IBW SURVEYORS

Providing Professional Surveying Services Throughout Ontario

IBW Surveyors

Ivan B. Wallace O.L.S. Ltd. was incorporated in 1991, but it actually dates back to 1950 when Graydon T. Horton opened his practice in Ajax, Ontario. The firm that eventually became Horton, Wallace and Davies in 1980 after several incarnations such as, G.T. Horton and Associates, Horton, Carr and Haynes, Horton & Haynes, and Horton & Wallace.

The various office’s of Horton, Wallace & Davies each became independent in 1990 as the Cobourg and Quinte offices were sold to their managers and finally, the Bowmanville office became Ivan B. Wallace O.L.S. Ltd. in 1991.

Ivan B. Wallace O.L.S. Ltd. spent the next few decades rebuilding and acquiring firms along the Highway 401 corridor, once again entering into the Cobourg an Quinte offices with an additional focus on providing quality surveys from Toronto right through to the Quebec border.

In 2022, Ertl Surveyors of Richmond Hill strategically merged their operations with Ivan B. Wallace OLS Ltd, prompting a name change to what is now known as IBW Surveyors Ltd. This merger officially took place on March 1, 2022, making IBW Surveyors Ltd. one of the largest land surveying firms in Ontario.

IBW Surveyors Ltd. is now working hard to build a great company that lasts forever, and a firm that is focused on providing Professional Land Surveying services across Ontario to Property owners, professionals (engineers, architects, planners), developers, and contractors who value professionalism and quality service over price.

We have three uniques that enable us to be the best at what we do:

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Our People

We hire the best people and train them to be the best at what they do.We hire, fire, train and reward our people based on the following core values:

  • Keen learners seeking opportunities to grow
  • Confident yet humble
  • Caring and compassionate towards our colleagues and our clients
  • Committed to a team culture
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Responsive, Reliable Advice

We respond quickly and reliably to clients.

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Capacity To Get Things Done

We have the ability to dedicate resources to get projects done on time, big or small.

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We are a proud member of the Bowmanville Rotary Club, and take pride in contributing to the fundraising efforts that support Rotary’s philanthropic endeavours within our local community and across the globe.

THE HISTORY OF IBW SURVEYORS

1990

  • Ivan B. Wallace Ontario Land Surveyor Ltd was established in Bowmanville, Ontario.
  • IBW acquires T.S. Fluke (Peterborough) O.L.S. records.
  • IBW acquires Culham Wallace & Davies O.L.S. records.
  • IBW acquires Donevan & Richards O.L.S. (Cobourg) records.

2000

  • IBW acquires Culham Surveying records IBW acquires Brown & Coggan O.L.S. Ltd. and opens Cobourg Branch Office.
  • IBW acquires Kerry Boehme O.L.S. Ltd. and opens Trenton Branch Office.

2010

  • IBW acquires J. Vinklers Surveying Ltd.
  • IBW opens Toronto Branch Office as Vinklers, Wallace & Ertl O.L.S. Ltd.
  • IBW opens Peterborough Branch Office.
  • IBW acquires B. Roger Pickard Surveying Ltd. and opens Picton Branch Office.
  • IBW amalgamates the Trenton and Picton offices to form one central office in Belleville.

2012

  • IBW acquires 43 Degrees North.

2013

  • IBW acquires Wayne R. Wollerman.

2014

  • IBW amalgamates the Peterborough and Cobourg offices into the Head Office in Bowmanville.
  • IBW acquires Coutts and Flim.

2018

  • IBW Acquires Smith and Smith Kingston Ltd. Ontario Land Surveyors.

2020

  • IBW acquires Tony Staukas Surveying Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario.

2021

  • IBW Acquires Meldrum Surveying in Cornwall, Ontario.
  • IBW Acquires Ron M. Jason Surveying in Prescott & Alexandria, Ontario.
  • IBW Acquires L.U. Maughan Surveyors Ltd in Parry Sound, Ontario.

