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BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 2008
Post Farm once again received two awards at the annual CFBA awards banquet, early 2008. The awards were for two project completed in 2007, namely Richard Cocq's three car garage and Gilbrea Farms' storage facility. Take a look at the pictures:
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BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 2007
Post Farm Structures received three awards at the Canadian Farm Builders Association Awards Banquet. Doug and Kate Eberlee's timber frame horse barn took first under Horse Category I, Don and Gail McPherson's garage took first under the Hobby/Recreational category, and John Grange's storage building took first under the Farm Storage.
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Doug and Kate Eberlee
Don and Gail McPherson
John Grange
REVIEWS
GRAND OPENING FOR CLASSIC WAY STABLES
This was a special day for the owner of the newly constructed Classic Way Stables, Sue Pritchard Laing. A pretty and friendly, down-to-earth lady, Sue and her husband Fraser were hosting Opening Day for those interested in seeing their facility and taking lessons in hunter jumper and dressage. Sue was obviously excited about her new venture, and was quick to compliment Herman Post of Post Farm Structures, who produced an outstanding indoor arena and barn, with first class stables for 23 horses. "No details were left out," Sue adds, "There's a viewing lounge, office, laundry room and washrooms. Herman has just done a great job!"
Excerpt from the Country Routes, Vol. 16, No. 9, September 2004
POST FARM STRUCTURES INC. GARNERS AWARD TRIO
Post Farm Structures Inc. won three awards at the 2003 Canadian Farm Builder's Association (CFBA) People's Choice Building of the Year Awards. Their barn for Lesley Martin of Bolton, ON, featuring four 12' x 12' galvanized horse stalls with feed doors and sliding stall doors, spruce planking and custom-built double dutch doors, won the Horse-Category 1 section.
They topped the Hobby/Recreational category with their work for Mark and Rima Dornfeld of Bolton, ON. The structure, a 22' x 48' main floor and a 22' x 22' second floor, included a three bay garage, a workshop area and a studio loft. The project was a custom designed to match a century design complete with custom overhead doors to appear like historic double swing doors and a solid pine Madawaska man door.
They also took the Dairy Facility category for a structure built for Bovino Farms of Marsville, ON.
Established in 1974 by E. John Post, the company is now run by E. John Post and his three oldest sons Herman, Neil and John. Post Farm Structures is a member of the Canadian Farm Builders Association.
Excerpt from the Horse Sport, June 2004
POST FARM STRUCTURES HAS AWARD WINNING TRADITION AFTER 25 YEARS
ALMA - Post Farm Structures Limited celebrated its 25th anniversary in the building business on July 10, treating over 100 visitors to a tour and lunch at the company's headquarters just north of here off County Road 7.
John Post has had plenty of experience in the building business, and his company has numerous awards to demonstrate that he knows that business. Post and his wife Ena, and family have been at the Alma location for three years. They have also operated out of Orton, and prior to that, Fergus.
It was in Fergus that John Post got his start in the construction business. He apprenticed for M-G Construction, owned by Mac VanGrootheest. After a couple of years, he went on his own, first building houses, and, after five years, moving into farm structures.
Post said there was a practical reason for the move to Alma. First, it is a good location for the family's Limousin cattle operation and its proximity to universities was also a factor. But, he said, it is also closer to the type of construction market that the company does. Post said that there is more call for large dairy, beef and poultry barns in this area.
"We still do a lot of horse barns," Post said. "We work with a lot of Woodbine breeders."
In fact, in 1998, the company won a Canadian Farm Builders Association award for a horse facility it built near Alliston.
Actually, the company has awards for several structures. It won a CFBA award for a poultry barn near Alma, owned by Luuk and Sjoukje DeHaan. In 1991, a Post workshop won the CFBA ward for that category in Grand Valley. In 1997, the award was for a beef facility and one for a crop storage, owned by George Drost. In 1994, Post Farm Structures won a CFBA award for a wholesale and retail outlet in Mono Mills.
Post is a past director of the CFBA.
John Post's son Herman, said the company not only builds farm structures, but can also do the design for them. Herman Post has been with the company for eight years while attending school. He graduated recently with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and works with the auto-CAD (computer assisted design) doing estimating and marketing.
Herman Post said the company has helped real estate agents who have European farmers for clients. Those clients often want buildings on vacant land they have purchased, and Post Farm Structures can design them and budget the costs for them after giving them a tour of projects they have done.
The company has 11 employees and contracts some of the work to sub trades.
John Post said it is the company employees and those sub trades that have helped make this company successful.
"Without the commitment and dedication of the foremen and the employees, we wouldn't be anywhere," he said, noting that the company's two foremen, John Hulst and Bert DeHaan have each been with him for over ten years.
The company also uses Don Burns Excavating. Burns has been associated with Post for 24 of his 25 years in business.
While the company will sublet its ventilation, plumbing, and electrical work, it does its concrete floors.
The company has projects as far away as Orangeville, Bolton, and Campbellville. Herman Post said the company will generally take projects within a 1.25 hour drive of its home base.
As for timing, once the footings are in, Herman said it can take six or seven days to complete a project like a work shed. Others, like some major dairy barns that are work up to $500,000, the project can take three to four months, or longer, depending on the complexity of the project.
"But we're always doing little projects , and service work for past clients," Herman Post said.
The secret of success for Post Farm Structures is in the attitude of John Post. He said, "Every effort is made at Post Farm Structures to provide a quality building for our customers."
He added, "It is our sincere wish to provide a quality service for years to come."
Excerpt from the The Wellington Advertiser, Monday July 19, 1999