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OUR HISTORY
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Grade A is Born!
Four crazy university students, Mathieu Bouchard, Allan Ghosn, Christian Ste-Marie, and Mathew Lafrance, set out to provide at-home computer service to the Ottawa area as gradeastudent.com
Smash-O-Thon
Grade A launches the Smash-O-Thon, a charity event that gave people the opportunity to pick their favourite weapon and destroy their most hated piece of technology.
First Office
The team moves into their first office at 2720 Queensview, and begins their efforts to paint the town orange.
The Bus
A giant, branded bus shows up at Ottawa’s events, handing out hot dogs and flyers, and continues to spread the Grade A message.
GradeASolutions.com
The corporate division open its doors, and starts developing the service that we offer today.
Expansion
The team expands operations to Montreal, continuing growth across Canada.
More Growth
The team opens its doors in Kingston and trains its first set of franchisees.
New Office
The team buys their first office and moves into 21 Antares to expand their space.
Residential Departure
As the corporate services grew, Grade A sold their residential services to Christian Ste-Marie, owner of Keep Connected, and handed back the keys to the franchisees who wanted to continue to operate.
New Digs
Having outgrown the previous office, the team moves into 8,000 square feet of awesome at 1701 Woodward Drive.
New Brand Part 2
Once again Grade A updates its brand to Grade A, dropping the word “tech” for a more sleek, stylish look.
New Home
The team purchases a new office with 15,000 square feet to expand into. The construction begins.
10 Year Superheroes Wall Installed
Grade A’s first staff of over 10 years are celebrated and commemorated with caricatures as Ice Man (Adam Crate) and Ant Man (Kevin White) for the new Hall of Heroes.
Oz
The Australia branch opens their doors, offering the same great service on the other side of the globe.
Newsworthy
The Ottawa Citizen features Grade A as a “business to watch”, and the phone rings off the hook for support.
Ace is Born
Grade A debuts their new mascot, Ace, around town, and continues to grow like mad.
T Dot
Grade A opens its doors in Toronto and begins world domination.
New Brand
Grade A unifies its offerings under one brand, gradeAtechs.com, and continues to grow.
New Cars
Grade A imports Scions and decorates them with their signature brand.
World Domination
Two new offices open in Portugal and Florida, continuing world domination.
Growth
With their nose to the grindstone, the team focused and grew at a rate unheard of for any other managed service provider.
Industry Leader
The team is awarded the MSP Mentor 250 for being one of the world’s top managed service providers.
Big Birthday
Grade A celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a bang.
Award Time
Grade A wins Ottawa’s Employees’ Choice Award for 2013–2014 and celebrates with a night out at the ceremony.
The Final Move?
The team moves into their new home, armed with Nerf guns, a pool and foosball table, and a great LAN party space.
Employees Choice Round 2
The team is awarded Ottawa’s Employees’ Choice Award for 2015–2016, recognizing their continual effort in making an extraordinary work environment.