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Labbe-Leech Interiors Ltd., brings confidence to Calgary’s finest firms with expert construction management and interior renovation services.

Since 1974, Labbe-Leech has been the trusted advisor to professional firms across Calgary looking to open, relocate or renovate interior medical and office space. Labbe-Leech’s footprint can be seen throughout the city, with an expertise that includes medical offices, professional services, financial institutions, and security sensitive facilities, to name a few.

Recognizing that every successful project starts with a vision, Labbe-Leech works to make its clients’ project a reality. Whether it’s site selection, assisting with choosing a consultant group, pre-construction assistance, space planning and budgeting, Labbe-Leech is there to manage your project with the expertise and professionalism your facility deserves.

Labbe-Leech’s specialized knowledge is evident in its recent projects in the medical field. The company’s professional construction management group understands the unique challenges a medical facility faces, and guides its clients through these complexities. This expertise allows its clients to focus on their business knowing their project is being completed above industry standards.

Every aspect, from building codes, specialty finishes, complex integration of cooling and ventilation systems, structural considerations and specialty infrastructure such as emergency backup power, is taken into consideration.

The assortment of medical diagnostic and non-diagnostic facilities Labbe-Leech has created for its clients is limitless, and include MRI and CT suites, ultrasound, mammography and x-ray rooms, nuclear medicine and general practitioner offices.

In addition to the medical field, LabbeLeech has long been the trusted advisor for the commercial and industrial construction sectors, having completed such projects as Heartland Generation, a 41,000 sq.ft. two-floor renovation on the commercial side, and the industrial venture Tetra Tech, a lab testing facility and office renovation that spanned 47,000 sq.ft.

Safety is also a top priority for the LabbeLeech team, which holds COR Certification, and are members of Alcumus ContractorCheck, Avetta, ComplyWorks, and Entuitive.

Labbe-Leech puts its clients’ needs and the well-being of its community at the heart

Medical Project Highlights

BEAM RADIOLOGY (10,000 sq.ft.)

• diagnostic and surgery

RESOLVE MEDICINE (7,000 sq.ft.)

• internal medicine

ALBERTA NEUROLOGIC CENTRE (1,600 sq.ft.)

• neurological

SUMMIT CARDIOLOGY (2,000 sq.ft.)

• cardiology

VIVO CURA HEALTH (15,000 sq.ft.)

• diagnostic and imaging of everything it does, and offers ongoing support for local charities, including the Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids Society and Animal Rescue Foundation.

To bring your vision to life, visit labbeleech.com and see how Labbe-Leech can make it all possible.

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