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class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained"><h1 style="text-transform:none;" class=" wp-block-post-title">Our History</h1></div></div> </div></div> <div class=" wp-block-group alignfull is-style-main-section has-title-bg"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained"> <div class=" wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class=" wp-block-column"> <p><strong>Dillon has a long and proud history. </strong></p> <p>From our beginnings in London, Ontario during the post-war period, we have grown and evolved into a leading professional consulting organization. What makes our history special is what it means to our current clients: enduring values, clarity of purpose, and a vision to aspire to the legacy of our founders.</p> <p>Our founders – Marmaduke Murray Dillon and George Humphries <em>(pictured respectively) </em>– served as officers during World War II. When they returned to Canada, they were introduced to each other by a former commanding officer who had worked with Murray before the war. Murray and George agreed to form our consulting practice, which was launched in the basement of a house in London, Ontario in January 1946. With a draftsman, a part-time stenographer/bookkeeper, boundless enthusiasm and unbridled optimism, M.M. Dillon (<em>now </em>Dillon Consulting Limited) was formed.</p> <p>To our great benefit, Murray and George used the leadership, engineering, planning, and construction skills they developed in their military careers to build a consultancy from the ground up. Having witnessed the power of loyalty and effective teamwork first-hand, they knew they wanted to share the ownership and leadership of the company with the people who worked there – and created the ownership structure and the community that continues today.</p> <p>We honour our founders when each generation at Dillon continues the tradition of focusing on the most pressing challenges in our communities. 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