Tom Scott began his career as a labourer and showcased his hardworking nature to his superiors every day. From labourer to junior sales rep to order desk staff, Tom was determined to progress forward. Eventually his efforts were recognized and rewarded: he secured a position as vice president with the construction company he had worked at for 16 years. Throughout his time at this company, he networked so well that everyone in the industry knew his name and admired his strong work ethic.

In 2010, Tom was faced with a colossal challenge that sent him down a different path. At the age of 42, he was laid off and had to start searching for new ways to provide for his family. The arrival of hardship forced the family to start over again from the beginning. It was time to start writing a different story. To be able to feed his family, he sought out various side jobs, including landscaping, painting, and other miscellaneous construction jobs. It was then that Tom discovered a small family-owned business called Yvon Insulation. They were established as an insulation contracting company that installed basement blanket insulation and attic insulation. His intuition projected a positive forecast regarding the company’s potential and so he decided to take a chance on it. At the time of the purchase, the company had one truck and five men; Tom was envisioning something bigger. After purchasing the company in 2011, Yvon Insulation started out of the Scott family’s home. Their office was in the living room next to the couch, their warehouse was in the garage, and they made deliveries with a Ford pick-up truck. The progression slowly began to unfold; they took on every job they could find and never said no to their customers. Tom made a lot of deliveries on his own, installed basement blanket insulation, and built a small team of employees.

A few months after the acquisition of Yvon Insulation, Tom was inspired and driven to expand. This led to the inception of Yvon Building Supply. Having these two companies working in combination with one another created an accessible and convenient dynamic for customers. Yvon Building Supply became a brand that customers could trust. After just one year, Yvon Building Supply found themselves occupying a warehouse on Industrial Street. In 2012, they had 19,000 square feet of warehouse space and a few boom trucks. The boom trucks allowed for new opportunities, making bigger deliveries to high-rise buildings and into tight spaces where normal pick-up trucks can’t go. The upward trend continued and, in 2015, a new warehouse was obtained that was double the size of the first. Today, Yvon Building Supply has seven locations across the GTA, ranging all the way from Windsor to Vaughan. The company has around 130 employees, over 145,000 square feet of warehouse space, and over 70 specialized trucks and vehicles. Yvon Insulation is also maintaining a trajectory of growth with around 30 employees and ten trucks.