History & Vision
History
The Trico Group was established in June of 1989 by Wayne Chiu, a mechanical engineer educated in Winnipeg and Hong Kong.
From humble beginnings, and less than 20 houses per year in the early 90's, Trico Homes has established an enviable reputation and is recognized as one of Western Canada's top residential builders - with a history of integrity, community support and a legacy of building over 6,700 single and multi-family homes. 
Trico Homes was recognized in 2012 as a platinum member of Canada's "50 Best Managed Companies" for nine consecutive years, and more recently was acknowledged as one of "Canada's Best Workplaces" for the fifth straight year. Trico Homes was also awarded the "2006 Ethics Award" by the Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta and was the recipient of the annual "Leadership Award" for mid-sized businesses by Volunteer Calgary.
Vision
Be a legacy company in the new home building market.
Mission
To enhance our customers' lives while enriching the community.
Trico Homes is a Certified B Corporation
A Certified B Corporation (B stands for 'Benefit') is an accreditation showing that a company voluntarily meets standards of transparency, accountability, and performance. Unlike traditional corporations that look only to benefit the shareholders, Certified B Corporations are required to consider the impact their decisions have on customers, employees, suppliers, community, and the environment. To become a B Corp, a company must also get a passing score on an assessment of its business practices administered by a nonprofit group called B Lab. Trico Homes is the first residential home builder in Canada to become a Certified B Corporation.
Our Culture
Trico Homes is a Production Builder of both Single and Multi-Family homes. We create value by providing meaningful product choices through controlled, consistent processes and best practices. We measure our performance through customer satisfaction, cost control, quality and, time.
We work as a team with unified goals and an understanding of what it takes to be successful within our industry. We respect each other, embrace diversity, and value the input and opinions of our customers, staff, and trade partners. Honesty ,integrity, and fair dealing are the cornerstones of our philosophy.
Our TeamManagementBoard of Directors
Our team bridges the gap between the "Art" of homebuilding and the "Heart" of homebuilding.
With a focus on customer care, and a history of community and charitable support, the Trico team consistently demonstrates a degree of professionalism, dedication and passion which distinguishes us from the crowd.
We've built our corporate culture around our commitment to our customers. We believe in supporting the community by developing core skills and knowledge within our family of employees.
Chris Hopfner
Chairman
An active member of the community, Mr. Hopfner enjoyed a distinguished banking career, having joined the Bank of Montreal in 1969 after graduating from the University of Manitoba. He worked with the Bank of Montreal throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan and held executive positions with the Bank in Alberta and Ontario. He is also a graduate of the Banff School of Management.
Since retiring in January 2005, as Vice President Bank of Montreal Calgary, Chris has remained active in consulting while serving on various corporate and non-profit sector Boards. He has maintained his involvement with a variety of organizations in Calgary including the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, as a Director of the Calgary Convention Centre Authority and serves on the Board of Governors of Bow Valley College.
Wayne Chiu
Founder
Mr. Wayne Chiu is the Founder of Trico Developments Corporation and Trico Homes Inc. Mr. Chiu, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Manitoba, a qualified master builder and past Director of the Professional Home Builders' Institute, continues to be active in all aspects of strategic land development and construction. Mr. Chiu, a graduate of the Directors Education Program (January 2009), Institute of Corporate Directors, in partner with Rotman School of Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Mr. Chiu holds an Institute Certified Director Designation ("ICD.D").
Mr. Chiu's corporate and entrepreneurial acumen has also reinforced his desire to support the communities which have contributed to his success. As a father of three, Mr. Chiu and his wife and business partner, Eleanor Chiu, continue to be major supporters of the Kids Cancer Care Foundation and have supported such diverse organizations as the Calgary Chinese Community Services Association, Asian Heritage Month, the Glenbow Museum, GlobalFest, Mount Royal College and many other worthwhile charitable and community events and organizations.
Al Trellis
Director
Al Trellis has 25 years of experience as a custom home builder and is a highly acclaimed consultant in the home building industry. He is a co-founder of Home Builders Network, which provides management consulting, marketing, residential design, and land planning for home builders throughout the United States and Canada. Collectively, HBN's clients build 3,000 homes per year with a sales value of $1.2 billion. Six of their clients have been awarded the prestigious "America's Best Builder" award through the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Working with Design Basics, the leading home plan service for builders, HBN created the Neighborhood in a Box series of house plans. Al is a noted author of numerous books on residential construction, including his most recent book "Building with an Attitude". He has served as chairman of the NAHB Custom Builder, Education, and Business Management committees. As chairman of the Custom Builder Committee, he helped create the Custom Builder Symposium, and chaired the symposium for its first five years.
A frequent speaker at national and local seminars and workshops, Al has been consistently rated as one of the country's leading speakers at the NAHB National Convention. Al has been actively involved with strategic and operational planning at Trico since 2003, and maintains a significant role in the growth of the company.
David Ross
Director
Mr. Ross has been a partner of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP since 2002 and prior thereto, was a partner with McCarthy Tetrault LLP. He practises extensively in the taxation area and is a specialist in cross border financing, partnerships and trusts, M&A, corporate reorganizations and structured finance while he has been widely published in scholarly journals. David has a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Alberta and a Diploma in Law from the University of Oxford (New College).
Mr. Ross' affiliations include involvement with the Rosslynn Charitable Foundation, Alberta Law Society, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and the Tuesday Tax Group, while he has also acted as corporate secretary for public companies. David is a speaker and contributor to various national and international associations and corporations with respect to tax related matters.
Bob Hawkesworth
Director
Bob Hawkesworth was chosen by his constituents to represent them in 10 elections. For 30 years he has served in elected public office both as a City of Calgary Councillor and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Alberta. Bob's accomplishments over the years have been recognized with a number of awards. He is a recipient of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Award of Excellence for outstanding service to municipal government; and of the United Way of Calgary Spirits of Gold award. In 2005, Alberta Venture Magazine named Bob one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People.
During the years he served as a Director on the Board of ENMAX from 1998-2010, shareholder value grew over $2 Billion. Bob was elected President of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association for three terms. Bob's leadership on environmental sustainability has been acknowledged by his Provincial appointment from 2000 as a Founding Director of Climate Change Central.
Bob is a principal of Hawkesworth Strategies, a consulting business based in Calgary and Coordinator of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre.
Bob has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts Degree in Resources and the Environment from the University of Calgary.