MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 1, 2011 – DuPont will be moving its Canadian corporate headquarters to a new, five-storey, 125,000-square-foot office on Minnesota Court in northwest Mississauga during August 2012. Construction of the new building is expected to begin in April this year.
“This move marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for DuPont in Mississauga and Canada,” said Mike Oxley, DuPont Canada’s president and chief financial officer. “The new building will provide us with the features, flexibility and efficiencies we need to facilitate the continued successful growth of our business in Canada.”
The new office will be a Canada Green Building Council LEED Silver Certified building (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), consistent with DuPont’s commitment to sustainability. A number of DuPont’s innovative products for the building and construction market will be incorporated into the office design to showcase their value in use.
The location of the new building, next to Highway 401, will also help to maintain the familiar high profile of the DuPont Oval logo in the community. DuPont’s current Canadian corporate headquarters has been a Mississauga business office landmark since it first opened in 1987.
The new building will be owned by a major Canadian pension fund client of Carttera Private Equities Inc., which is based in Toronto. Carttera will be the development manager and leasing manager for the project. Quadrangle Architects Limited is performing the architectural work, and the project manager is TAC Projects Inc.
DuPont has more than 1,350 employees in Canada working at offices, manufacturing plants and research facilities across the country. For more information about DuPont in Canada, please visit www.dupont.ca.
DuPont (www.dupont.com) is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 90 countries and regions, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, communications and transportation.
Carttera is a Canadian real estate investment fund manager which blends institutional capital with entrepreneurial agility. The company is primarily focused on deploying capital into investments that create value through urban intensification. Carttera currently has several development projects across Canada totaling in excess of $500 million, with our primary holdings concentrated in the Greater Toronto Area. The projects include a wide variety of product types, including traditional office, flex office, mixed use, industrial and condominiums.
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