JR Excavation And Demolition

J&R Excavation & Demolition Ltd @jrexcavation604 is now a second-generation family owned & operated company. Regehr Basic Works was first started in 1972 by Eckard Regehr as a small drainage installation operation that consisted of a shovel, a hard-working immigrant and a VW bug. By 1986, the company had grown and was incorporated to form J&R Excavation & Demolition Ltd, now offering a variety of excavation and dispatch services.

After growing up learning the business, Hubert Regehr has since taken over the helm from his father and is excited to now be working with his own children. With his detailed knowledge of machines and intricate understanding of drainage systems, Hubert can easily be considered an expert in the industry. While focusing on the Greater Vancouver area, the company has offered services to its customers from Kelowna to Vancouver Island.

Three decades of growth, one Delta yard

J&R Excavation & Demolition bought its first property, the Beckwith site, in 2008 – the company’s first time owning rather than leasing its facilities. Demand for aggregate delivery led it to add stone slinger services in 2011, and by 2017 the growing vehicle fleet had outgrown that space, prompting a move to the current location at 7782 Progress Way in Delta.

The company’s project map extends past the two endpoints most often mentioned, Kelowna and Vancouver Island, to include Pender Island, Bowen Island, Squamish, Whistler and Mission. J&R says it will quote work in other remote communities on request.

The service list runs from deconstruction and demolition trucking through site preparation, foundation excavation, backfilling and trenching. Stone slinger trucks deliver gravel, sand, topsoil and bark mulch directly to backyards and other sites regular trucks cannot reach easily. The site services division also installs drain tile, sump and storm sewer lines, sanitary sewer connections, water mains and conduit for utility work, plus oil tank removal and foundation waterproofing.

On the environmental side, the company has gone paperless where it can, invoicing by email, running payroll online and delivering pay stubs electronically, and says it continually renews its equipment for fuel-efficient machines and vehicles to keep emissions down. General contractor Mike Berger summed up his experience working with the crew simply: “You guys are the best there is.”