director on the O.G.C.A. Board. In Murray’s current position of President, he is the job coordinator and is involved with the progress of projects. He works directly with the on-site supervisors and sub trades to ensure that the work progresses as designed.

Mark D. Emmons – Vice President

Mark joined the Firm in 1986 and worked in the field for four years on several projects in and around the Kingston area. Mr. Emmons became a principle in the Company in 1991. Mark is the past Chairman of the Labour Management Health & Safety Committee in Kingston and is presently on the Board of Directors of the Construction Safety Association of Ontario. He has also been involved with the Kingston Construction Association for the past 10 years and was appointed President January 2009 to January 2010. Mark has been a Construction Manager on several projects in and around the Kingston area. Mr. Emmons is an active member in the Safety Groups Program with the Ontario General Contractors Association.

Robert J. Vinkle – Secretary Treasurer

Mr. Vinkle joined the firm in 1973 and obtained his Journeyman’s licence in carpentry where he graduated in 1977 with honours from Algonquin College. In 1978 Mr. Vinkle moved to the position of Estimator and in 1982 became a principle in the company. In 1995 a Gold Seal Certificate in estimating was presented to Mr. Vinkle by the O.G.C.A. Mr. Vinkle currently is Chief Estimator and directly involved with proposals and working directly with consultants in developing the project.