Assembly is excited to welcome Philipp Gruner under his Consultancy as our new Factory General Manager, leading the launch of our manufacturing facility opening in 2026. Philipp joins Assembly at a turning point as we move from a Toronto-based mass timber builder into a vertically integrated manufacturer — bringing design, production, and delivery together under one roof.
With years of experience leading Paradigm Building Solutions, Philipp knows how to align people, process, and product to build high-performing teams. During his tenure as President and later as Chief Executive Officer of the Paradigm Group of Companies, the business experienced significant and sustained growth. Revenues increased substantially, the number of employees expanded in line with this growth, and the Group strengthened its reputation across the industry. His belief that “Leadership is not about being the best. It’s about making everyone else better” perfectly captures the culture we’re building at Assembly — one centered on growth, collaboration, and shared industry success.
Our next chapter is about more than scaling — it’s about changing the mindset from traditional onsite construction to a Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach. Philipp brings valuable lessons and best practices from British Columbia, where DfMA is already proving its impact on quality, speed, and sustainability.
Our platform, into production
Assembly’s DfMA kit-of-parts system bridges customization and standardization to deliver efficient, repeatable buildings that meet the housing needs of the Greater Toronto Area. Philipp’s immediate focus is turning that platform into a fully functional factory — staffing, training, and refining the processes that will bring our vision to life.
Philipp’s role includes staffing the permanent team and training, process mapping, quality systems integration, supplier coordination, and metric development to keep production synchronized with design intent and site execution. As production lines go live and feedback loops tighten, expect streamlined design, increased capacity, and a measurable step-change in predictability across Assembly’s projects. With the factory underway and Philipp with his team now guiding the way, Assembly’s manufacturing era has begun — smarter, faster, and built for impact.
