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Our history

Protection Incendie Idéal was established in 1992 by Gilles Lafrance and Daniel Gravel, two experts in the installation of automatic sprinkler systems. Both coming from a family working in the fire protection industry, they decided to start their own business and together founded their own company. They started out with a dozen employees and a small branch in Laval. Over the years, the company has gained many clients, which has allowed them to hire more employees and expand their facilities. After 30 years of experience, the company now has clients all over the Quebec province. It is currently home to 140 employees, has a head office in Laval, a branch on the outskirts of Quebec City and a division in Sherbrooke under the name Gicleurs de l’Estrie.

Company Journey

1992
Creation of the Protection Incendie Idéal company and the purchase of the first branch on Lindberg Street in Laval.
2006
The company moves to 1095 Berlier Street, our current head office. Acquisition of a new building and infrastructure.
2012
Idéal expands its Laval branch building, creating a second floor for design and engineering employees.
2014
First contract secured of over a million sprinklers, for the expansion of the Montreal airport.
2016
Acquisition of the Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures branch located on the outskirts of Quebec City.
2017
The company celebrates its 25th anniversary.
2018
Idéal becomes a medium-sized company, passing the required number of hired employees.
2019
Purchase of an automated robotic welder in order to accelerate production at the Laval factory.
2021
Acquisition of the Gicleurs de l’Estrie company in partnership with Marc Provencher.
2021
Record annual number of projects carried out by Protection Incendie Idéal.

Our machining workshops

Our machining workshops

Protection incendie Idéal has three machining workshops where the design and manufacturing of parts and sprinkler systems takes place. Our branches, located in Laval, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Sherbrooke, also give us the space to store a large quantity of stock to ensure fast and efficient service to our customers throughout Quebec.

Services offered

Services offered

We offer a complete range of fire protection services: design, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and inspection of automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems.

Protection Incendie Idéal figures

127

Number of employees

2359

number of projects completed

10 679 531’

length of piping installed

8378

number of service calls made

Management team

Daniel Gravel

Co-chair
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Gilles Lafrance

Co-chair
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Dominique Latour

Director General
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Caroline Langelier

Executive Director & HR
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Marc Provencher

Director of Operations Gicleurs de l'Estrie
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Pierre Bazinet

Estimator
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Pierre-Luc Malouin

Estimator
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Yvan Dionne

Estimator - QC
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Alexandre Desjardins

Engineer
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Mélanie Martel

Director of drawing
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Patrick Bigras

Design Coordinator
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Sébastien Jarry

Chief superintendent
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Dany Fournier

Superintendent - QC
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Danny Béland

Project Manager/ Service Superintendent QC
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Patrick Lynch

Superintendent Inspection Service
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Annie Czevek

Inspection Service Coordinator
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Yannick Lavoie

Purchaser
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Éric Godin

Workshop manager
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Testimonials from our customers

“Over the years, Protection incendie Idéal has been involved in many of our construction projects. They are a dedicated, professional team that have been able to adapt to the requirements of our many different projects. We are very satisfied with the quality of their expertise, both their knowledge of the technical side and their thorough execution process. A friendly, hardworking team that we highly recommend !"
SINA CONSTRUCTION
“Over the years, Protection incendie Idéal has been involved in many of our construction projects. They are a dedicated, professional team that have been able to adapt to the requirements of our many different projects. We are very satisfied with the quality of their expertise, both their knowledge of the technical side and their thorough execution process. A friendly, hardworking team that we highly recommend !"
SINA CONSTRUCTION