History
The Distinction Group has a distinguished pedigree and a long established reputation in the market.
| 1926 | Creation of Distinction Maintenance Services Inc. under the name Robertson Janitorial Limited |
| 1987 | Acquisition of Robertson Ltd by Mr. Jean-Louis Couturier
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| 1989 | Acquisition of Conciergerie Vertu Inc., a $7 million business based in Montreal
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| 1991 | Acquisition of Prestige Maintenance Inc., an $8 million business based in Montreal
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| 1996 | Acquisition of Groupe LDG and SGEIM, two small janitorial operators in the Montreal area
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| 1998 | Creation of Distinction Plus micro-franchise network
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| 2001 | Acquisition of the Steamatic brand and operations
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| 2004 | Acquisition of Service d'Entretien Montcalm Ltd, a $25 million business with operations in Montreal and Gatineau Creation of Distinction Group Inc. and its existing structure
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| 2006 | Acquisition of Groupe CDJ, a $2.5 million janitorial business in the Quebec City region
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| 2007 | Distinction Group becomes a publicly traded company with ~$100 million in revenue
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| 2008 | Distinction Group acquires Omni Facility Services Limited, a $95 million business with head office in Toronto and operations across Canada. Distinction Group acquires Services d'entretien Empro Inc., a $22 million business based in Quebec City |