Gary van Bolderen is the President of Dutch Masters Construction Services Ltd. 

Gary Van Bolderen lives in Barrie, Ontario, Canada with his wife, Kerry who is co-owner of the business and has a family of four children.

Born in the Netherlands, Gary came to Canada with his parents in 1952 when he was four years old.  He grew up on dairy and fruit farm near St. Catharines Ontario in the Niagara Pennisula region. His interest in farming led him to seek a future in agriculture through post secondary education at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph.

Since graduating Gary has been involved in the farm building construction industry. 

Gary is a charter member of the board of directors for the Canadian Farm Builders Association (CFBA) and has served as its President for two separate terms.  He has been recognized as Member of the Year for his volunteer services for the CFBA. He has served on many committees and continues to be a strong supporter of the Association’s work.  Gary has also served as a Board Member for the Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) for several years. 

In 1990 he decided to concentrate exclusively on the design and construction of horse facilities by establishing Dutch Masters Construction Services Ltd.. This was a direct response to a client’s request for a project management service to encompass all aspects in the design and construction of new horse facilities and farmstead infrastructure. 

Dutch Masters Construction Services Ltd has become a leader in Southern Ontario in providing original designs and developing successful projects for horse farms from start to finish.  This leadership has been recognized by the farm building industry by awarding Dutch Masters the Master Builder Award and several Builder of the Year Awards by the CFBA.  These also included many Awards of Merit and Awards for Environmental Conservation. All these awards have been for horse barn projects.

Gary also created his own “Hankson” door design in response to the lack of a quality door system in the marketplace for use in horse barns.   

Gary has made presentations about the farm building industry at seminars, meetings and at trade conventions. He has also made presentations to students at college equestrian programs. Gary has written several media articles about topics concerning construction for the horse industry, as well as contributed to a book about horse management. He has also participated in continuing educational programs for ventilation, project supervision, health and safety, truss erection, quality assurance, concrete specifications, building codes, AutoCadd, and surveying.

Gary’s interests away from his beloved barns, has been his commitment to volunteering for and sponsoring of softball, hardball, hockey, ringette, and football. Gary has also served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Barrie and District Ass. for People with Special Needs, and as a Director on the Board of a local Credit Union. 

Stephanie Stone is the Project Designer and Coordinator for Dutch Masters Construction Services Ltd.

Dutch Masters is proud to have Stephanie be part of the firm to help serve our clients with their horse farm construction needs.

Stephanie was born in Midland, Ontario.  She successfully completed her Bachelor of Arts degree program in Administrative and Commercial Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Stephanie has also completed the Interior Design Division program at Fanshawe College.

Stephanie provides a wealth of technical construction knowledge, exceptional computer skills for creating and drafting plans, and she has a flair for practical and distinctive design. Stephanie has a natural ability to communicate ideas and develop individualized solutions for each client’s unique needs. These talents and her life long involvement with horses is a combination that fits perfectly with Dutch Masters interest in serving it clients.

Her involvement with horses began with pleasure riding at her friend’s horse farm when she was a young girl.  She started competing in the hunter ring with her first horse, and eventually moved into the jumper ring at the recognized shows.  Her family has also been involved for many years owning and showing horses in the jumper ring as well.

Stephanie has always been drawing plans, doing layouts, pencil sketches and the like since she was a child. Her friend Jessie said that “this is exactly what Stephie always wanted to do”. Stephanie’s natural abilities are only enhanced by her sincere desire to provide superior design and practical solutions for horse owners.