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''Bryan Inc.'' (broadcast under the title ''Renovation, Inc.'' in the U.S.) is a HGTV Canada home building, home renovation, business reality television, and homelife reality TV show. It focuses on the Baeumler family, and the construction business established by
Bryan Baeumler Bryan Baeumler (born 18 April 1974) is a Canadians, Canadian Television presenter, television host on several HGTV/HGTV Canada shows. A former handyman and businessman, he translated those careers into a series of TV shows about home renovation ...
, with his wife Sarah joining the business as a designer, to start on building new homes and buying older homes to flip and rebuild into premium properties to sell. Bryan Inc. is a follow-up to the HGTV Canada show
House of Bryan ''House of Bryan'' is a Canadian home renovation television series which premiered in 2010 on HGTV Canada. The show follows Bryan Baeumler, host of '' Disaster DIY'' and ''Leave It to Bryan'', as he manages a team of professionals and apprenti ...
, which followed the Baeumlers as they built various houses that they themselves would live in. The 2016 series premiere had the then highest rated season premiere on HGTV Canada of the last 5 years. The 2018 second season became the highest rated show on HGTV Canada. After the success of ''
Renovation Island ''Island of Bryan'' is an HGTV Canada reality television series of renovation, home life, and business activities, premiering in Spring 2019. The show is similar to ''House of Bryan'' and '' Bryan Inc.'', two previous shows starring builder B ...
'' ("Island of Bryan") on HGTV USA, Bryan Inc. was licensed and reformed as Renovation, Inc., starting broadcast on the U.S. HGTV on 30 August 2020. Season 1 was reformatted from 13 episodes to 7 episodes.


Premise

For season 1, the show focuses on Bryan's construction company, with wife Sarah joining the company; and Bryan and Sarah's home life with their 4 children. At the company, they will buy, renovate, and then sell houses, to turn a profit.


History

Bryan Inc. was greenlit in 2015, for the fall 2016 season on HGTV Canada. It was successor to previous series
House of Bryan ''House of Bryan'' is a Canadian home renovation television series which premiered in 2010 on HGTV Canada. The show follows Bryan Baeumler, host of '' Disaster DIY'' and ''Leave It to Bryan'', as he manages a team of professionals and apprenti ...
; and also following on from
Leave It to Bryan ''Leave It to Bryan'' is a Canadian home renovation reality series hosted by contractor Bryan Baeumler, which premiered in January 2012 on HGTV (Canada), HGTV.Island of Bryan ''Island of Bryan'' is an HGTV Canada reality television series of renovation, home life, and business activities, premiering in Spring 2019. The show is similar to '' House of Bryan'' and '' Bryan Inc.'', two previous shows starring builder ...
. The
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was integrated into the second season, with custom commercials featuring the stars during the commercial breaks, and its products also featuring in the episodes. For the second season, Sarah Baeumler increases her role inside the company, becoming a project manager. Season two would also be a 13 episode season filling a 60-minute timeslot. Season 2 became the highest rated specialty entertainment program on HGTV Canada.


Cast

The show cast primary consisted of
Bryan Baeumler Bryan Baeumler (born 18 April 1974) is a Canadians, Canadian Television presenter, television host on several HGTV/HGTV Canada shows. A former handyman and businessman, he translated those careers into a series of TV shows about home renovation ...
and his family. * Bryan Baeumler — builder, business owner * Sarah Baeumler — designer * Quentyn "Q" Baeumler — eldest son * Charlotte Baeumler — eldest daughter * Lincoln "Link" Baeumler — youngest son * Josephine "JoJo" Baeumler — youngest daughter * Adam Weir — Bryan's apprentice


Episodes


Overview


Season 1


Season 2


Business

Baeumler Quality Construction The business that the show revolves around is ''Baeumler Quality Construction'' (BQC), co-founded by Bryan Baeumler, a home construction business that does new builds and renovations; a full-service construction and renovation firm. The company operates in the
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of
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,
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; and is based in Burlington and Oakville. BQC was founded in 2008 by a merger of Bryan Baeumler's contracting business with Stuart Bailey's cabinetry business, and went on to grow into one of the largest construction companies in Ontario. Along with construction, cabinetry, and media arms, BQC also has ''Baeumler Approved'' certification for local contractors to give recommendations to handle overload work that BQC cannot handle themselves due to excess demand, and BQC Family Foundation for charitable works involving children.


References


External links

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''Bryan Inc.''
on HGTV Canada
''Bryan Inc.''
on
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