Centra Windows Wins Employer of the Year, Celebrating 40th Anniversary

Centra Windows has been named Employer of the Year at the annual Langley Business Excellence Awards, just in time for the company’s 40th anniversary. Founded in Langley in 1984, Centra manufactures and installs windows and doors for customers across British Columbia and Alberta.

About the honor

“We’ve been 100% employee-owned since 2019. It’s unique in our industry, and it has led to great success ever since. We don’t just measure that in terms of increased profitability—it’s in how many more of our people get to retire comfortably, how many kids we’re sending to college and how many people are able to afford their own homes,” says Centra Windows CEO Garett Wall.

Other honors for Centra include Canada’s Best Managed Companies and Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures.

In the five years since buying out the founder and becoming fully employee-owned, Centra has more than doubled in size. It acquired another window manufacturer and plant in Calgary, allowing the company to expand into a second province, and went from 220 to 550 employees.

Celebrating 40 years in business

“The awards we’ve won and growth we’ve experienced would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our people” says Wall. “It’s the best way I can think of for Centra to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and I can’t wait to see what great things we accomplish in the next five to 10 years.”

Centra is also celebrating its 40th anniversary another way, by donating $40,000 to charities through the Centra Cares Foundation, with the company’s employee owners choosing causes close to their hearts. Four local charities, one in each of Centra’s service areas, will receive $10,000 each.