TRUST YOUR FAMILY HOME

TO OUR FAMILY BUSINESS

In 2007, house framers Dave and Jon Wiens, answered a call to help raise funds for their church. Leaning on their construction knowledge and experience, the father-son team decided to build and sell homes, giving half the profit to the church and splitting the remainder.

For two years, Dave and Jon continued this work, successfully building and selling a number of houses before deciding to shift their attention back to Dave’s framing business. In 2015, however, Jon found himself missing the process of new home construction and decided to return to Southport.

With a love for building, in-depth knowledge of the construction process, and his father’s 45 years of experience and industry contacts, it didn’t take long before Jon was breaking ground.

Our Team

We have a dedicated team on your project, for each part of the process. From planning, budgeting and design to construction, after closing service and warranty work, our team has everything covered, ensuring the best overall building experience you’ll ever have.

Jon Wiens

President

Jon has worked in the construction industry since he was a kid, as a labourer in his dad’s framing company during the summers. Since then, he’s worked as a house framer, in the building supply industry, and as a construction site manager. Today Jon is president of Southport Builders Niagara where he spends most of his time lining up projects, meeting with contractors and homeowners, and making sure everything is getting done properly. His unwavering passion for building a quality product is evident in every home build we complete.

Dave Wiens

Vice President

Dave’s construction career started in 1969 when he worked as a finish carpenter with his dad. In 1985, he began framing houses and discovered it was what he was born to do. In 1988, he formally launched Dave Wiens Construction (DWC). DWC is one of the most trusted framing companies in the Niagara Region and has been involved in numerous not-for-profit builds, such as Habitat for Humanity and “Build for Kids Sake.” Dave has also been involved in the construction of many homes for friends and family. Dave remains president of DWC while acting as vice president of Southport Builders Niagara. His construction knowledge and keen ability to apply creative design solutions to any project bring a wealth of value to our company.

Debbie Wiens

Design Consultant

For almost 25 years, Debbie has brought great satisfaction and happiness to herself and her clients by creating beautiful spaces in homes, institutions, and businesses in the Niagara region. Debbie’s true gift is her ability to help homeowners define and express their own unique style and goals for their space. Working as a personal mentor and guide, she helps her clients navigate the many decisions and choices necessary in achieving the home of their dreams.

Steve Janzen

Construction Manager

Steve is our full-time construction manager running our sites and making sure jobs are going along as they should and ensuring that our trade partners know when they’re needed. He is also responsible for quality control and making sure schedules are adhered to.

Andrew Pritchard

Lead Hand, Service & Warranty Coordinator

Andrew is our full-time guy on the tools who’s out there on-site making sure everything that needs to be done is being done as it should.
Andrew also coordinates all of the service and warranty work as required. He takes care of a great deal of client interaction in this respect, in order to keep things running as smoothly as possible.

Our Core Values

When you work with us, you’re more than a customer number. You’re a part of the Southport Builders Niagara family. We are committed to taking on only as many projects as we can successfully manage at once because you deserve our full attention.

We do what we do because we love to build, but these are the values that drive us:

COMMUNITY

Southport was built on the foundational value of “people before profit,” and that spirit continues. Throughout the years, we’ve been involved in initiatives to support the homeless, including building a shelter in our church for those who need a roof over their heads. Dave is very active in Habitat for Humanity, while both he and Jon regularly help with local builds. We are also involved in ongoing fundraising efforts and sports team sponsorships within the Niagara Region.

RELATIONSHIPS

Every job we do is finished for the customer’s ultimate satisfaction and comfort, not to boost our balance sheet. We’ve worked on hundreds of projects over the years, and have managed to maintain positive, lasting relationships with each and every one of our customers. It means a lot to us that we can look all of our homeowners in the eye and be proud of the job we did for them. We operate with integrity, maintaining open lines of communication and keeping our promises.

QUALITY

We’ve formed a team of contractors that is second to none. Everyone on our builds has proven to us that they are skilled, reliable, and beholden to the same standards of quality we are. With the best people on the job, the quality of our homes is evident the moment you step inside one. You can see it in the details, like the impeccable paint job and the perfect trim. For us it’s not about getting the cheapest contractors, it’s about getting the best.

GENERAL TRADE PARTNERS

We’ve been forming relationships with the best tradespeople in the industry for more than 45 years, and only work with the best. We do our best to partner with owner/operators, as in our experience, these professionals tend to provide the high level of quality we’re looking for in our builds.

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