CANADA’S TOP 10 CONCRETE FLOOR INDUSTRY LEADERS
Frank Guida — Tri-Con Concrete Finishing Ltd.

Leading in the ICI concrete finishing
world, with award-winning recognition
and community support
Canadian Design and Construction Report staff writer
Tri-Con Concrete Finishing Co. Ltd. has provided con-
crete floor finishing services for industrial, commercial and
institutional ICI projects in the GTA area for more than 35
years. The enterprise handles a diversity of projects with indi-
vidual attention and a focus on detail because, as founder
and company president Frank Guida says, “you need to do
it right the first time.”
In this business, concrete floors are a specialty in them-
selves. Tri-Con provides a full-service approach, from super
flat, heavy duty warehouse and retail floors to exterior con-
crete and architectural work.

Along with Frank, brothers Sandy and Joe Guida and
partner Jeff Haid oversee the business with more than 100
employees. Joe has responsibility for PATTERNED CON-
CRETE® Ontario exterior concrete finishing (see separate
story) and Sandy takes care of day-to-day site operations.

Haid leads the award-winning Tri Con Haid Concrete Finish-
ing Ltd., producing highest quality concrete floors from its
base in St. Clements, western Ontario.

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“Dealing with operations has allowed me to be involved
in so many interesting conditions and has given me the op-
portunity to build tremendous knowledge in the field of
concrete placement and finishes,” Sandy Guida said. “We
have the capacity to install a million square feet a month
like clock work.”
Projects have included massive car plants, Terminal 1
and 3 at Pearson International Airport, and major distribu-
tion warehouses for Home Depot and Walmart. Tri-Con has
also provided jointless concrete floor (with no saw cuts) for
The Toronto Rock lacrosse team. The company has worked
on more than 100 hockey rink projects, including the chal-
lenging task of installing the new third-floor ice rink surface
at the Mattamy Athletic Centre for Ryerson University in the
converted Maple Leaf Gardens.

“Since 1982, we have always sought to use the latest
techniques, equipment and technologies such as steel fibre
and applying them to concrete floors,” said Frank Guida.

Tri-Con’s professionals work with clients at the design
stage, suggesting the best methods to achieve priorities in-
cluding wear resistance, loading or flatness.

“Our focus is on our customer satisfaction and the pro-



fessional installation of concrete
floors with the highest quality, serv-
ice, safety; using the latest technol-
ogy with value-added products and
equipment,” Frank said.

Tri-Con has used steel fibres to re-
place the conventional wire mesh or
rebar concrete floors since 1983 to
achieve design versatility and im-
proved characteristics in concrete.

With steel fibres, concrete floors can
be designed thinner and offer better
performance. Optimizing steel fibre in concrete
floor design, Tri-Con has successfully
installed jointless crack free floors
without saw cuts. These are easier to
maintain, while saving wear on equip-
ment such as lift trucks, he said.

Frank Guida has shared his innova-
tions at World of Concrete presenta-
tions. As well, Tri-Con has pioneered
in architectural design polished and
decorative/stamped concrete.

Tri-Con has more than $2.5 million
in state-of-the-art concrete finishing
equipment including steel fibre blow-
ers, laser guided screeds, automated
hardener spreaders, curing systems
and sealers. The result: floors with ex-
ceptional flatness with wear resist-
ance, dust free and guaranteed
quality – turning retail floors into
“works of art,” and long lasting and
low maintenance industrial and com-
mercial floors.

“A professionally designed, placed
and finished industrial or commercial
concrete floor offers a lot of versatil-
ity,” Tri-Con said. “Whether it’s a
super flat warehouse, showroom, or
a retail floor, our floors will add the fin-
ishing touch that elevates the charac-
ter of your building to new levels.”
Frank Guida doesn’t just think
about concrete – he has a passion for
community service and accordingly
co-ordinates annual charity golf and
pro-am fishing tournaments.

The company and related busi-
nesses have received several awards
and recognitions including several
Golden Trowel Awards, GVCA
Awards of Excellence and Merit, and
Ontario Concrete Awards.

For more information, see www.tri-
conconcrete.com. 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2017
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