Plumber Downsizes in Order to Keep Family Business in Operation

An education in the school of hard knocks spurred plumber to play small ball.

Plumber Downsizes in Order to Keep Family Business in Operation

Bob Baker, master plumber/gasfitter and owner of Baker Plumbing stands in front of piping at a commercial job in Calgary, Alberta. Baker’s grandfather started the company in 1956.

When Bob Baker assumed ownership of Baker Plumbing, his family’s well-established business in Calgary, Alberta, he kickstarted an aggressive growth strategy, guided by the concept that getting bigger was better than staying small.

“My father always was very conservative,”...

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