Neil Mellors
CEO of Barmel Building Maintenance
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, I moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia at the age of 25 to go to Dalhousie University, where I graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Class of 92). In my last year of university, I met my future wife (Carole), who is an Elementary School teacher. We decided to stay in Halifax after graduation, where we adopted our family of 2 girls (Olivia and Zoe).
In 2010, we decided for family, financial, and health reasons to move to Edmonton. I was returning to my hometown, but it was a big adventure for my family.
I have been an entrepreneur since 2005 and involved with the cleaning industry since 2008, and shortly after being in the industry for four years, Barmel Building Maintenance Ltd. was incorporated on August 1, 2012.
I became involved in the cleaning industry due to the low barriers to entry at that time and as well cleaning was a skill set I was good at and allowed me to relax while I worked.
While I like equipment like auto-scrubbers and carpet cleaning machines, I do not have a particular favorite; however, I have become proficient in most types of cleaning techniques, cleaning environments, and equipment utilization.
A fun fact about me was that just before moving to Halifax, I bought a backpack and traveled the world for 7 months before settling down as a student at Dalhousie.
During my travels, I saw many places and met many people that have had a lasting impact on me.
One thing I like to tell customers is that the staff at Barmel works very diligently to live by our motto of, “Do it right… Always.”