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may be because there’s a big-
ger capital expenditure when
you’re deciding on a product
or system – they like to go
with something that’s been
tested before. I think you’ll
see material slowly coming in
and technologies slowly com-
ing into it. It takes some time.”
He continues, “Most clients
are wary of new systems… It’s
a difficult industry to break
into. Standards promote ad-
vances in construction tech-
nologies and are a critical step
along the way from research
and development to adoption
in the marketplace and then
tested by time.”
With a core team of eight cor-
porate employees, the con-
struction company contracts
out their work via sub-trades
who have “been excellent.
We’ve built long-term rela-
tionships and if we see eye-to-
eye we try to keep them. We
don’t do a lot of trade work
ourselves. We provide an en-
vironment that will allow our
sub-trades to be as efficient
and productive as possible.
We want them to be success-
ful.”
Northway Construction prides
itself in providing the custom-
er with quality work and with
this they are building strong
client relationships. “Repeat
business to us is the main
thing and our relationship
with clients, consultants and
trade contractors. It’s about
building that relationship.”
When asked what the com-
pany’s long-term initiatives
were, Frank closes “our goal
is to continue to grow at a
comfortable rate. We’ve seen
companies growing way too
quickly and having difficulty
by doing that, so we take a
‘steady as she goes’ approach
and not to take on more than
we can handle. There are many
challenges facing today’s con-
struction operation [but] it is
important to be aware of the
risks and implication of these
challenges.”
For more information on
Northway Construction, visit
7 Eastern Avenue, Toronto
