Construction Magazine September 2014 | Page 253

USA
St . Michaels
Forging Strong Relationships NGC currently has around 50 employees , according to Hernandez , but that number fluctuates in the summer when work picks up . It ’ s precisely for this reason that the company tries to make sure that their subcontractors feel like they ’ re part of one cohesive team .
“ We do work with our subs ; we don ’ t beat them up ,” said Zach Watson , superintendent . “ We try to come up with solutions without holding a gun to their head . We realize that not everything ’ s perfect and not everything works out well . We try to come to a solution together
that ’ s going to benefit both of us . People , I think , have begun to see that and say , ‘ they ’ re pretty good guys to deal with .’”
And he seems to be right ; especially as employees are concerned .
“ I deal with the subcontractors every day ,” Watson added . “ A lot of them will come up to me and say , ‘ Hey , I have a nephew ’ or ‘ a son that ’ s looking for a job and I told him that you guys would be a good place to work .’ I hear that a lot .”
The company doesn ’ t just attribute their relationships with employees and subcontractors to their desire to
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