Construction Magazine May 2017 | Page 171

CONSTRUCTION
“ Sure , we have Silicon Valley , one of the most dynamic places in the country , but I realised that in order to fully grow and achieve what we want to achieve we needed to develop a nationwide footprint which in turn has now become an international footprint .” He says .
The challenge in people Direct Line has grown from its somewhat humble beginnings . Del Rio and Freisen became partners in the business in 2007 at a point where the company had only three employees out in the field . Fast forward to today and Direct Line has close to 250 field technicians , engineers and project managers working across a wide number of clients , each with that customer centric mentality that both Friesen and Del Rio instil .
But as much as Del Rio , Friesen and Janes see the people as the key to the success to the business . All recognise the challenge that the company faces in accessing labor and trained labor . The data center industry is a huge industry , but one that is still growing and at a pace
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