KENOSEE LAKE - Rococo Construction is a family business owned and operated by Darren, Barb and Kayle Swanson.
The name Rococo was derived from an exceptional ornamental and theatre style of architectural art and décor which originated in France during the 1730s. It combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, white and pastel colours, and sculptured moldings to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama.
Darren, 58, has been in the construction industry all his life. From 1983-1994, he was a co-owner of Moose Mountain Construction. He then became a facility manager in Outlook for the Quadra Group, a builder of hog barns. In 2006, he became a project manager in Lloydminster and then in 2009 moved to Prince Albert, where he was a partner in the general contracting firm RNF Ventures Ltd.
In 2016, he moved home to Kenosee Lake.
Son Kayle Swanson, 26, joined the family business that year and his first job was assisting his parents in building their residence at the lake. He remembers it well.
“After mom and dad asked me to move down to Kenosee and form Rococo, my first full build was just me and him on his house. Darren insisted that we didn’t need a nail gun and that if you learn to use a hammer and nail properly, you can go just as fast.
So, we framed his wood basement, two-by-eight, eight inches on centre with blocking every four feet. By the time we got to sheeting the floor, I finally had him convinced to get Rococo their first nail gun. It was a great day.”
Swanson received his interprovincial red seal journeyman carpentry certificate in 2019.
Rococo Construction Services builds and renovates everything and anything, specializing in both commercial and residential construction. No job is too big or too small for these gifted entrepreneurs.
Said Darren: “Despite what everyone says, the economy here in southeastern Saskatchewan is alive and well. There has been a lot of new construction in the area, and we have a lot of work lined up in the coming months.”
Rococo is presently completing a major renovation to the Merit Ford building just north of Carlyle.
Concluded Darren, “We have a strong nucleus of hard-working employees. Mackenzie Wright is a fourth-year apprentice, while Billy Easton is completing his second year. Coty Hofos and Leon Duperre round out our very talented crew.”
Rococo Construction Services has a Facebook page, and the company can be contacted at 306-961-4118.
