[3] He first worked in mines near Timmins, but soon came to Toronto where he helped lay bricks for the Park Plaza Hotel.

His firm prospered in the building boom after the Second World War, erecting suburban houses across the Toronto area.

The problems began in 1992 when subsidiary Aluma Systems Corp was unable to meet some $226 million in debt obligations.

The DelZotto family had to give up a significant portion of their ownership of the firm, but Tridel was saved from bankruptcy.

[9] The late 1990s and early years of the 21st century saw an unprecedented building boom occur in Toronto and Tridel was a central player.