The Miller Group is a diverse transportation construction company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada where its Corporate Head Office is located. Its U.S. headquarters is located in Morrow, Georgia.
Miller was founded as AE Jupp Construction Company in Toronto, Ontario in 1917 by Albert Ernest Jupp (1883-1945), a former City of Toronto government civil engineer[1] Jupp previously worked for Routly and Summers and formed his company on the dissolution of his former employer.[2]
Miller has diversified into other areas:
After Jupp's death the company assets were acquired by Don Miller, whom worked for Jupp,[2] to become Miller Paving Limited in 1946.[3][4] and then acquired by Leo McArthur in 1953.[5] On February 28, 2018, Colas Canada completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Miller McAsphalt Group.
Miller Transit was established in 1984 when it operated buses on behalf of Markham Transit and is now one of the operators of 135 buses for York Region Transit.[6] The transit operator has a staff of 286 operators.[7] Miller Transit operates York Region Transit Division 1 routes in Markham and Stouffville. Buses and service fleet are based at 8050 Woodbine Avenue. The Miller Yard is an outdoor facility and home to 135 buses stored on Miller Avenue or Burncrest Road.