Our Company
A Part of Northumberland Since 1832
Upon emigrating from Devon, England, the Macklin family first settled in Northumberland County in 1832 and has actively participated in the community ever since. The family has been involved in the development of land and buildings in southern Ontario since 1959.
On February 16th, 1987 Harold and Hugh Macklin founded Linmac Inc. The company has interests in agricultural and commercial properties in Cobourg and neighbouring Hamilton Township.
The most well-known of Linmac’s holdings is Victoria Place. Developed in the late 1980’s, Victoria Place is located on the southwest corner of Elgin and William/Burnham Street in Cobourg. Other holdings include several retail units in the Strathy Road area.
Linmac is the owner, developer and manager of more than 165,000 square feet of retail space which house over 60 tenants.
Presently, two generations of the Macklin family are actively involved in Linmac Inc. The day-to-day operation of the company is managed by Drew Macklin and Angie Turpin.
Our Values
Family comes first, yours and ours, and we act in ways that demonstrate this core value.
Healthy people help companies achieve the success they desire and enable employees to support themselves, their families and the community.
We act with honesty and sincerity towards our clients and appreciate the same in return.
We are dedicated to establishing positive relationships and to fostering excellence.
When our clients are successful, we are successful. This success enables us to support our community through our support of local groups and organizations.
Our Founding Partners
Harold Lawson Macklin (1920 – 2013)
1943
Harold graduated from the University of Toronto (U of T) and joined the Royal Canadian Engineers earning the rank of Captain before returning to U of T to begin his teaching career, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1985.
1951
Marshall Macklin Monaghan (MMM Group Limited), a civil engineering, surveying and planning firm and now one of the largest building services firm in Canada, was co-founded by Harold in Toronto.
1961
Harold took on the role of Director at Cansult, a consortium of Canadian consulting engineers offering professional services outside of North America, namely in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Nigeria.
1973
Harold was President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
1977
Harold was presented with the Queen’s Jubilee Medal.
1978
Harold was awarded the Julian C. Smith Medal.
1983
Harold was awarded the James A. Vance Award.
1984
Harold was President of the Engineering Institute.
Throughout his career he was also a member of numerous groups including the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Surveying, the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Consulting Engineers of Ontario.
1987
Harold founded Linmac, a real estate development company in Cobourg, Ontario, alongside his son Hugh. Concurrently, he continued to oversee the management of Glenmac Farm, an integrated operation encompassing cereal grains and beef cattle on nearly one-thousand acres in Hamilton Township.
1988
Harold was inducted to the University of Toronto, Hall of Distinction.
1989
Harold recieved an Engineering Medal.
1991
Harold was a recipient of a Professional Engineering Medal.
Family
Harold enjoyed his time away from work with his wife Carol and the late Margery, with whom he had two children and six grandchildren.
Harold Lawson Macklin (1920 – 2013)
1943
Harold graduated from the University of Toronto (U of T) and joined the Royal Canadian Engineers earning the rank of Captain before returning to U of T to begin his teaching career, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1985.
1951
Marshall Macklin Monaghan (MMM Group Limited), a civil engineering, surveying and planning firm and now one of the largest building services firm in Canada, was co-founded by Harold in Toronto.
1961
Harold took on the role of Director at Cansult, a consortium of Canadian consulting engineers offering professional services outside of North America, namely in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Nigeria.
1973
Harold was President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
1977
Harold was presented with the Queen’s Jubilee Medal.
1978
Harold was awarded the Julian C. Smith Medal.
1983
Harold was awarded the James A. Vance Award.
1984
Harold was President of the Engineering Institute.
Throughout his career he was also a member of numerous groups including the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Surveying, the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Consulting Engineers of Ontario.
1987
Harold founded Linmac, a real estate development company in Cobourg, Ontario, alongside his son Hugh. Concurrently, he continued to oversee the management of Glenmac Farm, an integrated operation encompassing cereal grains and beef cattle on nearly one-thousand acres in Hamilton Township.
1988
Harold was inducted to the University of Toronto, Hall of Distinction.
1989
Harold recieved an Engineering Medal.
1991
Harold was a recipient of a Professional Engineering Medal.
Family
Harold enjoyed his time away from work with his wife Carol and the late Margery, with whom he had two children and six grandchildren.
Hugh W.S. Macklin
1972
Upon graduating from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University), Hugh joined Schickedanz Bros. Limited to manage residential developments in Markham, Newmarket, Barrie, Bowmanville, Port Hope and Cobourg.
1980
Hugh, with his family, relocated to Clearwater, Florida to develop a U.S. branch of Schickedanz as an equal partner and construct 1,500 housing units along with two commercial buildings.
1988
Hugh and family returned to Ontario to establish Linmac in Cobourg with his father, Harold, which included the Chipping Park subdivision as well as the Victoria Place and Strathy Place commercial plazas.
Hugh also worked to re-establish Bayview Glen School in North York as Chairman of the Board as well as Landlord taking a school of less than 200 students that was leasing space then to a school that now owns and operates itself with enrollment of over 1,000 students.
1998
Hugh continued his work with Schickedanz by accepting the role of project manager for Ballantrae Golf and Country Club, a 900 unit single family vacant land condominium, the first of its kind in Canada. This project has received seven national awards for its ground breaking innovation.
2007
in partnership with Schickedanz, two land sites were purchased in Aiken, South Carolina and turned into over 800 single family residential lots, a development which is still on-going today.
2015
Hugh retired from Schickedanz.
Present Day
Hugh continues to work and is Chairman of Linmac.
Aside from work, Hugh enjoys spending time with his wife, Sharon, their four children and eight grandchildren.
Hugh W.S. Macklin
1972
Upon graduating from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University), Hugh joined Schickedanz Bros. Limited to manage residential developments in Markham, Newmarket, Barrie, Bowmanville, Port Hope and Cobourg.
1980
Hugh, with his family, relocated to Clearwater, Florida to develop a U.S. branch of Schickedanz as an equal partner and construct 1,500 housing units along with two commercial buildings.
1988
Hugh and family returned to Ontario to establish Linmac in Cobourg with his father, Harold, which included the Chipping Park subdivision as well as the Victoria Place and Strathy Place commercial plazas.
Hugh also worked to re-establish Bayview Glen School in North York as Chairman of the Board as well as Landlord taking a school of less than 200 students that was leasing space then to a school that now owns and operates itself with enrollment of over 1,000 students.
1998
Hugh continued his work with Schickedanz by accepting the role of project manager for Ballantrae Golf and Country Club, a 900 unit single family vacant land condominium, the first of its kind in Canada. This project has received seven national awards for its ground breaking innovation.
2007
in partnership with Schickedanz, two land sites were purchased in Aiken, South Carolina and turned into over 800 single family residential lots, a development which is still on-going today.
2015
Hugh retired from Schickedanz.
Present Day
Hugh continues to work and is Chairman of Linmac.
Aside from work, Hugh enjoys spending time with his wife, Sharon, their four children and eight grandchildren.