Business World |
June 2015
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"Our people are full apprenticing carpenters
or fully licensed journeymen carpenters that
have run the gamut of the entire construc-
tion and carpentry trade," he explained. "We
usually have five carpenters on staff. It fluc-
tuates depending on the season, but most of
our carpenters are long-term carpenters that
have been with the business for about five to
six years."
Delonix has also secured a core group of reli-
able and highly qualified subcontractors, in-
cluding plumbing, electrical and mechanical
contractors who have worked with the com-
pany for more than five years each. In choos-
ing subcontractors, Shannon indicated that
he's more concerned with qualifications and
reputation than he is with the cost of their
services. "We work diligently and have a mas-
sive amount of practice and research in get-
ting a strong network of sub-trades that go
by all the same standards that we do in terms
of quality and integrity,” he explained. “So
we have a very tight-knit group of guys that
we associate ourselves with and it has proven
to be absolutely invaluable to our success."
STARTING FRESH
A major factor in Shannon's decision to
"move halfway across the country to start
something fresh" seven years ago was his de-
sire to have a more intimate, one-on-one re-
lationship with his clients. He recalled hav-
ing minimal interaction with homeowners