2022

  • IBW Merges with Ertl Surveyors Ltd
  • The merger also brings Hunt Surveys Inc to IBW
  • Acquires K.L. Stidwill O.L.S. Ltd. in Cornwall, Ontario
  • Acquires Omari Mwinyi Surveying in Pickering, Ontario

2023

  • Acquires E.R. Garden Surveying Ltd.in Newmarket, Ontario

Ivan B. Wallace O.L.S Ltd. is in possession of the following Ontario Land Surveyor Records:

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43° North

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A.V. Flim

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B. Roger Pickard/Hume Pickard

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Brown & Coggan

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C.F. Riley

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Campbell Taylor Smith (541)

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Charles Henry Donnelly (1066)

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Coutts & Flim

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Culham Surveying

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Culham, Wallace & Davies

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Don Trollope

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Donald Campbell Smith (681)

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Donevan & Richards (Cobourg)

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Doug Coggan

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Ertl Surveyors Ltd.

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E.R. Garden Surveying Ltd.

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Frank Delph

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Friel & Boehme

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Friel, Boehme & Hume

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G.L. Parker

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H. Flim

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Hazen Meldrum, O.L.S. Ltd. (959)

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Horton, Wallace & Davies

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Hunt Surveys Inc.

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Keith F. Lashley

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Kerry Boehme

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Kim Clement

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K.L. Stidwill O.L.S. Ltd.

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L.U. Maughan Surveyors Ltd

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M.D. Brown

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Meldrum Surveying Ltd. (959)

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N.E. Friel

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Omari Mwinyi Surveying

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Ron M. Jason Surveying

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Sidney John Glenn Bird

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Smith & Smith Kingston Ltd. (SS)

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T.S. Fluke

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Tony Stauskas Surveying Inc. (1672)

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William Lindsay Malcolm (446)

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W.R. Brick

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Wayne Wollerman

OUR MISSION

Provide outstanding service across the board by developing and building the strongest team in the industry.

Our Industry Partners

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We Use Cutting Edge Equipment & Software
to Deliver You the Most Accurate Results

Equipment

Trimble Robotic Total Stations

Trimble Robotic Total Stations

Empowers IBW to work in any terrain without assistance while maintaining the highest accuracy possible.
Trimble SX10 Scanning Total Station

Trimble SX10

Full total station technology plus a high-precision scanner in one revolutionary machine
Trimble GNSS Systems

Trimble GNSS Systems

No matter how challenging the job, IBW’s GNSS systems ensure we collect data more quickly and accurately.
Trimble DiNi Digital Level

Trimble DiNi Digital Level

Precise levelling information with complete confidence where fast and accurate height determination is required.
FARO Focus3D X 330

FARO Focus3D X 330

3D laser scanner providing you precise three dimensional models in photo-realistic formats.

Software

AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

Providing you with enhanced civil engineering design and construction documentation.
Bentley MicroStation

Bentley MicroStation

Providing the ability to easily view, model, document, and visualize projects of any size or complexity.
MicroSurvey CAD

MicroSurvey CAD

For complete survey drafting, COGO, DTM, Traversing, Volumes, Contouring & Data Collection.
Trimble Business Center

Trimble Business Center

Providing you with high-accuracy GNSS data, CAD deliverables and full data traceability.
MicroSurvey STAR*NET

MicroSurvey STAR*NET

Providing best-fit solutions for your single to complex interconnecting traverse observations.
Autodesk ReCap 360 PRO

Autodesk ReCap 360 PRO

Providing accurate 3D models with reality capture for conversion to 3D models or 2D drawings for further design.
Pointsense PRO & VirtuSurv

Pointsense PRO & VirtuSurv

Providing intuitive tools for managing ane processing your laser scan data within AutoCAD® and Revit®.
FARO SCENE

FARO SCENE

Providing real time, on-site registration, auto object recognition, scan registration & positioning.

If you have a Vision We will help you to turn it into reality