Construction Magazine November 2014 | Page 157

CANADA subcontractors ,” Dragon said . “ So , we can look after the whole entire shutdown if that ’ s what the customer chooses .”
According to Dragon , this all-encompassing , thorough approach is something competitors lack .
“ We ’ re not exclusive to any of our vendors ,” Dragon explained . “ So we start from the design phase and design aligning and utilize the best materials from numerous vendors .”
Value in Employees With only 13 office staff and approximately 150 field workers ,
the company is one that puts emphasis on their employees that get the job done . Dragon started as a warehouse employee while he was attending school . Eventually he became a sales account manager before working in the field as a construction manager – the job that he held before his current role .
This story of an employee moving consistently up through the ranks of the company is not unique to Dragon . According to him , Western Refractory Services regularly seeks to “ mix the young with the old .”
“ As our client base evolves , we like to keep up with the trends by hiring
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