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of significantly larger infrastructure projects .
“ Once we had a proven success record at this ,” he continues , “ we found that growth came naturally . Turnover isn ’ t what we ’ re consistently chasing , we seek deliverability foremost . If we don ’ t believe that we can fully deliver a proposed project , we ’ re not afraid to tell clients no and that we ’ re not in a position to take it on . We ’ ve actually found that this approach is far more respected within the industry .” Carmac is known to have an excellent rate of staff retention , with some employees ’ tenures stretching as far as 30 years . From speaking with Colm , it ’ s clear to see how much he truly values the company ’ s employees .
“ There are so many buzzwords surrounding working cultures these days ,” he states , “ but I simply believe our staff retention levels are resultant of the senior
If we don ’ t believe that we can fully deliver a proposed project , we ’ re not afraid to tell clients no
leadership team ’ s collective being at the coalface daily . The lads on site will see me , Tom , Andy Morris , Operations Director , or Tom West , Senior Contract Manager , down amongst it on any given day . Everybody is approachable , anybody can come up and chat . We have a great balance ; during break time we catch up on the football , then switch to what we ’ re going to deliver and how exactly we ’ re going to do it .
“ We find issues early and resolve them , which goes for out-of-work problems too . If one of the team is worried about money or 84