The MSE Group story
MSE stands for Marco, Stéphane and
Eric, the late founder’s three sons. In
1972, Leo Lessard began Forage L.C.
Drilling with his step-brother as a geotechnical
drilling operation in Ville
Mercier, Que. The two parted ways in
1981 and Leo founded Forage MSE to
work on bigger construction projects.
The shop was situated next to the
Lessard home and became a true family
business. The matriarch answered
phones and prepared invoices. The
three boys played and worked on-site
from an early age.
“Since the age of 12, I worked on job
sites. We learned how to drill, make
cement, install and test anchors – all
areas of the job,” said Marco, the eldest
son and president and general manager
of PRECO-MSE.
When Marco graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in administration
and business in 1998, he officially
joined the company and was immediately
sent to Toronto to work on
a project.
“My father said, ‘If you want to
understand and run projects someday,
you have to do the job yourself,’ so he
sent me to a muddy Toronto job site
beside the CN Tower to help the driller
on a drill rig machine,” he said.
Despite not knowing much English,
Marco made connections, handing
out business cards and talking with
workers from all industries. When
he returned to Quebec, he proposed
expanding to Ontario to take advantage
of a bigger market.
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