McDougall Energy Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
McDougall Energy is proud to announce it has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2024. This award recognizes privately owned Canadian companies for outstanding business performance, leadership, and innovation. This achievement maintains the company’s Platinum Club status by consecutively retaining its Best Managed designation since 2011.
“Best Managed is a prestigious award that recognizes the significant and ongoing contributions within Canada’s business landscape,” said Lorrie King, Partner, Deloitte Private, Global Best Managed Leader and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “Companies such as McDougall Energy who attain this high standard of excellence demonstrate consistent adaptability, versatility, and strategic acuity. Year after year, they thrive in a competitive, rapidly changing market and should be proud of their growth.”
This year’s award is especially meaningful as McDougall Energy celebrates its 75th year in business. “Being named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies is a testament to our long-standing commitment to our customers and employees. We are honoured to receive this recognition, particularly in our 75th year of operation,” said Darren McDougall, President of McDougall Energy. “We have a long history of delivering reliable energy solutions to customers throughout Canada. The business was started by my grandfather in 1949, and I am honoured to continue the legacy in our third generation with my sister, Jennifer, and brother, Chris. As we look to the future, we remain committed to connecting our customers to the energy solutions of today and tomorrow with reliable service and responsible business practices.”
Headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, McDougall Energy operates across Ontario and Western Canada with regional offices and teams servicing homeowners, businesses, motorists, and branded wholesale customers. The company is a leading supplier of propane, fuels, lubricants, and heating oil. McDougall Energy owns and operates a network of Esso, Mobil, and Shell-branded retail fuel stations. The company attributes its success to its dynamic team of trusted experts who are dedicated to delivering customized solutions that meet customers’ needs, improve lives, and enrich communities.
Best Managed applicants are evaluated by an independent panel of judges with representation from program sponsors and special guests. The 2024 cohort of Best Managed companies share common themes such as having a people-centric culture, targeting effective ESG strategies, and accelerating operational digitization.
The Best Managed program is sponsored by Deloitte Private, CIBC, The Globe and Mail, and TMX Group.
###
About Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Canada’s Best Managed Companies program continues to be the mark of excellence for privately-owned Canadian companies. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner, one of the new winners selected each year; 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner, award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review; 3) Gold Standard winner, after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years; 4) Platinum Club member, winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more. Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, The Globe and Mail, and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.
About McDougall Energy Inc.
McDougall Energy is a Canadian family-owned business that distributes quality petroleum products and services reliably and responsibly. Trusted since 1949, McDougall Energy services homeowners, businesses, motorists, and wholesale energy customers with reliable propane, fuels, lubricants, and heating oil and owns and operates a network of branded retail fuel stations. Headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, McDougall Energy operates across Ontario and Western Canada with regional offices and teams. McDougall Energy’s success is driven by its commitment to delivering customized solutions that meet customers’ needs, improve lives, and enrich communities. McDougall Energy is proud to be among Canada’s Best Managed Companies as a Platinum Club member, having consecutively retained its Best Managed designation since 2011.
Learn more at www.mcdougallenergy.com.
