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CANADA’S TOP SMALL & MEDIUM EMPLOYERS (2026)
At KTI, employees can connect with opportunities
K
yle Giedraitis says he
was impressed when
a former classmate
he’d kept in touch
with since they were
in the same MBA program told
him how much he was enjoying
working with KTI Limited.
The Aurora, Ont.-based company
provides an extensive range of
infrastructure products and
customizable services to the
natural gas, water and electricity
utility industries across Canada.
“My friend kept on talking about
how it’s a terrific place to work,”
Giedraitis recalls. “He told me it’s
a stable, family-owned company
with an excellent culture. They’re
committed to a strong sense of
community and want employees
to enjoy a good work-life balance.”
So, Giedraitis submitted a job
application and, in September
2024, he began work as a senior
project manager with a KTI
division that provides water
infrastructure installation and
maintenance services for utilities
across Canada.
“It’s the easiest transition I’ve
ever made,” says Giedraitis, who
had acquired relevant work experience with previous employers.
“From the moment I started at
KTI, I felt like a member of
the team.
“The senior leadership team
have an open-door policy and are
very approachable. There’s no
micromanaging — they have a
lot of trust in their people. I really
appreciate the ability to tackle
any challenge, and when I do
need some support, there’s always
somebody to help troubleshoot.”
Giedraitis is one of more than
300 employees who have joined
KTI as it expanded in recent years.
Another sign of that growth is the
number of offices and state-ofthe-art facilities the company now
operates throughout Canada.
President Chris Teehan, who
joined KTI as a sales manager in
1998, says the company originally
focused on industrial distribution
of utility infrastructure products.
By working with industry-leading
manufacturers and maintaining
deep local inventories, KTI
enabled utility customers to access
precisely what they needed —
reliably, efficiently and just when
they needed it.
Playing a central role in the
supply chain remains a key part
of KTI’s business. The company
has thrived since it was founded
in 1988, building a foundation of
steady, recurring growth. Then, in
2019, the family owners stepped
back and appointed Teehan as
president to help drive a faster
pace of expansion.
The solution? Develop and
implement new products, services
and processes.
Today, KTI’s highly qualified
subject-matter experts and their
teams have the knowledge, skills
and advanced technologies to
partner with customers on all
stages of their infrastructure projects, from planning and managing
to providing specialized post-sales,
installation and maintenance
services.
Customers have welcomed these
developments, Teehan says. “We
have long-term relationships with
many of our customers and we’ve
developed a lot of goodwill,” he
says. “They rely on us to anticipate
and understand their needs.”
From the moment I started at KTI, I felt like a member
of the team.
— Kyle Giedraitis
Senior Project Manager
Employees at KTI have the knowledge, skills, and technologies needed to partner with customers on all stages
of projects.
