MEC Head Office

Our Head Office is a converted building formerly used as an auto parts warehouse. The structure was adapted to incorporate its existing materials and many additional fixtures were salvaged from other buildings.

Contact Information

Regular hours are from Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm (PT)

Phone: 604.707.3300

Fax: 604.731.6483

Email: info@mec.ca

Address
149 West 4th Avenue,
Vancouver BC V5Y 4A6

Getting There

Planning for a new Head Office

Our existing Vancouver Head Office is nearing full capacity in terms of the number of employees and office infrastructure it can physically and safely accommodate. The growth we anticipate experiencing by 2014 will stretch our head office space requirements to the limit.

Several years ago MEC's Board and Senior Management began planning for a new head office. In 2008, the Co-op purchased a suitable site at 1077 Great Northern Way, in False Creek Flats, near the VCC-Clark Millenium Line SkyTrain Station. With a planned opening in 2014, the intent is to build a LEED®-certified green building on the property that will serve MEC's needs today, and allow for expansion in the future. The facility will house all our existing head office functions-from product design and IT, to human resources and finance-and consolidate service centre personnel who now work out of a space above our Vancouver store on West Broadway. At the same time, the facility will provide MEC employees with a workplace that is healthy, efficient, fun, and inspiring. In short, the new head office will meet both the employees' and the Co-op's needs for many years to come.

In July 2011, MEC submitted a detailed development proposal to the City of Vancouver that spells out everything from the design of the new head office building to its sustainability features. The proposal also provides the rationale for rezoning the property from Industrial to Commercial. The change would be in line with how land use in the area is evolving and it would allow for up to two future expansions, if and when additional office space is needed.