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company's growth over the years, adding that
he has also developed many personal friend-
ships with them during that time.
"Generally, your relationship with your sup-
pliers is judged by when your payments are
made," he quips. "I have a good relationship
with each of my suppliers. They're built on
trust, and that has a lot to do with the success
of the relationship. If you say you're going to
do something, you follow up by doing it."
GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND
At Bob Hendricksen Constructions, "people
are not numbers." As such, Bob offers his
workers competitive wages, benefits and the
opportunity for growth via promotion. He
also prioritizes safety and training to protect
their wellbeing.
"We send our employees out for training
when they need it, and we have a safety of-
ficer on staff to make sure that everybody
has the right ticket for whatever is needed,"
he says. "My safety guy is onsite at least once
a week to make sure everything is up to par
and that whatever work needs to be done is
done."
"Safety is one of the highest priorities in the
whole company," he continues. "Our guys
will either be trained or are already trained in
whatever is needed for the work they're do-
ing. We also set up with the unions whatever
courses they have, and we make sure that our
guys get in there and take those courses."