Dan Scuka, Scuka Enterprises Ltd.

Dan Scuka, President
Scuka Enterprises Ltd.

Dan Scuka says that his company's success is founded on three key principles that he learned from his father.

"Treat your trades fairly. Pay them on time. And pay them what you agreed to," says Dan. "I learned a lot of business wisdom from my dad, and that's what we've built our reputation on."

Dan's father, Mario Scuka, started Scuka Enterprises Ltd. as a family construction business in Saskatchewan in 1967. He moved his family - and business - to Kelowna in 1975 where he specialized in home renovations and building new houses. The senior Mr. Scuka was a carpenter, and Dan grew up working with him after school, on weekends and during summer breaks, learning the construction business from the ground up.

Following a stint in college where he got a degree in Electronics, Dan returned to Kelowna in 1985 to work as a Construction Supervisor with his father. Over the years, Dan has been involved in every aspect of the company's development and growth, and eventually took over the business in 1987.

The small family business that his father started in 1967 has since grown to become a thriving construction company with residential and commercial projects throughout British Columbia and Alberta including a 119 unit hotel in Lethbridge, Alberta. Scuka Enterprises employs about 15 people full-time year round, and up to 45 people during peak construction periods.

"Probably one of the most important things I've learned is to deliver on our promises, no matter what," says Dan. "We do what we say we're going to do. The days of multi-million dollar deals being done on a handshake are over, but we still operate on those same principles."

Dan is a member of The Executive Committee (TEC) Canada, an international organization of CEOs that meet on a regular basis in Vancouver to exchange ideas and learn from each other's experiences.
Just as the company has grown, so has Dan's family. He and his wife Halina have three energetic girls - Rachel, Kaylin, and Hannah - that keep them on their toes and help maintain their active lifestyle.

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