By providing integrated contract logistics including warehousing, transportation, and development services to a wide range of North American companies., Metro went from a standing start in the 1970s to become Canada's No.1 third-party logistics provider today, with a sprawling 6-million-square-foot operation in some 27 facilities located in montreal, Toronto and the Northern United States.

When Metro Canada Logistics decided to consolidate some of its smaller facilities in 1993, they were faced with a number of logistical problems of their own, not the least of which was finding a location large enough to accomodate their fast-paced growth. And that's where Colliers International came in. Colliers had a mandate to sell a 550,000 square-foot warehouse that fit Metro's plans like a glove... and a racing glove at that! Colliers has also successfully completed various other transactions for Metro Canada Logistics including Metro's recent acquisition of a 250,000 square foot facility in Laval.

Colliers International provides the most complete range of industrial and commercial real estate services in Montreal to a growing number of leading clients who know where to look for logistical support... like Metro Canada Logistics. Colliers International is a member of Colliers International Property Consultants, the largest real estate federation in the world, employing some 4,200 people in 180 offices.

SPAR Aerospace Limited Spar put the arm on Colliers to solve a very complex space problem

Mr. Claude Filiatrault
Spar Aerospace Limited
Vice-President Legal
& Commercial Services

When the developer of the Canada Space Arm needed help in solving a space problem of its own, senior management called in Colliers.

Spar's growing aerospace business business was creating a severe space shortage for its Satellite and Communications Division. Spar needed an extra 35,000 square feet and needed it fast. They required a quality property at the right price and no more than a stone's throw away. And they weren't at all interested in buying. "We're in aerospace, not office space," Claude Filiatrault, vice-president Legal and Commercial Services told the Colliers team assigned to the project.

Les than six months later, Spar's Ground Communications Engineering staff was moving into new facilities just across the street from the division's headquarters. Colliers not only found the perfect location, they also found the perfect buyer to acquire the property in question with Spar Aerospace as a major tenant.

Sale transaction was concluded for $750,000. The size of the property is 48,252 sq.ft. of building area including 5,256 sq.ft. of office space.

"I know this transaction was...however throughout the whole process you and your staff took the moral high ground in your dealings and protected our interest at E.H. Price very well."

G.V. Price, President