Company History

On the advice of a small group of clients who would originally sign on as business partners and with the knowledge and approval of his long-time employer, Robertson Yates Company, Jim Barclay set off on his own in 1953 with nothing other than a pickup, a wheelbarrow, and a hard head. In time, he, in turn, would pass on much of his knowledge to his own son, Jim Barclay Senior (James William Barclay), who joined the family-owned company on January 1, 1961.

By the time his father retired in 1971, Barclay Senior was well-versed in both the family business and the construction industry. One great piece of advice that Barclay Senior learned from his father and has since passed down to his son, Jim Barclay Junior, was, “My father told me that your reputation is only as good as the last project you’ve completed. If you didn’t do a good job, then the guy is not going to call you back to do another one and he certainly won’t be telling anyone else to call you either.” Barclay Junior (James Simpson Barclay II, after his grandfather) picked up the reins to the family tradition and has been running the company since 1996.

Today, Barclay Constructors Limited is approximately triple the size of what it was when Barclay Senior first joined the company. Its reputation for a straightforward and above-board manner of conducting business has earned the company a loyal and repeat client base.