The story
Miller was founded as AE Jupp Construction Company in Toronto, Ontario in 1917 by Albert Ernest Jupp (1883-1945), a former City of Toronto government civil engineer Jupp previously worked for Routly and Summers and formed his company on the dissolution of his former employer.
After Jupp's death the company assets were acquired by Don Miller, whom worked for Jupp, to become Miller Paving Limited in 1946. and then acquired by Leo McArthur in 1953.
The Miller Group later diversified into other areas including:
Waste, Recycling & Compost Services
General Contractor and Construction Services
Construction Materials Supplier - aggregate, asphalt, concrete, cement, minerals, redi-rock
pavement products
public transit contractor
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Road and Highway Maintenance - GTA contractor to Ontario Ministry of Transportation for 400-series highways
Golf and Recreation
After Jupp's death the company assets were acquired by Don Miller, whom worked for Jupp, to become Miller Paving Limited in 1946. and then acquired by Leo McArthur in 1953. On February 28, 2018, Colas Canada completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Miller McAsphalt Group. The transaction did not include former Miller McAsphalt companies engaged in non-construction operations, including Miller Waste Systems, Miller Transit, and Stirling Fuels, which continue to operate independently.
From Wikipedia’s article on Miller Group (construction company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3